【5.26 Go West】News

Transcript: S: Every Wednesday afternoon at Go West. This is the weekly news presented by Siwei and Beep. I am Siwei. B: I am Beep. Today we are going to present the compelling news during the last week including politics, sports, medicine and entertainment. Now, let’s enjoy. [BGM] S: Firstly, let’s focus on the Ukraine's presidential election. [Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko pledges 'end to war'] Petro Poroshenko, who looks set to win Ukraine's presidential election, says he wants to "end war and bring peace". Official results are expected on Monday but exit polls suggest the billionaire confectionary magnate has won the election with about 56% of the vote. He said his first step as president would be to visit the eastern Donbass region where pro-Russian separatists have seized control in many areas. He also said Kiev would never recognise Russia's "occupation" of Crimea. The election came three months after pro-Moscow President Viktor Yanukovych fled Kiev amid bloody street protests and calls for closer ties with the EU. Since then, Russia has annexed the Crimean peninsula in southern Ukraine and armed separatists in the eastern Donbass provinces of Luhansk and Donetsk have declared independence from Kiev. Ukraine's interim government is engaged in an offensive in the east to quash the uprising that has left dozens dead. Pro-Russian separatists severely disrupted voting there. No polling stations were open in Donetsk city, and across the region only seven out of 12 district electoral commissions were operating. However, the central elections commission said about 60% of Ukraine's 35.5 million eligible voters turned out. B: Mr Poroshenko said at a press conference in Kiev that his first decisive step will be aimed at ending the war, ending chaos, and bringing peace to a united and free Ukraine. He also promised a dialogue with people in eastern Ukraine if he is elected that he is certain that their decisive actions will bring fairly quick results. "For those people who don't take (up) weapons, we are always ready for negotiations to guarantee them security, to guarantee their rights, including speaking the language they want," he said in English. Mr Poroshenko said he would also like to negotiate a new security treaty with Moscow. Although he strongly backs closer ties with the EU, Mr Poroshenko also stresses the need to normalise ties with Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to recognise the result of the election. Kiev and the West accuse Russia of fomenting separatist sentiment - a claim President Putin denies. US President Barack Obama hailed the election as an "important step forward in the efforts of the Ukrainian government to unify the country". UK Foreign Secretary William Hague called the election a "decisive signal" of Ukraine's support for reform. If the exit polls are confirmed, there will be no need for a run-off vote next month. Former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko was Mr Poroshenko's nearest rival with 12.9% of the vote, according to the exit polls. After polls closed, Mr Poroshenko appeared on stage beside former boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, who had once been tipped as a presidential candidate but later decided to support Mr Poroshenko. In local elections also held on Sunday, Mr Klitschko looked set to become the mayor of Kiev. (4:00) [BGM] S: Attention to Egypt now. [Egypt's Women Face A Struggle No Matter Who Comes To Power] In 2012, Bothaina Kamel became the first woman to run for president in Egypt. She didn't get enough signatures to get on the ballot, but her candidacy became a powerful symbol. It wasn't just because she is a woman, but also because she stands for the kind of social change many Egyptians hoped would come after the revolution that removed President Hosni Mubarak from power. Kamel is a prominent television journalist in Egypt and hasn't been afraid to use that platform to criticize Egypt's political leadership. She's part of the reform movement that helped oust Mubarak — a movement than included many Egyptian women. "Women took to the streets during that time — we have campaigned before — but we, as women, have never really had a moment of empowerment," she tells NPR's Rachel Martin. "In general, men are entrenched in their power," Kamel says. "They aren't going to give it away on their own. We will have to grab it — it is up to us to take it from them." B: That's a high-risk endeavor; Kamel was attacked in her car last year but rescued by passers-by who were beaten for their intervention. She blames the attack on the Muslim Brotherhood, the ideological home of former President Mohammed Morsi, who was democratically elected in 2012 and then pushed out of power last year. She's been a harsh critic of the group, calling them a terrorist organization. "I was attacked more for my views and activism than because I am a woman," she says. Egyptians go to the polls this week to choose their next president. The clear front-runner is former military chief Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, but Kamel says his election won't help Egypt's women unless they act. "He's a traditionalist," Kamel says. "You can tell that from the way he speaks about his mother and his wife. It seems that if he wins this election, it will be a struggle for us, that we will have to rally and amass people to continue campaigning for our rights." (2:30) [BGM] S: Here comes the weekly news on sports. S: Here continues the news on UDFA Champions League [Real Madrid beats city rivals Atletico to win Champions League for 10th time] Three quickfire goals in extra time gave Real Madrid a