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in france in the first round of parliamentary elections. the election, called to widespread surprise by president emmanuel macron, has thrown french politics into disarray. support for the anti immigration and eurosceptic national rally party has surged despite president macron s pledges to stop its rise. the far right national rally is widely expected to come in first place. in the 577 member national assembly, pa rliament s lower house. but it remains unclear if the party will secure an outright majority. the shape of the new parliament will become clear after the second round of voting onjuly 7. i am joined by prof jonah levy, vice chair of the department of political science, specialising in french and west european politics at the university of california, berkeley. thank you forjoining us. first of all, remind us, why did president emmanuel macron call this snap election? this snap election? president emmanuel this snap election? president emmanuel macron thi ....
a rate cut is imminent. governing council member olli rehn said that inflation is falling in a sustained way . and chief economist philip lane told the financial times that barring major surprises, at this point in time there is enough in what we see to remove the top level of restriction . that decision, whatever it is, will come on the 6th ofjune. live now tojoshua mahony, chief market analyst, scope markets. welcome to the programme. central bank surely like to speak very coded language. it doesn t get clearer than this usually like to speak in code. it usually like to speak in code. ., , ., , code. it doesn t. ultimately the “ob code. it doesn t. ultimately the job of code. it doesn t. ultimately the job of the code. it doesn t. ultimately the job of the central- code. it doesn t. ultimately i the job of the central bankers is to prepare the markets for what should come down the line and they have come out with very uncertain terms. laying out the pathway f ....
according to some official estimates, malaysia hopes to double its share of the global chips trade from seven to 14% by 2029. i spoke to the former deputy minister for trade and industry ong kian ming. he explained malaysia s role in the chips supply chain and also weighed in on china s new fund. i think there is challenge as well as opportunity. how do you go down to the innovative company that would be in the position to come out with new products in the semiconductor ecosystem? then there will be one challenge. also opportunities including opportunities including opportunities for companies in the region and southeast asia. either investing or going to china or attracting chinese companies to come to malaysia and set up shop to invest in the semiconductor ecosystem. i m glad you brought us back to malaysia, because that s the focus when it comes to chips. you were in office for several years from 2018. where tips a focus area for malaysia? it was, but i think focus a ....
us a king that changed the course of history. it inspired the painter that started a movement that took the art world by storm. claude monet never painted any water lilies. what?! yes! he painted the light on top of the lilies. whilst 80 years ago its coastline was at the forefront of a fight for freedom. i want to say an enormous thank you to all those who have taken part. it was a team effort. this is the region that s seen it all. and its stories have all been woven into the tapestry of time. whoa ho! this is so cool! you have to release the rope. yeah, 0k. ..until the sail is flapping. just. you can release, yes. so the flapping starts. yes. ..and then from the flapping, we bring it injust. a little bit. just to stop. yes. that s perfect now. two centimetres. yes. ah, look at me! you see, the sail is stable. perfect. fantastic. i m a sailor! france and england may be neighbours, but in the middle ages they were bitter rivals. mainly thanks to this man, william, the ....
..but if you come here and explore, you re going to fall in love with this part of france. it s the place that gave us a king that changed the course of history. it inspired the painter that started a movement that took the art world by storm. claude monet never painted any water lilies. what?! yes! he painted the light on top of the lilies. whilst 80 years ago its coastline was at the forefront of a fight for freedom. i want to say an enormous thank you to all those who have taken part. it was a team effort. this is the region that s seen it all. and its stories have all been woven into the tapestry of time. whoa ho! this is so cool! you have to release the rope. yeah, 0k. ..until the sail is flapping. just. you can release, yes. so the flapping starts. yes. ..and then from the flapping, we bring it injust. a little bit. just to stop. yes. that s perfect now. two centimetres. yes. ah, look at me! you see, the sail is stable. perfect. fantastic. i m a sailor! france and ....