regional police chiefs want to comply with the order new zealand's prime minister bill english is claiming victory for his national party in the general election that struck us headed for a rare fourth term in government with the most votes counted national has more than the left leaning labor party and the greens combined but it doesn't have a clear cut majority so a coalition government is expected to be formed. is really enjoy negotiations with the dream of forming a stable government that an eye balls this country to deliver for new zealanders we want to build on the strength of the economic direction which has been the foundation all so much that i have a recent use for new zealand and will over the next government has been a strong aftershock in mexico city in the past hour as the heart of continues for survivors. four days after

a seven point one magnitude earthquake nearly three hundred people have been killed and more than fifty buildings collapsed in mexico city when the quake struck on tuesday upfront as coming up next. al-jazeera is a very important for information for many people around the world when the cameras are gone i'm still here go into areas that nobody else is going to talk to people that nobody else is talking to and bringing that story to the forefront. with tensions rising protests on the streets one presidential election old and another just weeks away i'll speak to kenya's opposition presidential candidate and the country's former prime minister. you. get. the book. it was. i'm in the house and also on the

show more than six years into the war in syria and with bashar al assad still firmly in power is it time for the opposition to admit defeat or was it a mistake for outside powers to back the syrian rebels in the first place that's our debate but first following protests and a legal challenge from the defeated opposition candidate right the kenyan supreme court know the presidential election for the first time in the country's history the decision was hailed by some as a victory for democracy and the rule of law that says he won't participate in the reelection scheduled for next month until his demands for electoral reform are met so what's next for kenya this week's headliner from nairobi. thank you for joining me on up front the initial results of august presidential elections so you losing to incumbent president. by fifty four to forty four percent this week the supreme court said it had a null those elections because they were neither transparent nor verifiable the

court also ordered a reelection to be held next month you must be delighted to have another opportunity to run for president yet again. years the deeds were the right thing because as you know i know that i did not lose elections i know that i won delusions and that the results were just manipulated so this is want. an injustice and. did the right thing mean the evidence before and nullified those elections former guardian president john muhammad who was the leader of one of the international observer missions in this election said the kenyan election system appeared quote credible transparent inclusive kenya has the potential to be the most inspiring democracy in africa he said at the time he's not the only observer to praise your country's election the us state department at the time welcome the transparency integrity and public

confidence in the electoral process impressed by kenyans commitment to ensuring their voices are heard through the ballot box so you can understand why incumbent president kenyatta doesn't agree with the supremes ruling the international observers are largely on the president's side are they not were very disappointed with the position taken by the international observers it really brought to question. international a vision of elections. they did not wait to see to witness the transmission of the results from the polling stations the italian centers at the constituency and also . to the national center where everything went wrong that is why i say that is very unfortunate but the other thing is president john mahama did not disclose that he had a conflict of interest is

a friend or president who cannot or if the international observers praise october's a rerun will you accept their verdict in october i don't believe them to praise be objective if when find even if a lose fairly then they should say so so just to be clear you are running for president again next month is will be running and subject to certain conditions being met we have written to the little commission in which you have given them. the deuce of a minimum which they need to meet to put is between the elections next month william ruto the current vice president of your country and one of your former coalition allies at one time he asked on twitter last week in reference to you for how long will one man unable to win elections continue to blackmail forty five million kenyans using threats of violence chaos bloodshed and what do you say to

him. basically. suffers from. because in two thousand and seven he was with me. he was in the in the front line for doing again to the reading of the lucian's and he's on record as saying very many things about what happened in twenty seventeen and seven. lives in do now because he himself has witnessed election rigging firsthand a fair point before the august elections you asserted that the only way kenyatta could win and stay in office was if you rigged the vote are you going to say that again if he wins this time in october because if so doesn't that make this whole process pointless if you are never going to accept the result. you could not win. by rigging and have been proved right. that you didn't know to win

this time around rigged elections and i know it from the kind of support on the ground that he cannot win free and fair elections are going to be good support because there's no way that he can be. direct. and just to be clear they didn't accuse kenyatta of vote rigging they said the electoral commission was not transparent enough but just on kenyatta president kenyatta has promised his pledge to his supporters that even if you win the reelection he will have you impeached within three months given his ruling coalition is not far from having the numbers in parliament to do that how worried are you that even if you win you know going to last very long your tenure will might be over before it even begins. the commission there's a commission was doing it on his behalf. and his behest that's not what the supreme

court said no that's all i'm saying the supreme court didn't point the finger at kenya specifically. because but he was the beneficiary of the rigging so you can infer. the conclusion the thing is. this this idea of impeachment is better hair brained because the clear provisions for impeachment of a president of the country well there must be a real crime committed by the president then it has to go first to the national assembly where they must get a two thirds majority we don't have at least twenty eight people have died in the violence that followed the announcement of the election results twenty eight people have died now of course everyone in your country remember the election you lost in two thousand and seven the violence that ensued then i think over

a thousand people died at the time more than half a million people were displaced displaced a decade ago are you worried that if the october election doesn't go your way there will be even more violence will you be calling for protests again if you lose again in october and you believe really. no issue ordinate will join to see. democracy in africa must come of each. election rigging must come to an end it must be fixed we cannot just be glossing over it that you have a situation where the incumbent convict hold elections every five years or so as a ritual we demand when at all costs because this basically lives to a party with respect right loading you're not answering my question if you lose the election in october again will you call for protests that may lead to violence one more time.

the syrian foreign minister. the syrian minister is addressing the united nations at the general assembly let's listen and even you would order. fuelling k. use and war and that you need to get international and how many laws. and opposite forces that work tirelessly to create a more balanced secure and just word. one that respect the sovereignty of states and the right of people to exercise set for determination and build their own future. as we meet again many people continue to pay dearly and sacrifice the lot use security stability and

livelihood. as a result of the policies of certain countries. those countries fourthly believe that they could use terrorism as a tool to satisfy their greed and for the the ill conceived agendas. which does not serve the interests of any people not even their own. people has suffered at the hands of a terrorism more then the syrian people. the syrian people who for six years and now has poured against terrorism pouring from all over the world supported by part is very intense and beyond. for more than six years syrians have endured the worst and have made great sacrifices to defend their country in the face of a terrorist

a war of unprecedented brutality which has this one and nothing targeting innocent people services the infrastructure and control heritage the spyder toward syria is determined more than ever to eradicate terrorism from every part of the country without exception thanks to their sacrifices of our army and this did fastness of our people. mr president. sent to the beginning of the war our state policy has followed two main tracks. combating terrorism and working hard towards a political solution that stems the bloodshed and restores stability. on the counterterrorism front. that syrian army along with its

supporting forces and allies are making they lay achievement go with terrorist territories and uploading terrorists. however the threat of this plague persists claiming the lives of syrians on a daily basis and depleting the country's resources. we must all understand that terrorism and the underlying extremist ideology will continue to spread like a tumor throughout the world and to hone to all of our people unless every one of us them mistreat a genuine will to cooperate to confront it together. any such endeavor must respect the sovereignty over states and the interests of the

people and must let go of the illusion that terrorism can be used as a tool for political gains and in the interests. on the political front. the government has not effort since in the early months of the crisis to stop the bloodshed. from the success of local reconciliation would not have been possible without the leadership's political support and the new. degrees issued by president bashar al assad which allowed everyone who had taken up arms to lay them down and resume their normal life.

these successful reconciliation have allowed tens of thousands of i.d.p.'s and refugees to go back home. and help improve the living conditions of a great number of syrians who had fallen victim to terrorist crimes and. syria is determined to scale up any consideration effort whenever possible because it is in the best means to alleviate the suffering of syrians and restore stability and normalcy. ladies and gentlemen. since day one. the syrian government has positively considered all initiatives and it will the war.

however. this initiatives eventually fane after states that supported and if you will the terrorism the high didn't resist in their aggressive policies against syria and its people. as well the as it. tracks. government has shown seriousness and commitment and has done its best to provide the necessary conditions for these efforts to succeed and achieve their goals. we are encouraged by the as it done opposes now and that is i think deescalation zones. and hope that it will help us reach and transition of her still it is and separate terrorist groups such as i said

and others. from those groups that have agreed to join the as again a process. this will be very test of how committed and serious this groups and their turkish sponsors are. so far turkey. has resisted in its aggressive policies against the syrian people and has continued to labor under the illusion. that terrorism will serve its subversive agendas in syria. and the countries of the region. position stands in stark contrast to the positive and constructive role played by russia and iran.

not with the standing its commitment to the memorandum on the deescalation zones. reserves the right to respond to any violation of the other party. syria also stresses that the is zero nd are a temporary arrangement that must not violate the territorial unity of syria. the syrian government reaffirms its commitment to the geneva process and that the further progress on that track this process has yet to bear fruit in the absence of a genuine national opposition that going to be a partner in syria's future. and as countries with influence over the other party continue to block the meaningful progress progress.

it's a truly unfortunate that these countries that block a solution in syria are members of this international organization including permanent members of the security council. of. the syrian government has always insisted that any solution in syria must respect serious and non-negotiable principles. which are a better line for all syrians. and this includes. the complete rejection of terrorism the territorial unity of syria and its people. and their rejection of any external interference in political decisions regarding syria's future. only syrians have the right to make such decisions whether now or in the future.

mr president you know. no one will ever. deprive the free syrian people if that will be done to build the future of its country. ladies and gentlemen know. for decades israel has continued its a newsgroup elizabeth actions with full impunity. this year entity has occupied territories in palestine and the land for more than seventy years and has committed horrific crimes against innocent civilians. for israel didn't stop there it has publicly interfered in this year in the syrian

crisis since its early days. israel has provided for. gangs including funds weapons material and communication equipment. israel has also bombed the syrian army positions to serve a terrorist agenda as. coordination between the two was at its best when terrorist groups in the side did to target the syrian air defense as it's used to defend it syria against israeli aggression. the unlimited israeli support to terrorists in syria did not come as a surprise. after all. the same interests and goals however. let me be clear it is delusional to believe

even for a moment that the crisis in syria will make us forget what. the occupied. fully to the lines of june fourth nineteen sixty seven. mr president. for more than six years. and it is that we're behind the war in syria. have continued to pay the lies and accused the syrian government of using chemical weapons. despite the confirmation by the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons that syria has fully eliminated its a chemical program. and this is enough proof that there is an ill conceived intention to the real image of the syrian government in the international

public eye. and to come up with a new excuses to continue the aggression against syria in favor of that of terrorists and their supporters. this was the case when the united states blatantly attack that the database claiming that it contained chemical weapons used in the alleged country going to attack. and as well the case after every accusation of this kind. we confirm our readiness to receive and to cooperate with the u.n. investigation teams. ladies and gentlemen. certain countries have boasted about fighting terrorism in syria and

having the interests of syrians at heart. they have established the coalition and held dozens of conferences under deceiving titles such as friends of the syrian people and it is quite ironic that those are the same countries that are shedding the blood of thousands of syrians and by supporting terrorists bombing innocent civilians and destroying their livelihoods the so-called international coalition led by the us. which was created three years ago to allegedly fight terrorist groups such as i use it has killed much more innocent syrians mostly women and children then terrorists. and has destroyed the vital infrastructure that syrians have worked for years and to build. and it has also used

force first bombs and other internationally prohibited weapons before the eyes of the whole world. we cannot understand this silence of the international community in the face of these crimes. the international community has not condemned. top this crimes even though this union government has made in number of appeals to the security council to assume its main responsibility of maintaining international peace and security. the syrian government has urged the council to implement its own it is allusions on counterterrorism in particular a particular resolution twenty two fifty three and prevent the coalition from committing crimes against the citizens of my country. ladies and gentlemen. while the coalition failed to me any

meaningful progress against the terrorist group of isel the syrian army along with its allies and friends has been able to secure and to nic and to gain. and drive our terrorists from large avoid some of the syrian desert. in what was considered a strategic achievement to. the army was recently able to break the siege imposed on the city of data stored and its people by more than a three years ago. this is achievement will significantly improve the humanitarian situation in the city and contribute to the fight against terrorism in general.

we have declared more than once that it is impossible to combat terrorism without coordination with the syrian government. and this is the only way to make really gained in the world on terrorism. any presence of foreign troops on syrian ground without the consent of the government is considered a form of accumulation. it one aggression and if legrand violation of international laws and the charter of the united nations. mr president the war that the most powerful countries and the groups are waging against syria is not only a military war it has taken other forms no less brutal or aggressive. to break the will of the syrian people and to punish it for its

a firm supporter of the army in its efforts to defend serious political independence and italy to the unity. for this reason those countries have imposed that is suffocating economic blockade in syria in blatant violation of international law to destroy the livelihoods of syrians and increase their suffering. from a. new letter and coercive measures and i have been imposed on vital the sectors most notably health care services. so used to have an advanced health care system today however syrians are denied access to many types of medicine. even those that used to treat life threatening conditions such as cancer.