Doesn t support sanctions. that doesn t have a measure of discomfort for the french? it does. it s an important issue. no doubt about it. the bigger context of course there s so much discussion about the crucial importance of voting. of democracy. of the difference between democracy and autocracy. le pen is a profoundly autocratic character. the fact she wants to withdraw from nato seems like a complete disconnect with the political situation. and the conflict in ukraine right now. the fact she s lukewarm on the european union. that s also a major issue. in that regard, she s opposed to macron. at the same time, that foreign policy aspect his credentials around the european are what weakens him in her kind of campaign. and what she s trying to to show is that the other side of that. the under belly of that are the
Time around. people are off compass. the big factors are three of them. the first is what happens to the supporters of the father left character. we know that to the right of macron to the left of macron. there are about 30% of voters and the extreme right candidate is supporting le pen. that leaves them roughly the level macron is now. the other factor is ab staining. can the characters appeal to the remarkable 25% of the electorate that didn t vote in the first round and trying to get votes from them. anything, five, six, 10% would be remarkable. although he said to followers not a single vote for le pen. the question is whether not supporting her is sufficient or whether in fact they need to some of those shift over and transfer the votes to macron. if not, there s an uphill struggle for him as well. that s where the
Qualified in the selcond round against macron. let me express to the millions of voters who expressed their trust in me. my sincerest gratitude. i acknowledge all the responsibility that comes with it. this year was marked by significant voter apathy. that occurred with many voter participation was estimated to be about 73%. final figures aren t in yet. that would be the lowest in the first round in 20 years. we have the election night reaction from the pen campaign celebration in paris. supporters were nothing if not inenthusiastic. they stayed long after the votes your announced. and it s a close round for the second round. but as the evening wore on, the other ten candidates who lost in this race started specifying who they thought their voters, their
Been able to push back russia s offensive here in kyiv and the surrounding territory. they are also very differently supported by the international community. they have been given a an arsenal of antiaircraft capability. and that was what helped the general to win in syria. the superior aerial capacity his forces have. whatever happens in the coming days and weeks, the message that president putin is sending to the world is chilling. that the man responsible for what syria human rights organizations believe was the des of over 5,600 men, women and children. is now in charge of what happens here. on the ground in ukraine. french voters have narrowed down the presidential candidates and the finalists are incumbent president macron and his far
Unpredictability lies into the next round and the debate which i hope will take place between macron and le pen. will allow voters to clarify the issue and the final point is really the issue around personal responsibility. there is a radical difference between macron and le pen. whatever your political views maybe at this particular time in history, whether the people who didn t vote or voted for the find is in their hearts to vote for macron in the second round. that s the big question in the two weeks to come. those are the people to who macron must appeal at this stage. and it will be interesting as well we see everything going on in europe and how things have been so transformed in six weeks. the first major election another major election. we had one in hungary. it will be interesting to see this play out. thanks. really appreciate it. still to come. shanghai officials sticks to the