Mark Lowen

BBC News Presenter and Correspondent. Previously in Rome, Istanbul, Athens, Belgrade & lots in between. Dad. Heart belongs to @PedroZegrePenim.

[Sophie Pedder @PedderSophie]

France is heading at full speed towards a presidential runoff between Le Pen and Mélenchon. And the centre has no serious plan to stop it

New poll @harrisint_fr

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

A reminder that France introduced anonymous CVs, because people with foreign names were being refused jobs. And yet Marine Le Pen says there is no discrimination in France, “the least racist country in the world”.

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Trump, on Huang’s affair:
“He dealt with somebody, but you know, so does everybody else.”

https://t.co/shqyZceuOK

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

@NTarnopolsky @BBCNews Thanks for your insights - you did!

[Noga Tarnopolsky נגה טרנופולסקי نوغا ترنوبولسكي @NTarnopolsky]

💥I did my best to unravel the knotty situation in Israeli politics right now with the excellent @MarkLowen on @BBCNews– and hope I succeeded at least in not confusing matters further.

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Celebrating 1 year of this gorgeous, fun, energetic, charismatic fella, who has filled our lives and our family with such love. Adored by his dads, cherished by his sister, a charmed life lies ahead, little guy ❤️

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

A familiar face at the end of the Paris protests…

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

End of the protest march on Place de la Nation filling up…calmly for now…

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

We’re back in Paris for a day of general strike and more protests. Already caught up in some action as police charged these protesters while we were live on air @BBCNews. Follow us throughout the day

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

Trump failed at regime change in Iran but he succeeded in Texas

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Jon Ossoff sounding more and more like a Democrat nominee in waiting…

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Really interesting piece behind the scenes of the student movement that ousted Vucic - and has made Serbia a laboratory for a new type of politics. If it succeeds there, others could take their cue from Belgrade.

[max seddon @maxseddon]

Great reporting by @NastyaStognei on Serbia’s new rulers https://t.co/qzBzQu3xmR

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Lovely to be back on @BBCRadio4's From Our Own Correspondent today, reporting from the protests in France and reflecting on a nagging sense of déjà-vu...

[max seddon @maxseddon]

In August, Donald Trump Jr went hunting in Mongolia with Umar Kremlev, the Russian businessman who paid for part of his wedding celebrations.

Kremlev has a criminal record – and close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal security service:
https://t.co/GDw1YZDDZi

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

This is quite something ! Serbian RTV channel starts yesterday's bulletin by apologizing to viewers👇

"For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly and failed to ask necessary questions. We owe our viewers an apology”

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

“This victory marks the end of institutional fear. For the first time in years, we can breathe freely.”
https://t.co/ihMe6sYaxQ

[Elliot Kaufman @ElliotKaufman6]

New: Sources from three countries confirm that the Trump Administration has advocated Viktor Orbán for UN Secretary-General.

The US has encouraged Orbán to enter the race, even bringing him the initial idea of a joint U.S.-Russia-China candidacy.

WSJ:
https://t.co/y98HWICnwd

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Trump has a new enemy: one of the world’s most democratic countries.

[Reuters @Reuters]

WARNING: STRONG LANGUAGE
President Trump escalated his invective against Norway, calling it a ‘shit house country’ and saying Norwegian immigrants are not welcome in the United States because the Nobel committee, based in the capital Oslo, has not awarded him a Peace Prize https://t.co/zMMNukdzi9

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Not just huge for Serbia, whose democratic aspirations after years of war and sanctions have been steadily strangled, but also a sign to other countries that authoritarianism can be defeated by collective people power

[Mark Lowen @marklowen]

Incredible news in Serbia, as grassroots student-led movement unseats Aleksandar Vucic, in power for 14 years, widely criticised as an autocrat. If there’s one thing I learnt from my 3 years there, it’s that Serbs know how to party. Tonight will be wild!
https://t.co/07YV9vwXKT