party and the socialist parties but now- fighting for the communist party and the socialist parties butalist parties but now they fight for— the socialist parties but now they fight for marine. _ the socialist parties but now they fight for marine. so, _ the socialist parties but now they fight for marine.— the socialist parties but now they fight for marine. so, back to you, ou fight for marine. so, back to you, you voted — fight for marine. so, back to you, you voted against _ fight for marine. so, back to you, you voted against le _ fight for marine. so, back to you, you voted against le pen - fight for marine. so, back to you, you voted against le pen but - fight for marine. so, back to you, you voted against le pen but do | fight for marine. so, back to you, i you voted against le pen but do you think in the next five years, if emmanuel macron wins, he can deliver for people like you don't necessarily support him? i for people like you don't necessarily support him? i voted for macron to vote _ necessarily support him? i voted for macron to vote against _ necessarily support him? i

centrist macron in 2017 and a shift among voters to the political right has left the socialist partytters, and its presidential candidate and idalgo floundering in the polls. >> the socialist party still has local mayors, but on the national level, it has lost any appeal because it's lost a program, it's lost ideas, it lost the battle of ideas. and francois hollande's presidency is seen in its legacy as a moment of weakness in terms of ideas, in terms of proposals, in terms of also answers to the problems of globalization, of the changes in the society. natasha: with most parties on the left, including the greens, trailing in the polls, he is expected to reap the majority of left-wing votes. few people expect him to win the presidency, but making it past the first round could signal that france's left is ready for a revival. natasha butler, al jazeera. ♪ muhammad: all right, let's go ahead and bring in our guests. in paris, hamid sriet, a political commentator and researcher on french economic affairs. in san malo, jacques reynolds, a senior research fellow at the global policy insti

so, the socialist party _ traditional mainstream parties. yes.party candidate polled just 2%, and the traditional centre—right polled just 5%. in uk terms. _ centre—right polled just 5%. in uk terms. it— centre—right polled just 5%. in uk terms. it is— centre—right polled just 5%. in uk terms, it is as if there was a general— terms, it is as if there was a general election and the conservatives when 5%, labour wins 2%. conservatives when 5%, labour wins 2%~ what _ conservatives when 5%, labour wins 2%. what this election confirms is the realignment resort in 2017, with macron— the realignment resort in 2017, with macron winning big the far right in second _ macron winning big the far right in second place, and jean—luc melenchon, the radical left candidate, pulling ahead of the socialist, — candidate, pulling ahead of the socialist, that realignment is now entrenched. we are in a different political— entrenched. we are in a different political world. the question also remains. — political world. the question also remains, what will remain of the

for decades, the socialist party was a political force that created presidents. but the arrival of the sentries macro in 2017 and to shift among voters to the political right has left the socialist party in tatters and his presidential candidate on it. i'll go floundering in the polls. the socialist party still has local or mayors, but on the national level, it has lost in the appeal because it's lost a program. it's less idea. it lost the battle of ideas and possible lawns, presidency is seen in its legacy as a moment of weakness, or in terms of ideas in terms of proposals, in terms of also answers to the problems of globalization offer. or the changes are in the society with most parties on the left, including the green, trailing in the poles. men or shore is expected to reap the majority of left wing votes. few people expect him to win the presidency, but making it past the 1st round could signal that frances left is ready for a revival. natasha butler al jazeera li, peruse, president is lifted, occur futures the day after he ordered the police to enforce it.

this because france traditional leveling socialist party is doing for decades, the socialist party was a political force that created presidents. but the arrival of the centrist macro in 2017 and to shift among voters to the political right has left the socialist party in tatters and his presidential candidate and it. i'll go floundering in the polls . the socialist party still has local or mayors. but on the national level, it has lost in the appeal because it's lost a program. it's less idea is it lost the battle of ideas and, and also launch presidency is seen in its legacy as a moment of weakness or in terms of ideas in terms of proposals, in terms of also answers to the problems of globalization of, for the changes or in the society, with most parties on the left, including the green, trailing in the poles, men or shore is expected to reap the majority of left wing votes. few people expect him to win the presidency, but making it past the 1st round could signal that frances left is ready for a revival. natasha butler al jazeera little. ah. all right, let's go ahead and bring in ou

in 2017 and to shift among voters to the political right has left the socialist party in tatters and his presidential candidate on it. i'll go floundering in the polls. the socialist party still has local or mayors, but on the national level, it has lost in the appeal because it's lost a program. it's lost ideas, it lost the battle of ideas and, and also launch presidency is seen in its legacy as a moment of weakness. her in terms of ideas in terms of proposals in terms of also answers to the problems of globalization. a, for the changes are in the society with most parties on the left, including the green, trailing in the polls. north shore is expected to reap the maturity of left wing votes. few people expect him to win the presidency, but making it past the 1st round could signal that france is left is ready for a revival. natasha butler al jazeera li. ah. all right, let's go ahead and bring in our guests in paris, immediate, a political commentator and researcher on french economic affairs in san milo. jacqueline long, a senior research fellow at the global policy institute, and

>> what is interesting is yes, macron destroyed the socialist party in 2017 and now he has destroyed the two parties that have dominated french political life for the last many years are in tatters. macron is in the middle. what you are going to see on the right is a recomposition -- the hard right, le pen, the people who backed her, plus -- voters. and the hard right party on the right which could gather a percentage of the voters. and this is similar to the british tory party. very nationalist and protectionist and at the same time, against foreigners. it is [indiscernible] host: funny you should say that. we need to get into the parliamentary elections. i'm sorry to interrupt. a president without a majority has no power and we have parliamentary elections coming up in the summer. traditionally, the winning president gets the parliament. do you think this will be a different ballgame? >> yes, certainly if marine le pen wins. ever since they changed the timing of the parliamentary elections putting them after the presidential election, there is a momentum going in. however, i don't s

the socialist party still has local or mayors. but on the national level, it has lost in the appeal because it lasts a program. it's less idea is it lost the battle of ideas and end. roswell, lawns, presidency, is seen in its legacy as a moment of weakness, or in terms of ideas in terms of proposals, in terms of also answers to the problems of globalization of fur or the changes are in the society with most parties on the left, including the green trailing in the poles, men or shore is expected to reap the majority of left wing votes. few people expect him to win the presidency, but making it past the 1st round could signal that france is left is ready for a revival. natasha butler al jazeera little. ma motorcyclists in columbia's capital are holding protests against new security measures. the mayor of bob with eyes implementing new restrictions from april 14th that limits bikers movement. it follows the bombing of a police station that resulted in the death of 2 miners and injured 10 others. motorcyclist and rider allegedly held

they decide to send weapons and ammunition to ukraine, the bulgarian socialist party will leave the coalition, and in the capital of peru, an action in support of russia is changing natural fires are spreading to the villages for hundreds of foci. now we have to put out fires in the novosibirsk region and the krasnoyarsk territory, firefighters are making mineralized strips in order to take fire into the ring of a light, elegant hangar, a new military satellite is already in orbit. what is unique about this launch? and the anniversary of the pop king of such a frequent kaleidoscope and change of images, as in this i have never done a show to philip kirkorov 55, where and how he spends this day and what his colleagues wish him in his soul, he is a child of an eccentric bird. mountains of hundreds of destroyed neo-nazis, dozens of downed air targets, as well as strikes on warehouse control points and equipment - all this is the result of the work of the russian armed forces in the special operation zone. in just a few hours, the emphasis is on remote attack with air-to-air missile artillery to

, macro in 2017 and to shift among voters to the political right has left the socialist party in tatters and his presidential candidate on it. i'll go floundering in the polls. the socialist party still has local or mayors, but on the national level, it has lost in the appeal because it's lost a program. it's less idea is it lost the battle of ideas and, and also launch presidency is seen in its legacy as a moment of weakness or in terms of ideas in terms of proposals, in terms of also answers to the problems of globalization of, for the changes are in the society, with most parties on the left, including the greens trailing in the poles, men or shore is expected to reap the majority of left wing votes. few people expect him to win the presidency, but making it past the 1st round could signal that france is left is ready for a revival. natasha butler al jazeera, lill, saragossa mothers in cambodia say they're being unfairly targeted. sorry garcia's been illegal since 2016 and women are being charged with human trafficking. tony chang met one, sorry mother and cambodia is capital non pen.

the socialist party was a political force that created presidents, but the arrival of the central macro in 2017 and a. the monsters to the political right has left the socialist party in tatters and his presidential candidate on it. i'll go floundering in the polls. the socialist party still has local or mayors, but on the national level, it has lost in the appeal because it's lost a program. it's less idea. it lost the battle of ideas and, and also launch presidency is seen in its legacy as a moment of weakness, or in terms of ideas in terms of proposals in terms of also answers to the problems of globalization offer. or the changes are in the society. with most parties on the left, including the green, trailing in the poles, men or shore is expected to reap the majority of left wing votes. few people expect him to win the presidency, but making it past the 1st round could signal that frances left is ready for a revival. natasha butler al jazeera li, hong kong 2nd tires officials resigned and plans to run the next month's leadership election. john lee says he's waiting for approval fro

socialist party.coalition if the country sends ukraine was told about this by the minister of industry and economy cornelia niva and with the repair of ukrainian equipment, which the prime minister promised zelensky. bulgaria's ancestors are also not so obviously incomprehensible. what kind of equipment is in question, the deputies are waiting for a report after a visit to kiev before confirming that the trm companies and the aviation announcement will take care that everything that broke down in ukraine in berlin was repaired. if the government and the council of ministers decide to send weapons and ammunition to ukraine, the bulgarian the socialist party will leave the coalition, and about the speculation that the weapons are actually sent there. i declare not a single cartridge was exported to ukraine. we ship weapons to more than fifty countries, but they are end users. bulgaria can not control what happens after kandy russian sanctions. norway joined this week by closing its borders and ports to

what is very interesting is yes, my call destroyed the socialist party into 17 and now he has destroyed the door. i directly recon party, the 2 bodies. we shall, domine agent, friends, critical life for the last few years in tatters. so was going to happen after my call as it can sure got already to be door. and what you're going to see on the right is a read composition. i have right loop and the boarding director recon party will back to bed. like sure the right wing for because we're split like this. so should, is spent in 2017 between governance and, and more radical plus does a more voters, all of that would add up to a very, all right. on the right, which could gather about 3025 percent of the voters as of but he sees a bit similar to the british story party. very national that he's a very protection is and i just same died a very a style to foreigners. so that's, that's likely it will be likely to help and who received your power, monterey addiction. ok, i would show up if i should say that i'm going to just because i need to be need to get into parliamentary elections or any got

at what is very interesting is, yes, mccaul destroyed the socialist party into melbourne. 17. and now he has destroyed the derived director. we couldn't talk to bobby's, we shall do me a fresh, critical life for the last 50 years in tatters. so was going to happen after my call as a catch your goal already to be door. and what you're going to see on the right is a red composition. i have dried loop and the important read for me can party will back to the bed like shoot the right wing. we're probably going to, we're split like discussion is sprint in 2017. between governance and, and more radical press does the more voters, all of that would add up to very all right. all the underwrite, which could gather about 3025 percent of the of the, of the voters as of british sees, have been similar to the british story party. very russia, that is a very protection is and i just same died a very style to foreigners. so that's, that's likely it will be likely to up and we'll see during our monterey addiction. ok, i would shake it up. if i do that, i get it just because i need to be given

fundamentalfact for the main fundamental fact for the selection for the last 60 years, is mainly the socialist partyst round. yes, sir, it's clear now that _ that was in the first round. yes, sir, it's clear now that there - that was in the first round. yes, sir, it's clear now that there are | sir, it's clear now that there are two main forces in french politics. on one side, those who favour globalism, mr macron, those who favour national identity and so far, marine le pen. you favour national identity and so far, marine le pen.— marine le pen. you will be very aware that _ marine le pen. you will be very aware that both _ marine le pen. you will be very aware that both the _ marine le pen. you will be very aware that both the saying - marine le pen. you will be very aware that both the saying this| marine le pen. you will be very i aware that both the saying this is like a choice between cholera and the plague. that marine le pen still and fear and a lot of people. this is not a place to be.— and fear and a lot of people. this is not a place to be. less and less. the propaganda — is not a place t

— french politics, socialist party and it was the republicans?ecting that _ it was the republicans? clearly we are expecting that macron - it was the republicans? clearly we are expecting that macron will- it was the republicans? clearly we are expecting that macron will get| it was the republicans? clearly we l are expecting that macron will get a majority— are expecting that macron will get a majority in — are expecting that macron will get a majority in the parliament, may be a shorter— majority in the parliament, may be a shorter majority than it had five years _ shorter majority than it had five years ago _ shorter majority than it had five years ago. we had about 350 mp5 shorter majority than it had five years ago. we had about 350 mps in the majority to 189 so you can see that it _ the majority to 189 so you can see that it was — the majority to 189 so you can see that it was large. it could be a bit shorter— that it was large. it could be a bit shorter but — that it was large. it could be a bit shorter but we're expecting it is going _ sh

a terrible score that plunged the socialist party into financial crisis.ow, anne hidalgo is just meeting the threshold to get her campaign expenses reimbursed, a situation that prompted party officials to call for an urgent recomposition of the left. >>[speaking french] >>[speaking french] >> and one man could use the situation to make his comeback -- francois hollande backed anne hidalgo, adding he would like to help >> rebuild the left. >>extracting carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by developing forests and high-tech industries will be essential to curb climate change. the world could in theory half emissions by 2030, but the ipcc warns time is running out. >> the jury has reached the verdict. this report of the intergovernmental panel on claimant change is a litany of broken climate promises. it is a shame -- cataloging the empty -- that push on track toward an unlivable world. >> let us turn our eye to business. following the civilian killings in northern ukraine, european leaders calling for further sanctions against russia. >> we saw some harsh lan

explores on, in the, in the, in the, in the political earth scope you know, owed, but that the socialist party, as a one less than 2 person. it's a party that is existing since the 19th century. and now only lesson to person. imagine our it is shocking for earth larger but of the population who wouldn't for him for a long period of time the time was right. some would say that her mccann's campaign didn't really get going until quite late. if so, has he actually done quite well considering e s he has done quite well because he has in brother is gar, regarding the former election is a case as well for mrs. lubin, we did a very good campaign, probably been even better herb because also she us improved her score. so the book both candidates up i'm out of middle good got campaign mr. mcgraw as not really started his campaign, but that that of the literally did was it was rather good. but if i get something very essential or if forget, he forgot to speak about the ghost of life. he forgot to speak about the how this is the economy can situation is difficult for the poorest if forgot to do it, to spe

james: he was a politician at the time for the socialist party. any case, the quote at the top, you can translate it to the only party regenerating politics is the national front. anchor: in 1991? james: he did, but it is out of context. he was criticizing the party for not crating greater renewal and policies and he proceeded the quote by saying i'm going to tell you something awful. it's not like he was praising the national front. but when you have an increasing i suppose linking between extremes, he is now far left. some could say he could go further and supporting emmanuel macron -- he said don't cast your vote for marine le pen and the national front, but he did not say vote for emmanuel macron. some centrist politicians or left-wing politicians are feeling that a far right politician -- that a far left politician would have supported the politicians. anchor: i think they have more in common than they would like to believe. james, thank you for shedding light on those two stories for us. truth or fake, always with the truth on the other cite

one of the most popular german politicians was the leader of the national socialist party, adolf hitlerpromised to revive the former greatness of germany on january 30 1933, hitler took the place of the reichskansler of the head of the german government after 3 days. he publicly repeated what he wrote about in his book minecraft the most important goal of germany is to conquer a new living space in the east for the leadership of the ussr lagged behind an extremely alarming signal at the initiative of stalin, soviet diplomats sought to start negotiations on the creation of a collective security system with the leading western powers of great britain and france however, both london and paris endlessly dragged out this process, contrary to the opinion of moscow, western politicians did not object to the annexation of austria to the german reich, and then approved the forcible rejection of the court of the children's region and several other districts from czechoslovakia, but concessions aimed at appeasing hitler only whetted his appetite. hitler promised great britain to france and leave c

the traditional parties like the socialist party, although right bodies of nearly it is a p other. so we don't know what will be the future for them. is a big worry for the media don't. it's a big worry for the political leaders of this to the traditional party, the socialist and the ride. and so we will see when after the presidential alex said we will of the parliament election. so we would see what they will succeed to, to keep a now tens of thousands of people have answered a call by pakistan's, former prime minister iran con, to protest against his removal from office. con tweeted this video and thanked his supporters proposing what he calls us back regime change to bring what he termed a coterie of pliable crooks to power. parliament will select his replacement on monday. a top contender is opposition leader shivers sharif. the lead of pakistan's muslim league well, upon upon day is an expert on india and pakistan politics at the hudson institute. she joins us on zoom from washington, d. c. thanks for joining us here on out as there are. how wide spread do you think these pro

the traditional parties like the socialist party, although ride bodies of nearly it is up the other. so we don't know what will be the future for them. it's a big worry for the immediate don't. it's a big worry for the political leaders of this to the traditional party, the socialist and the right. and so we will see when after the presidential election, we will of the parliament election. so we would see what they will succeed to, to keep a tens of thousands of people have asked about cool by pakistan's, former prime minister in con, to protest against his removal from office con. tweeted this video and thank to support us reposing what he called us back to wishing change parliament with his replacement on monday. the top contender is opposition leadership. sharif pakistan, mckinley come ohio has been falling protests in islamabad. the out their prime minister ron vaughan had made an upgrade to a nation to come out and read it cross focused on and dive. families have turned out that you can see people elected boarding in to f 9 fog when you're situated in central islam abad. importa

party, and the valerie pay. chris saw their share of the vote collapsed a single digits. the socialist and an hidalgo had been all but wiped out their share of the vote, barely registered. the beneficiary of those former conservative and socialists votes seems again to be micron. we ought to be asked the french brutus to support or to the us or on your print, france for the next turn of the election in 2 weeks repugnant. i believe we have a good record and we have a wacked up plan with the vision for the future for the young, our country and for the workers often be to the left. micron has promised higher pensions and more staff in health care for the right thousands more police officers and judges, and a rise in the retirement age from 62 to 65. going into the 2nd round and manual my phone could again benefit from the same republican front that help you easily beat marina pan. back in 2017. that is most of the losing candidates tonight, but urge their supporters not to let in extreme right. it will be difficult, marilla, pan to overcome utmost blunder. burning al jazeera paris was on

the socialist party, who has actually given us our last president before emmanuel macron, did i.7%. they're all but written off nationally, but politically, you still have politics from the right and politics from the left, and, actually, french voters still relate to that, and it's still a very strong marker for them. this is marine le pen's third attempt at the presidency. how successfully has she managed to soften her image, would you say? well, it's quite the feat. and in that sense, she did have a very successful campaign. after all, she is, again, at the second round, and what has changed is her programme — or, actually, not her programme, but the way she presents it. she's been moving away from race and immigration and closer to wages and communities. this has softened her image. she was also very much helped by eric zemmour, an extreme right—wing polemicist with trumpian bravado whose rants on immigration seem to have made her appear more poised, and actually she's no longer a fringe candidate. in that sense, she is very successful. if you look back 20 years ago, marine le p

and the french center light front left has basically to launch the socialist party and the republican party on basically under 10 percent together. they're not, they have not done well at all. and we don't know much about if they have any anymore future on the macro level in the country. so he made for history today, but bizarrely, because of the way things have turned out, history has made him a leader. and his, the question is, as a leader with twice mandate, how will he use this mandate in order to leave both in europe and to allow france to lead a story for him to lead in france and for france to lead in europe? he has 5 years to prove the 58 percent of the french right. that this is not just only a vote against the pen. and the far right, this is also a vote towards a new center, a center that's able to provide answers that the centers left in the center right could not offer to the french are looking at live pitches of minute micro making his way through the crowd or of supporters in the shop to march way, marsh miles rather where he will address a large crowd that obviously the

parties. we have the socialists on the left, we had the conservatives on the right. it was much easier to choose. now we have 12 presidential presidential candidates and his so it's so much harder. those 2 main political parties, they really have just disappeared. i'm the idea dead. and it's a historical event. you know, these 2 parties have dominated french politics for the past 4 decades and emanuel michael arrived in 2017 and he said, i'm not right. i'm not left. and, and he's managed to kill them. they were hoping for a come back and, and, and benefit from. it may be some disappointments with the emmanuel michael. and in the end, they are totally overshadowed by other candidates, other parties. and not so much parties, but movements rather than parties and, and so we don't know where it's going to take place. but these 2 parties are moribund. so the, there will be, are the spoils of these 2 parties because they still have a mayor's, they have presidents of regions. they are still strong locally, but nationally, they are dead or kaski. thank you very much indeed fo

were you a member of the national socialist party?at the end of the war i was given the rank of sturmbannführer, but i did not wear a uniform, and as an engineer you were obliged to be in the ss and met heinrich himmler and adolf hitler several times you knew the rocket factory that produced the v-2 here. i have nothing to do, i worked at a research base in peenemünde and came here only a few weeks ago, but you're in the know . do you think if i had refused, they would not have found someone else? 10 minutes, carry your things faster, this part of germany was transferred under soviet control and german engineers moved in families to the american one. are you going to stay with the russians or will you come with us? please don't forget. at the last moment, there were a few devices left - a diagram of the control system of a piece of equipment, but the documentation is far from complete. restart production on plant immediately, but comrade general. without technical data it is not possible. the americans dropped the first atomic bomb on

problem is jean-luc and his lieutenants either set -- said no to an alliance, they said that to the socialist party is centerleft in france, or they said yes, but with conditions that were obviously unacceptable, because they were giving so few to their potential partners. that is what they have done with the green party. so, more or less, there will not be actual unityu for the french parliamentarian elections because jean-luc and his lieutenants prefer to be the kings a lonely situation instead of trying to build a fair alliance. it's a pity, but that is their choice. they are free to do that. mohammed: gesine, now that emmanuel macron has been reelected, there's ahuge sense of relief from the eu, but of course there are now the legislative elections that are coming up. what i'm curious about is, is there a sense of worry in brussels about what might happen in those legislative elections if macron's party does not keep its majority? what does that mean for his championing of the you going forward? gesine: first of all, what we have to bear in mind in that context is the french president has tradi

the candidate from the socialist party, the current mayor of paris, anhidalgo, is also in favor of tighteninganctions against russia, however, her popularity tends to the ratings of her associates of the former president of the netherlands, and they were the lowest in the history of the republic. vehicle speed throughout paris within the local ring road of the periphery up to 30 km/h. vandals. they even wrote on election posters of hidalgs instead of the well-known nudhadam, axes of the note dam de parim, that is, our parisian drama. in the entire history of the fifth republic, the french have never elected a president by popular vote. in the first round. for this, it is necessary that one of the candidates be supported by more than 50% of the voters, if at the beginning of march, according to a survey by the french institute of public opinion, the macron grew forward and scored 31 1/2%, then later, when the sanctions hit directly on the wallets of the french, his rating began to fall, while marine le pen, on the contrary , grew sharply from sixteen percent to 24, as for the expectations from

so the socialist party or, and even the communist party are not so strong or any more in this part of the population. but john monotonous party of hostile means is quite strong among working class to so it's really like a like mine or been angelic menache them. or are you seeing the working class and melissa in equal parts? okay, laura committee, thank you so much for joining us. thank you, have a nice evening or al jazeera bernard smith is about micron victory celebration in paris and sent this update but only shown them as just the ports of the eiffel tower macaroni supporters of gather they were here for the result when it came in the chair went up and now the waiting for the president come and see if his victory speaks the 1st french president 20 years to get the 2nd run, the present, the presidency. the last ones are cheap. it was a jack cherokee. my problem one, despite concerns that is the loop style with the label he's been lumbered with stop with the president of the rich would help marine retirement in the end. this victory over the fan of walls, player microphone benefited.

uh, all accounts of the national socialist party.er, the ss were fully protected and switzerland said, yes, we all understand the nazis, bastards, but there is the principle of swiss neutrality. but this principle does not apply to russia. that is, it turns out that the russian federation is worse than the furnaces of buchenwald, worse than the genocide unleashed by nazi criminals, and this idea is really hammered in today by a western layman. this is a very dangerous game. uh, what about? are these biden's orders? i think that's what it's about. this is due to the fact that e is sewn, it was on a quick thread and quickly fell down, and the frames and photographs were staged. in general, ukrainian the performers turned out to be not very good, all at the level of kvn and not at the level of a hollywood production , and therefore, just in case, they leave themselves the opportunity to retreat. here is such an opportunity for european allies. they don't let those have to go into battle by the way, very similar to the situation. in the

the socialist party who has given us the last president before president macron, they had 1.7%, that under six, they are all but written off nationally. but politically you still have politics from the right and politics from the left and actually french voters still relate to that and it is still a very strong markerfor them. this to that and it is still a very strong marker for them. this is marine le _ strong marker for them. this is marine le pen's _ strong marker for them. this is marine le pen's third _ strong marker for them. this is marine le pen's third attempt i strong marker for them. this is | marine le pen's third attempt at strong marker for them. this is - marine le pen's third attempt at the presidency, how successfully has she managed to soften her image, would you say? it managed to soften her image, would ou sa ? , ., ., managed to soften her image, would ou sa ? , . ., ., you say? it is quite a feat. in that sense, you say? it is quite a feat. in that sense. she _ you say? it is quite a feat. in that sense, she did _ you say? it is quite a feat. in that sense, she

presidential election, and he's benefited from the collapse of the traditional centre—left, the socialist partydate anne hidalgo, the mayor of paris, onejust whose candidate anne hidalgo, the mayor of paris, one just 2% whose candidate anne hidalgo, the mayor of paris, onejust 2% in whose candidate anne hidalgo, the mayor of paris, one just 2% in the collapse of the centre—right whose candidate won just 5%. but it sets up candidate won just 5%. but it sets up a very tense and charged contest for the second round. there are some polls showing marine le pen scoring as high as 49% in that round. the big question is, will voters rally behind emmanuel macron as they did last time when he won 66% of the vote? the key question is where supporters of the left—wing candidatejean—luc melenchon will candidate jean—luc melenchon will go. candidatejean—luc melenchon will go. he has urged his supporters not to vote for marine le pen, the far right candidate, but hasn't explicitly endorsed emmanuel macron. so a lot hinges on how many of them are prepared to back emmanuel macron even though he's not there cand

considered the past in of left wing politics to why has this happened for people of my generation, the socialist party has nothing to say or offer. we are in a turning point for the left in france. they have to be reborn in a new political force. that doesn't mean that left wing politics is dead. in fact. so mac relish, old from the hard left hand, a bump in the polls. just recently. he is also seen as pro russian and vocally opposes nato millennial though it seems, represents a dying breed wave of the candidates on the left and barely registering in those surveys. on sunday, voters will cast their ballots with 2 candidates progressing to the next stage. it's then that the real race will begin. charlotte, even ski, r t, paris. and that does it for me stay with throughout the day as we have more news and commentary on the war and ukraine says our to international service. blue i was just a guy, but i want to with world with you, i guess with you i'm with full credit gets approved from beach still easy for this patient but in the board with .