why anti europe candidates are finding fertile ground in the french countryside. but first, one of your‘s most watched elections in years is in its fine final years. france holds the first round of its presidential election on sunday and the candidates have been staging some of their last major rallies. emmanuel macron, on the centre left, who is just ahead in most polls, told a crowd in nantes he was the only candidate capable of ensuring security. his h is closest his closest challenger is the far right leader marine le pen. she is promising a referendum on france s membership of the european union, and says she will stop all immigration. our correspondent hugh schofield was at her rally in marseille. she has gone back to the rest of the front nationale. she bled immigration for the country s many woes and promised a new heart alone when she is in power. translation: we have to protect the unity of our people. how to protect them if we are in permanent social austeri
newspapers later. now for the latest financial news with sally bundock and world business report. we will. red lines: the head of the european parliament meets theresa may with a list of ‘non negotiables . but will the uk sjune election mean a softer approach to brexit? plus: rural revolution why anti europe candidates are finding fertile ground in the french countryside. welcome to world business report. i m sally bundock. also coming up,japan sees its biggestjump in exports in two years. we will have the numbers soon. it has been moving the markets in asia. but first: we start here in london where in a few hours time the head of the european parliament is due in downing street to meet the british prime minister theresa may. antonio tajani s visit comes as the country prepares for an election which will be dominated by britain s exit from the european union. the european parliament has a vote on the final brexit deal, and has set out a series of red lines it won t c