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Incumbent Emmanuel Macron and far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will advance to the final round of voting after yesterday’s first round of the French presidential election, and Stefania Palma explains the big themes that have emerged from the 1MDB scandal. Plus, the FT’s Asia financial correspondent, Tabby Kinder, explains why China is changing its audit secrecy rules. Mentioned in this podcast:Emmanuel Macron to face Marine Le Pen in French election run-offEx-Goldman banker Roger Ng found guilty in 1MDB fraud trialChina changes audit secrecy rules in bid to stop US delistingsImran Khan ousted as Pakistan’s leader in vote of no confidenceThe French election webinar: Race to the Finish The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show’s editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber and Gavin Kallmann. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley.Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.