are demanding government out to cope with the rising cost of living. it s the latest and biggest day of action planned by labor unions. they re asking for more investment in the public sector. so boston has more from the belgian capital. i m in the middle of this, so i. 6 gathering here in a very high living in a supermarket who, groceries, because essentially found the broadest grocery that the more coverage all has gone on more than 10, even 20 percent. inflation is 18 percent. and on the other hand, their wages go up more than 0.4 percent because of the gym law. so the cost of living was also a major issue in the french election. the vote left president, man macro, with no clear majority, you know, easy path to passing the forms that he s promised. both the left on the far right make big gains and one conservative group has ruled on forming a coalition with microns party. gustavo petro has been elected columbia s 1st left wing president, ending decades of conservative rule
remember a live malcolm web al jazeera, my re be can yeah. ah, what y all just bear with me to hill robin in doha, reminder of our top news stories voting is underway in france and the 2nd round of parliamentary elections which could decide the future of president monroe by cross reform agenda. his centrist coalition is facing a strong challenge from a left wing alliance general hospital from paris on what s at stake. if he loses his centrist coalition ensemble lose their majority in the parliament. it will be the 1st time since he was 1st elected in 2017, that emanuel met con, will not have a free hand to do, essentially, whatever he wants. and the results of last weekend s election suggest that is a distinct possibility in large part because of this very strong challenge from the left is green communist brand new coalition, under form, a socialist party, that john luc mellon shall now set to make waves. becoming frances largest opposition, and these are 2 groups with radica
ah, look at the main stories we re following now. early estimate suggests that president emanuel mack corners full in short of an hour, right majority and parliamentary elections off to a strong performance by rival parties on the right and left. the initial results followed 2nd round legislative elections which have taken place on sunday microns coalition is expected to win between 224 seats. now it s short of the $289.00. he needs for an absolute majority, not from one a 2nd presidential term in april, and is seeking to raise the retirement age in france and strengthen you integration . but now he could struggle to push through those reforms, bangladesh in northern india suffering there, worse flooding in more than a century as monsoon rain sweep the region, unusually heavy waters of cause rivers to rise to dangerous levels. policemen and soldiers have been sent to low lying areas to help with search and rescue efforts. so far more than a 100000 people have been evacuated f
a sign of appreciation for the met employees and a fresh approach to art from an age old institution. kristen salumi al jazeera new york. ah, this is all just, these are the tell stories, please. in brazil say human remains, find the amazon rain forest have been confirmed as those of missing british journalists to dumb phillips there yet to identify other remains thought to belong to indigenous experts. bruno put ada, when can you not give has more from rio de janeiro people from their java, the valley. they say that this is part of a bigger picture. it s not just 2 local fishermen killing 2 people. it s just, it s a part of a bigger ah crime scene where there are drug cartels involved when there is a lot of legal activity going on. and the government has turned a blind eye to wit, which has made it possible for these kinds of crimes. to be committed or getting reports, there s been a series of explosions in the afghan capital. one is said to have happened at a seek temple in
new recruits will be limited to 4 years on the job without pension. that you commission is recommending ukraine and balls over as candidates for european union membership. the 1st step is a long process start. both countries have been asked to carry out a number of reform child strap. it has more from k. this process is going to take a very long time. all so i think the ukrainians are very aware of what many pundits and analysts say is the beginnings of a more apparent split amongst e. you states as to whether indeed ukraine is ready for some sort of candidacy candidacy status. countries in western europe such as the netherlands, portugal and denmark, very much seen as saying that ukraine is not yet ready, but a lot of pressure coming from the baltic states and eastern european countries saying, look, we ve got to start this process. now let s give ukraine a chance. there were ones and government says each shot dead, a congolese soldier who crossed the border and began shooti