Since ive been gone . What has been going on. And. Hes back. Barack 0bama has returned to The Public Eye with a speech in his hometown of chicago. Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in paris. If you ever wanted an election about change, try france this weekend. French voters have just upended decades of political tradition, ousting the main parties and promoting two outliers. In almost equal numbers they voted for a young, centrist man who doesnt even have a party and an older, far right woman who captured a desire for nationalist revival. The two candidates will debate on wednesday and face each other in a second round vote on may the 7th. The meteoric rise of Emmanuel Macron has been remarkable he resigned from the Socialist Party a year ago and no one thought hed do this well. Equally showstopping is Marine Le Pen, whos transformed the Front National and made it a force in this race. The bbcs Lucy Willamson has this report. Two years ago, he was a new face in politics.
A delay in plans to tackle Air Pollution until after the election; ministers are accused of Pure Political Expediency. A Special Report from the is stronghold of dabiq where the militants are losing ground. Is were right about one thing though. This is a place of reckoning but its a place of their defeat, they are being driven 100 kilometres from here. And, one of the enduring images of this years London Marathon we speak to the runners who made their own headlines. Good evening. France has now entered a period of intense political campaigning between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen the two remaining candidates for the presidency. Its a race thats already transformed the old patterns of french politics with potentially significant consequences for the future of france and the eu. The final Voting Figures for the first round released today gave the centrist mr macron 24 . His rival Marine Le Pen of the National Front took 21. 3 . The outgoing socialist president Francois Hollande said
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longest an american astronaut has stayed in place. 542 days and counting. reporter: commander whitson noted some of the space station s scientific achievements. we re also cleaning up our urine and making it drinkable. but it s not as bad as it sounds. reporter: some asked if ivanka trump was there and a five-second delay didn t make asking questions easy. for once the view from the oval office was eclipsed. the station station showcased another astronaut floating in and out of the background. and when the president asked for