text:  I had some wonderful victories. I had some wonderful things I was able to do. And I had a devastating defeat. But, you know, in the cosmic order of things, the people of Canada were entitled to speak. First, today's news. I'm Debbie Russ with the BBC News. Hello. French voters are turning out in the largest numbers in decades for the second round of parliamentary elections with radically different visions of the country's future at play. Turnout appears on course to be the highest in over 40 years. Here's Mark Lowen.