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eligible to cost ballots. hundreds of thousands of security personnel were deployed across the country. high shimaya barra joins us now from bank. i should say ali hi sham rather joins us now from baghdad, adding, so does it look like those boy called kohls of prevailed? well, sammy, at 6 pm in baghdad. and right now all is half closed. and this is one of the rooms your elections i with the election has been conducted maybe not more than 12 percent of those who can vote here on the showed them. so right now there is no extension for this election and everyone would have to deal with the numbers as they're going to be issue of the a whole the atmosphere, at least on many sources on saying that the turn out was very low in baghdad. it's not even, it is not reached till the moment is a to 20 percent,

but of course we'll be waiting for the official numbers to come. during the day we went to several appalling stations and it was the same, almost the same everywhere. no. ques, i told people what i'm showing real interest in participating in this election more tell me is what was that less young people anyway? we had this ship was from for some of the people heading to vote here and but that this election may not change much. but for the government and it's deeply divided political establishment. it's about legitimacy. the turnout will likely decide that . and that's why senior government officials and political leaders rushed to polling stations early in the morning to cast their votes, a give and the som, jamie, unbeatable. i know we all has to contribute to change our reality. i want to tell iraqis that we still have time ahead of us to day go out and vote change or reality

for iraq and for the future. there are more than $3000.00 candidates running for the selection on the quarter of them on independent. this is another reason why some voters say they are skeptical of the process despite taking part in the election. what there are others who hope for you to change with a 1000000 olivia issue, we look to vote to make the changes. we're after. i hope it's going to be for the good of our people and beloved country to show iraq's electronic voting system makes the process easier. but it doesn't always work in the southern city of basra alone. more than 20 falling stations have reported technical issues. so any indication at this point alley, of how independence fad. well, given the number of afford toasted law turn out, it seems that certain political parties, mainly those who were able to mobilize their own supporters, are the ones who are going to come back to the fundamental, get their own

a candidates to define him and ask for the independence, it's quite unlikely that they can, i think because of those people who prefer g hold for the independence. what i told monday didn't show up for the elections now as, as i was studying, you know, it's over, for example, this machine. and just like 2 or 3 minutes, it's going to issue a report with the a, the results from this rule. this is just what's going to drop in from one place to another. back to your question. yes. the independence were maybe affected and they are affected negatively with the white glove. i thanks so much that sally hush him there from bank that now another of our correspondence iran calm has been at the polling station in the northern city of mos on the way. he says only a fraction of eligible voters actually showed up. despite this heavy security is

been a very disappointing day here at the ballot box. now this pulling station behind me is one of the main ones in mosul. a 1000 people are registered to vote. so for just over a 1000 people have voted across new province. we're hearing that the vote turn out will be around 21 to 25 percent. that's incredibly, incredibly low. now, what's the reason for that? well, they say that all politics is local. one of the driving issues of the anger and frustration that residents of mosul fil is the fact that i feel that central baghdad, the government that has completely ignored them, this was sent the scene of some the most intense fighting against iceland. 2017. i'll just give you an example, you can see just often the distance there. that's one of the houses that was almost completely destroyed all along the street right. the way down for miles, you can see destroyed houses, bullet holes, and just complete destruction the residence of very angry the central baghdad

hasn't given them the money to rebuild their homes. a lot of people still living in displacement camps because they can't come back to mosul because it's nothing to come back to their houses, the and if the work, there's a running water, there's no gas is no electricity. that's driving the lack of voting hey, what's most residents are saying? is that actually, what's the point? nothing ever changes and we're very angry. so that boy caught the vote movement that we've been talking about over the last few days does seem to have translated into a lack of action at the polling station. ahead of the e u. election observation. mission says she hasn't noticed any irregularities so far. more than 9 hours, so own thing. 08 hours of voting. i gone through, i'm from our side here in baghdad, at least myself. i've not observed any major incident until now we could have seen or we have seen a rather calm and peaceful. electra process and sunday,

but surely there were no major technology, technological problems. there were no problems with delivering any material, any equipment. so everything from the preparation side was, well done. miran has a complex multi party electoral system, contested by groups defined largely by sacked or if necessity, voters decide the makeup of the 329 member council of representatives. these parliamentarians then choose who will be president and prime minister after the 2019 protest changes were made to the voting system which are supposed to shift the focus of candidates to smaller districts. these elections have been carried out in 83 constituencies. a quarter of seats are reserved for women and 9 for members of minority communities. m, as in a shocker, is an independent politician and an economic advisor to the iraqi prime minister's

office during the administration of northern malak. he joins us now from baghdad. good to have you with us. so the indication so far looks like, well, we could say at least not of an extremely high voter turnout. it. what does this mean for the legitimacy, the democratic legitimacy of iraq's political system? a very good question. obviously it takes us back to 2018 when also you know, 17 and a half, maybe 18 percent of the voters actually showed up. and so that's what started the whole thing that is so 2019 we witnessed the protest movement and most of the provinces of iraq and people were saying that the government is illegitimate. which is why and what's his name either i've been medi at resign and he allowed another person to take over. and this is why most of us call them me was picked as an interim prime minister in order to arrange for early election. and he's done very

well to arrange for this election. unfortunately, we're back to the 1st step. we're back to about 1819, maybe 20 percent. a to turn out, which is also pretty low, legally, constitutionally we still, we'll have to honor the results. but that still means that we have what i call the, the purple finger fatigue. you know, people are, are for 18 years, they've been going through the a polls and they're voting. but they're still seeing the same. people come back and ask for, asked to become prime minister again. some of them want wants to be a prime minister for the 3rd time. and, you know, people are saying we're fed up with the same people who actually caused all the corruption who's not building or getting lost while people getting fed up. is it because they don't see any tangible improvement in their lives, especially when it comes to basics, like water, electricity, and so on. absolutely, you know,

electricity is worth the security situation is worth. there's corruption and they're in their siphoning off the budget every day. you know, billions of dollars are being siphoned off by the same politicians. and so people are not saying any, a concrete, the changes. so they feel that this election is just the show to bring back the same people. so, and so some of the old prime ministers from, you know, 18 years ago are trying to become prime minister again. there is a new generation, you know, more than 50 percent of the iraqi population is under 18. they don't even remember a pre, 2003. they want to see a new iraq as an iraq where their vote really matters. i've talked to a lot of these kids, i was a protester myself, and they said, we don't have any faith in everything. the, those political parties do, they're trying their best. they're trying to know that they've changed the election law. so it's multi districts. there's, you know, what they call like a quad district for m p 's perk of per district. it's still not helping the same

candidates are showing up and they're asking for the old prime ministers that we had the, you know, 1015 years ago to be reinstated. so what they're saying, the protesters are thing were fed up with all these 3 leaders, the president, the chairman, or that the head of parliament and the prime minister. all 3 have to be removed in order to bring a new generation, a new generation of politicians that will truly fight corruption. that will truly improve the economy that will truly improve the inner piece inner p, okay? between g as in sundays and the event, something very critical points. you were protested, but you will also an advisor to the northern malika administration. and i'm curious to know, did you take this same critical line that your explain to us? now when you are advising the neuron, monica administration, and if so, what was the response app? absolutely, absolutely. and it, and you know, at the end i had to resign because i could not stand the corruption. there was,

i tried my best, i worked very hard and i noticed that there helpless. so i resigned. and i became, you know, as a normal citizen of iraq. and of course in 2011, i joined the protest and i was joining the young kids there. you know, my, my, my grand kids age. there are very young kids and they look up to me that good to give them advice. i give them economic advice on they should be demanding. they should be demanding, although they're still 161718 year old. but i tell them that you need to make some, some concrete demands. you know, you want to have a piece of oil. for example, 25 percent of oil revenue should be distributed to the people. why do we have 35 percent under poverty line while iraq is the 2nd or 3rd richest oil country in the world? there is a problem there. i know we know we all know that money is being siphoned off by the same politicians who are running for office again. who wants to be back in and parliament and again in prime minister or in

a ministerial post somewhere. more it's been good talking to you. thank you so much for your thoughts. thank you. plenty more still ahead on the news our including thousands rally and belgium's capital demanding faster action on climate change. the destruction intensifies on le mars rivers of lava bursts from the islands volcano, uninstalled, baseball's rainy world series champions, him back in their efforts to retain the title ah, thousands of tunis ins all back on the streets of the cap. so protesting against their president. oh, there have been demonstrations since close i had sees near total power 2 months ago . many came out in support of the president. but this latest protest is the biggest

so far by those who accuse him of carrying out a coup. sam kimball joins us now live from 2 to so his opposition growing against the president, sam. well, considering what we saw here in tunis, sir, it, it could be said that opposition is growing to the president's actions. what happened here in tunis today was, was a gathering a demonstration of several 1000 people on tune. this is named thoroughfare avenue, a, b, b givea. look to be several 1000 people from different parts of tunis. and they had a very i emotional and intense slogans such as the people want, the removal of the president are no fear. power is with the people also chanting that tunisia national anthem and and there was a heavy,

heavy police protest. and in the demonstration, there were some skirmishes between protesters and police. there were some notable political figures, including the opposition politician jail had been embark, who originally called for this protest last sunday, who got up and made speeches. and, and it should also be said that a crew from junior just national broadcaster and what the nia was assaulted during the protests. and, and all of this, after the location for the protests was suddenly changed to the last minute this morning by authorities and who, who moved it down to a more tightly constrained spot. on the central avenue i be able to give up. so when you hear of things like that, a crew from ottawa, sonia assaulted a few days ago. we had reports of a t, v stations, a tune of being members of its staff being arrested or shot down. is the president

showing any sign of flexibility if not backing down all this? it sounds like he's digging in yes. digging in might be a good description for it. so far we have no reports of any official response to this. this protests in, in the center of tunis to day and indeed development since july 25th. lynn and tunisia president i cited took extraordinary measures including a freezing of parliament and a removal of parliamentary immunity as well as sacking, the former prime minister. and some developments since then seemed to go with the description you just offered, digging in. and that includes an announcement by the presidency late last month that the president would essentially be ruling by decree. would be issuing laws by decree, ignoring large parts of the constitution,

especially those that go in contradiction to the president's decrees and extending the fries on parliament. and i'm reviewing and reforming the constitution with the help of a committee which he would appoint. and now some people have welcomed or what happened just a few days after that as a sign of progress. that being the appointment of chinese is 1st female prime minister and noah, bowden. now the prime minister position had remained vacant since july 25th. since these extraordinary measures, so this was seen, this was welcomed by many the, the appointment of the prime minister. and however, with the executive and legislative powers largely concentrated in the hands of the president. it's unclear what kind of power the prime minister this newly named prime minister will have, especially in naming a new government,

which is something that has repeatedly been said would, would happen after july 25th. and however, the presidency has re easily assured that all these actions taken are in the interest of the chinese people in the interests of fighting corruption and, and that there is no fear for a return to autocracy. or i, thanks so much, sam kimball, the lebanese energy minister says the i christy grid is operating again after severe fuel shortage is forced to major power plants to shut down that have enclosures, which have led to blackouts across the country. lebanon central bank has approved a $100000000.00 in credit to import fuel. there are concerns is not enough to solve the crisis center holder reports from bay route. this, the deli tricity network has again collapsed a lack of fuel, forest lebanon's largest power stations to shut down. it's the 4th time in the past

month. that shortage is caused a country wide blackout. a deep economic crisis means a cash strapped state is struggling to import energy resources. the sunny got up again. we used to have electricity for an hour daily. now it is totally cut. we are spending our time out, sought out harms, so our children can have fun. the total power outage has practically been the case for months. states electricity in most places has been available for an hour or 2 a day. the company is now trying to use the armies reserves to operate its power plants temporarily before the expected arrival of a fuel shipment. but this daytron plants have run poorly for decades. well, hello, murphy. there's been no electricity in beirut since yesterday, and private generators are too expensive. how can we survived? the energy sector has been a huge drain on the states finances for decades. it's annual losses reach $1500000000.00. successive governments have continued to sustain this system

instead of fixing it. they've subsidized fuel and maintained a bloated workforce, as part of the political parties, patronage networks. the international community has been demanding the restructuring of the sector before it approves financial assistance. there has been no political will. instead, the authorities made a deal with iraq to swap fuel for medical services. and the new government is negotiating supplies of electricity from jordan and natural gas from egypt via syria. but those deals are likely to take months and it may help ease the crisis, but it won't resolve it. lebanese households have had to put up with daily power cuts till the end of the civil war in 1990. but now the local currency has lost 90 percent of its value. it means only a few are able to afford private generators, while hospitals bakeries and other essential services are in crisis mode. for many here the electricity company has come to symbolize the corruption and mismanagement,

blamed for the economic collapse that has all but paralyzed the country santa. their elders, eda beirut, at least steve will have been killed by a car bomb in yemen, southern port city of aidan, the governor made lamb las and the environment minister both survived the blast, which happened as the convoy was passing. aiden is the sea to the emmons. internationally recognized government women in afghanistan are urging other women around the world to rally for their rights. activists declared october the 10th international day of women solidarity with afghan women to protest against the taliban rule. group has already imposed numerous restrictions on women and girls, including limitations on schooling and work with hardy barn has promised to respect women's rights. and today,

women from over 100 nations should raise their voice and support us. women came under pressure soon after the taliban government came into power in afghanistan. we have gathered here to raise our voice and demand, our rights talks between the us and taliban officials of entered their 2nd day and caught up. it's the 1st in person meeting since the armed group seized power in afghanistan in august, security aid, evacuation flights and the rights of women were discussed on day one. the taliban has rolled out, cooperating with the u. s. in its fight against deisel in afghanistan. it follows a series of attacks including friday's bombing of a sheer mosque in condos that killed at least 60 people in touch of an aim. as more from doha. members of this out, scan delegation are here in doha to get international recognition. and more importantly, the aid money that comes with it, they are facing the challenges. the acting foreign minister said it yesterday

facing challenges of paying government employees and providing services to the afghans and dueling crisis, economic and humanitarian humanitarian crises. in addition to mounting threats by iso in afghanistan, so the acting foreign minister came with assurances has said i is offered please for assistance as well as warnings. the acting foreign minister says that he knows that a stability in afghanistan is paramount, and is good for not only afghans but for the international community. he says that they want positive relations and mutual commitments, not only with the united states, but other countries. and he did reference on saturday, the need to get humanitarian. flo going, the afghan, acting foreign minister, also though issued warning, say, do not de stabilize. our government don't meddle in our affairs respect,

afghans wishes the afghan delegation is really in a tough spot with the americans. it's far as these con talks are concerned. having the leverage, the u. s. has frozen about $10000000000.00 in afghan assets. groups like the international monetary fund and the world bank have also halted lending programs and aid now to brussels, where thousands of people are holding a climate march ahead of next month's un summit. the event has been organized by the climate coalition. that's a non profit group of around 85 organizations in november the u. k. together with italy will host to you in climate change conference known as cop $26.00 in glasgow . wow. step fosten is there covering the protest for us. so let's start with turn now. how's it looking?

well, this is quite a strong message. i have to say being sent from brussel still glasgow. police says it's around 50000 people who showed up the organic organizer say it could even be up to 70000. that's more than they were actually hoping to expect earlier this morning. so a large turn, our trains full of people half arrived here since the early morning, all sending this message to glasgow that con, twice have to do more to cut the emissions and that the national ambitions should be more than they have been so far. it's also an e u summit coming up in the next 10 day. so they really want to show this message in belgium. fans of people died in july because of a serious flooding. thousands of houses were destroyed. so people here in belgium, i also feeling directly now the impacts of climate change and the organized to say that might have contributed to this huge turnout. i'm a joint here because yes,

so many young people also taking part in the protest. i'm, i'm joined here by 20 your year old to during close is from the youth movement for nature and environment. thank you so much for joining us here. you traveled from kansas city in belgium with friends. why is it important for you to be here? well, we came with a lot of people from all of our belgium and tooth and also from gan to here. because we really want to am give all the same message to, to politicians that there needs to be changed and, and that it's not only us who can do something. gus, yet there is a, we are told lots debts and we as people need to change like good ag of the lights, the were useless was and stuff, but i don't think that will be the big changed. a big companies need to change. and when debt european union and to hold worlds doesn't tell them that they have to change, they will not change. so that's why we hear the floods, of course,

are so cost quite a shock in belgium, right? so many people died and also day a disaster like this hasn't happened for quite a long time. did that also motivate you to come here to day? well, i would have come also without to flats. so it was really scary that it also could happen in belgium because we only thought it will it be far away from us. and so i think it's a help that they're more people, but even without to flit. there will also be 70000 people here. of course i have been protest before and i have been climate conferences before. do you really feel that there's gonna be a change in that lead us? actually, we're listen. well am because now in glasgow we have to cup 26th and endo perio agreements day we're put up a lot of um yeah, things and lines that have to change and that politician have to follow and that wasn't followed so now it's the next cup. so we hope that it's will be to moments

that people really and make through our words. not only yeah, yeah, they'll see in less than a month from now. thank you so much for talking to us. it will be a indeed, less than a month early november. a lead us will gather in glasgow 4 cup 26 protests here are also urging people to actually go the a travel dear to glasgow to make their voice her dear again. all right, thanks so much that vasa how a series of tremors measuring up to magnitude 3.8 have shaken the spanish island of la palmer. as a volcanic eruption enters its 3rd week 3 story high blocks of lava oozed down the con brovio volcano on sunday. morning destroying the last standing homes in a village near by. about 6000 people have been evacuated since the russian began. hundreds of homes have been entombed in lava and ash. still,

i had an al jazeera why haitian migrants are leaving latin america. we hear the tales of discrimination, racism, and police brutality. a campaign to defend palestinian olive grows under attack from israeli settlers. talent sports, one of the world's toughest endurance phrases reached this conclusion in the sahara desert. follow us here with that story. ah. hello there. let's look to the middle east and it's funny, it's dry and it's rather settled for much of the region. we have got a bit of a brisk wind blowing down from iraq into q weight. could tar.