she is not giving up. parliamentary elections are just around the corner here. translation: it is all left to play for at this stage. . we must make sure we retain hope. an unapologetic speech by marine le pen here. she may have lost tonight but, with her best result ever, she s tried now for the third time to become france s president, and millions upon millions of french men and women went out to vote for her. watch out, emmanuel macron, she says. we will remain in our position and a force to be reckoned with. it is a problem for france s president. it s a bittersweet victory. he inherits a fragmented, divided country. macron with you was the main campaign slogan. tomorrow, he will try to reunite his country behind him. his plans for stronger french finances and leadership abroad.
of deputies next june. while christians celebrate orthodox easter in ukraine, russia continues to bombard the south and east of the country. ten people from the tourist boat that sank off japan are confirmed dead others are still missing. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news, with newsday. it s eight in the morning here in singapore, and two o clock in paris, where supporters of emmanuel macron have been celebrating what looks like an historic victory. he s on course to win a second term as french president the first time in 20 years that
translation: with the war in ukraine, christ s - resurrection symbolises life over death, victory over the enemy who came to try to conquer us and enslave our people. we see how our neighbour is morally bankrupt and how ukrainians are united like never before. ukraine s church has long fought for autonomy from russia. the religious battle now hardened by the military one, to throw off the shackles of moscow. their faith and their fighting are bringing together ukrainians, renewing their spirit of national identity, standing together amidst this country s intense trauma. easter is a moment of rebirth and for ukraine this year, it s one of strengthening their pride and independence. in russia, too, church and war are intertwined. the president, backed by the patriarch, has called it a holy battle against an immoral west .
a softer figure, a more appealing candidate. ., candidate. at the end of the day, when ou candidate. at the end of the day, when you look candidate. at the end of the day, when you look at candidate. at the end of the day, when you look at her candidate. at the end of the day, | when you look at her programme, candidate. at the end of the day, - when you look at her programme, she is still quite radical. she is still a representative of the extreme right. the french were coming out of a post traumatic period with covid. they are faced with a very serious situation in ukraine, war in europe. they didn t want to add uncertainty to uncertainties, and from that standpoint marine le pen was not a reassuring person. we standpoint marine le pen was not a reassuring person. reassuring person. we still had a manual macron reassuring person. we still had a manual macron saying reassuring person. we still had a manual macron saying up - reassuring person. we still had a manual macron s
just around the corner here. translation: it is all left to play for at this stage. . we must make sure we retain hope. an unapologetic speech by marine le pen here. she may have lost tonight but, with her best result ever, she s trying now for the third time to become france s president, and millions upon millions of french men and women went out to vote for her. watch out, emmanuel macron, she says. we will remain in our position and a force to be reckoned with. it is a problem for france s president. it s a bittersweet victory. he inherits a fragmented, divided country. macron with you was the main campaign slogan. tomorrow, he will try to reunite his country behind him. his plans for stronger french finances and leadership abroad. tonight, celebration spread far beyond paris.