without france. and when all the continent is facing the major challenge of the war in ukraine, to have elected one of the most important european countries, somebody who is close to putin, is of course a very prospect for all of our partners. frightening in what way? let me give you an example. today, france announced that they would be sending their specifically, what do you think a le pen victory would mean for ukraine? first, i have to remind you, i think your audience that, the party of marie le pen brought a low coat of $10 million from a bank. which is linked to the kremlin. and without macron, during the presidential debates, to tell the pan, putin for you is your banker! and it is a fact. she said that as for the war in
suburbs, with its poor and largely immigrant population, arguing that marine le pen s promises for putting money in their pockets are economic nonsense. translation: millions of our fellow citizens turned to her party and project. why? because she gave the feeling that she had solutions for the cost of living, which is a real problem, and we will talk about this. but i have demonstrated that her solutions are not viable. the polls suggest that president macron should be feeling comfortably confident about sunday. but if this election still feels tense, it s because the stakes are so high. a le pen victory would not mean some regular handover of power here in paris but a political earthquake, with after shocks felt well beyond the borders of france. never one to resist a good photo opportunity, the president wants to show the french that he is fighting till the last possible minute. the vote, he says, is indeed a referendum on two very different versions of what the france of the futu
yesterday, president macron was out in the north paris suburbs, with its poor and largely immigrant population, arguing that marine le pen s promises for putting money in their pockets are economic nonsense. translation: millions - of our fellow citizens turned to her party and project. why? because she gave the feeling that she had solutions for the cost of living, which is a real problem, and we will talk about this. but i have demonstrated that her solutions are not viable. the polls suggest that president macron should be feeling comfortably confident about sunday. but if this election still feels tense, it s because the stakes are so high. a le pen victory would not mean some regular handover of power here in paris but a political earthquake, with after shocks felt well beyond the borders of france. never one to resist a good photo opportunity, the president wants to show the french that he is fighting till the last possible minute. the vote, he says, is indeed a referendum on two
that her solutions are not viable. the polls suggest that president macron should be feeling comfortably confident about sunday. but if this election still feels tense, it s because the stakes are so high. a le pen victory would not mean some regular handover of power here in paris but a political earthquake, with after shocks felt well beyond the borders of france. never one to resist a good photo opportunity, the president wants to show the french that he is fighting till the last possible minute. the vote, he says, is indeed a referendum on two very different versions of what the france of the future will be. hugh schofield, bbc news, paris. the number of people who have coronavirus in the uk is continuing to fall, according to new data from the office for national statistics. it shows about one in 17 people were infected last week. the figure represents a fall of about 15% on the week before. officials warned overall levels of the virus remain high. now it s time for a look
more inhuman tactics in ukraine. in brussels, the eu s capital, the europeans diplomats see le pen s surge as a surreal replay. and many hoping she will lose as she has before. quote, i just can t believe they would vote for putin s stooge, said one diplomat who spoke on anonymity, and then the diplomat continued i could not imagine is that someone would vote for trump. one former french diplomat writes today in the boston globe with his hair on fire, he writes at the time when european union has shown unity in the face of russia s attack on ukraine, a le pen victory to fragment europe.