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Presidential 2022: a Macron-Le Pen second round, sad repetita. Without too much surprise, the second round will therefore see the outgoing president who ends up on the first step with the overwhelming score of 27.6%, and the far-right candidate who nevertheless peaks at 23.4%. A poster that raises a lot of concerns about the second round. Find here the map of the results of the first round of the presidential election. The three lessons of this first round. And to relive the election night of the first round, it’s this way.
Release in the HQs of the candidates. The reporters of Freed were present with the activists of the various candidates last night. At the headquarters of Jean-Luc Mélenchon at the end of the evening, the sun chased the rain when the gap narrowed between the rebellious leader and the National Rally. For environmental activists, whose party is threatened with financial defeat after the electoral slap, “it’s not time to party”. At Anne Hidalgo, we have our heads in the legislative elections. Lucid, Macronist activists recognize that “the real campaign starts now”. At the Zemmour party, after the tears we want “give the product a chance” Marine Le Pen. At Fabien Roussel’s HQ, the disappointment is great after “such a beautiful countryside”. On the Valérie Pécresse side: “We expected her to at least make an honorable score.” As for the supporters of Marine Le Pen, everything remains to be done.
Russian General Dvornikov, carnage from Chechnya to Donbass. The Kremlin has appointed Aleksandr Dvornikov to lead the offensive in southeastern Ukraine and allow Vladimir Putin to claim victory before the symbolic date of May 9. His record of service, particularly in Syria, earned him an appalling reputation. Read our article.
Controversial pro-Russian protests in Germany. Several controversial pro-Russian rallies were held this weekend in Germany at the initiative of the country’s large Russian-speaking community, which considers itself to be the victim of discrimination since the invasion of Ukraine by troops from Moscow. Around 800 people, according to police, gathered in central Frankfurt on Sunday behind the slogan “against hate and harassment” and waving a tide of Russian tricolors.
The Israeli army on the “offensive”, two Palestinian women killed in the West Bank. The Israeli army carried out a new muscular operation in the Jenin area, a stronghold of armed Palestinian factions in the occupied West Bank, the scene of security incidents that cost the lives of two Palestinian women. Following two deadly attacks perpetrated in two weeks in Tel Aviv by Palestinians from the Jenin region, Israeli soldiers carried out a series of operations on Sunday that led to exchanges of fire and around 20 arrests .
To be continued today
Ukraine: Austrian Chancellor in Moscow, Kyiv is preparing for a massive offensive in the East. Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer on Monday becomes the first European leader to visit Moscow since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, a “mission at risk” as Kyiv prepares for a massive Russian offensive in the East. After scaling back its plans and withdrawing its troops from the Ukrainian capital region and the north of the country, Russia has made its priority the total conquest of Donbass, in the east, part of which has been controlled since 2014. by pro-Russian separatists. Follow our live on the situation in Ukraine.
New sanctions against Russia in sight. EU foreign ministers will discuss a sixth sanctions package against Moscow in Luxembourg on Monday, but halting oil and gas purchases to stop funding the Russian war effort divides the 27.
The report
In Estonia, NATO preparations. Since the start of the war in Ukraine, France has reinforced its military presence in the Baltic country, which fears an invasion by its Russian neighbor. A still distant threat, but which places the troops on the alert. Read our report.
The testimony
A survivor from Moura, Mali: “I was talking to someone and the next minute he was called for the execution” From March 27 to 31, Malian and Russian soldiers executed hundreds of unarmed people in a village in central Mali. Release met a witness, detained for several days and forced to pick up the bodies. Read our article.
The portrait
Nej, get the accused connected. The tiktokeuse, an architect by profession, has met with success with her videos devoted to crimes and miscellaneous facts.