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humanitarian aid. and they were once given a warm welcome. in chile, the haitian migrants being driven out by discrimination and in sword, france have won the way for nations leave. the world champions came from behind to beat spain. 21 in italy. ah, vote counting is now underway in iraq following parliamentary elections called the early in response to mass anti government protests 2 years ago. this illusion by corruption and mismanagement demonstrator is it said the time had come for the country's political elite. the step down 25000000 people were eligible to vote on sunday, but many polling stations were empty and turn out is expected to be its lowest that

since 2003 at the root of this voter apathy and calls to boycott an election which may not bring the change that so many crave established parties are still expected to dominate the poles with the movement, the lead by the populace. cleric mac, the other as saw that predicted to emerge as parliament's biggest faction alhashan has more now from baghdad. it seems, yes, i would said the indications right now that the turnout was far below 50 percent, even maybe a below 40 percent till the moment. there are no clear numbers and we are expecting the iraq, the commissioned electoral commission to issued the the numbers. but it seems yes, according to many sources around the country, everywhere, especially in the, in, for example, in the south here in baghdad. there were

a lot of empty hauling stations. people had no interest in going to the polling stations in floating and taking a walk in this election. and this is barsha partially related to the white caught a campaign. and at the same time, it's related to 2019 brought us loss. that the legacy of the political factions and the political parties in this country isn't that positive. and maybe that's why people didn't want to renew the mandate to them. there are a lot of complains on the electron london electronic electron system. and the, the high commission for election here in iraq said that they sold these programs anyway. in the coming 24 hours, the results ought to be announced. i spur the, the commission and then a new task on stock, which is choosing the new price. it's the 5th selections, since the us led invasion that toppled then president sadam hussein in 2003 that

ushered in a complex multi party system contested by groups defined largely by sect or ethnicity. the elections will beside the 329 members of the council of representatives. and once a parliament is formed to elect the president and prime minister, at least a $167.00 parties, and more than $3200.00 candidates are competing for seats on the council. in addition to the larger, more traditional parties, they're also groups formed of activists and protest her is from mass demonstrations 2 years ago. a quarter of constituency seats are reserved for women, and 9 for minorities. the head of the use election observation, a mission says that she hasn't noticed any irregularities so far more than 9 hours. so oh thing or 8 hours of voting are gone through our

from our side. yeah. and back that at least myself a not observed any major incident until now we could have seen, or we have seen a rather calm and peaceful electoral process election day. but surely, there were no major technology, technological problems. there were no problems with delivering only material and the equipment, so everything from the preparation side was well done. imran khan is in most sole outside the main polling as station in the city that still recovering from years of war. despite this heavy security has 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 here. so fought just over a 1000 people have voted across new or province were hearing that the vote 10 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 the 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 there's nothing to come back to. there's no houses the and if the work there's a running water, there's no gas is no electricity that's driving or the lack of voting here. what's most residents? the saying is that actually what's the point?

nothing ever changes and we're very angry. so that boy caught the vote. movement we've been talking about over the last few days, does seem to have translated into a lack of action at the polling station. as he musta is a pro democracy actor. this to joins us live now on skype from aero beal in the kurdish region of northern iraq. madam, thank you so much for joining us here on al jazeera, we were just hearing from our correspondent him on cannon mosul, saying of people their fuel cut off effectively. ignored or forgotten by the government in baghdad and may many have just given up hope. now you are a pro democracy activist than or you've been on twitter trying to convince people to vote. but what would you say to many who stayed away and are understandably pessimistic? why they should vote hello her. thank you very much for having me. well, as you have noticed, i've been very active on twitter and on all the social media to promote this very important election. in fact, as you mentioned earlier, since 2003,

this is the 5th the election that has been taking place. but 15 years later, our people don't see a difference. and that's why they have lost hope. so when they have lost talk, they do not no longer trust the government, they no longer test the system and they are fed up. but the reality is, yes, there is corruption. yes, there is broad, but we should not give up in the and this is our country and we have to have our own say yes. transitioning to to democracy is hard. yes, iraq is not in the democratic state, but it takes time, so it won't happen in 2 days or 3 days. it will take at least 10 years. but if we give up now, if all our youth tried to migrate or give up and sit on a stipend, who is going to control this country, the country has been controlled by the same people for more than 20 years. i

understand my geology workers in years, so we need to change that and it's our responsibility as they used to be part of this change. so that's why i've been promoting for people to go and vote because we are really, it's matters maybe there has been of course there has been fraud and it has been tackled and talked about before. but i really do believe that there is a difference because as you have noticed, and you already talk about that there is the you and there is the international community. and there is that you have been in the, on the ground helping us iraq to you know, to play observers. so that the process, this is more free and transparent. am it? you mentioned the usa and the iraq, like many countries in the middle east, has got a very young population. i think 60 percent of the population is under 25 years old . so i'm assuming you've spoken to what

a lot of young people and you speak of change. do you see a change in mentality, in the new generations coming through, who perhaps are a little less at an o party, political, if you will, and more towards independent vote her as a our, of more of an idea of over united iraq. well, to be honest, there are 2 types of use that we see around iraq. and there is one that is against everything and sees the negative side of all the process. and there are people who want to make the change. so when i speak to people, you speak to 2 different ideologies. but the real problem is not only in our, in what they think, it's what we believe in what we were growing up into. so we have been growing up in a society where party politics have been the most important thing. when you go to vote, you're going to vote for the candidates depending on what qualifications they have . you bought where it pulls the co part you,

which has almost the same agenda every single time. so i really believe that if they use one to the change, then they should start voting, even if it were an independent candidate. but when they don't go and vote, they are giving other people the chassis, the same people that just to go and went again. unfortunately, it does seem that turn out has been low. we don't have exact figures right now. we don't have an exit polls either. we're going to get that in the, in the next hours and days, but it does look like the air, the turnout has been a particularly low, may be the lowest on record. how do you feel? how do you think that that will affect the way a lot of young people feel you think it could result in then feel even more alienated by the whole process? absolutely, because of the process took must have been much more important than this to them. because i also blame the government and our educational system for that. we were

never talked about the importance of democracy, the importance of voting. these are things that we need to have in our educational system, but we did not have that. so one of the reasons why 2 years ago there was the protest, it was because young people want to go to basic rank, but just clean water electricity, better health conditions. but they were not able to receive that. and not only that, when they protested 600 people were killed and thousands were injured. and many journalist and activists went missing in fact, 3 days ago and, and journalists have gone missing in iraq. so these are also points that people are concerned about. some use like me, are scared to speak up because they do not know what will happen to them. luckily i live in the credit that i need to iraq where it's secure, but in both data and in other parts of iraq, it's less secure and it's very stable. so the people there are really scared of

speaking up because they, they have their loved ones, their family and their friends go missing or deck. so this is also another factor that stops the youth from speaking up and from losing hope. you mentioned democracy takes time to, to be effective to take root. so what are you waiting to see after the results of the selection or in the next months in years? well, i do think there will be an immediate change in iraq. as i mentioned earlier, it will take time. so what i'm waiting for is to see more youth and more women participation. for example, i'm not asking for a used to be in the top of that list and could be making that decision. but i want them to be involved because we have the thing, people who are ruling with the same mindset for years. and this is dangerous for democracy because when you change the world is developing,

we are developing. i do not have the same ideologies as people who are 50 or 60. so we need to get you involved. we can have programs which involve you to be part of the government. it can be a simple phillip or, or a simple before back. what we need to have these programs. and we need to have an education system that where people can go based where they want to and work in a sector based upon their and their interest. because when we work on something that we are interested in, this is where we can really make a change as in the stuff pro democracy activist joining us live on skype from air to be in the kurdish region of northern iraq. madam, thank you so much for sharing your views and your passion about iraq with us. thank you. thank you. coming up on this news hour from london. controversial

court ruling brings thousands out in poland, rally in support of the countries membership of the european union. in sport, we're going to be hearing from boxer, tyson theory, who says is latest when proofs he is the greatest heavy weight. is iraq. ah. representatives of the taliban see they've wrapped up what they're calling positive talks with the us in cap in a statement. they said the full implementation of the bo, her agreement was considered to be the best way of resolving their problems. and the u. s. delegation stated they will give humanitarian assistance, the afghans providing facilities for organizations to deliver aid unaffected by political issues. they are now sitting down with a delegation from the european union. natasha gal name has more now from those talks indo. the afghan ministry of information characterized the to day talks

as quote, positive and says, the hope is this will pay the way for recognition of this transitional afghan government, not only by the united states, but by the international community. the afghan delegation led by the acting foreign minister, came to doha, seeking international recognition and the much needed financial assistance that accompanies it. the country is in the midst of economic and humanitarian crises with the un refugee agency warning that if the country doesn't get that much needed assistance, come winter, there will be a quote catastrophe. the acting un ambassadors to hail shaheen says the 2 sides dove into political issues and came to the consensus that the full implementation of the doha agreement is the only way to resolve political differences going

forward. he says the us vow to provide humanitarian assistance to the afghans will work with nonprofit organizations and helping to facilitate the delivery of that aid. and that humanitarian assistance will be decoupled from political issues. the afghan delegation says that it will cooperate with humanitarian groups to get that humanitarian aid to the afghans, and that it will continue to normalize diplomatic relations. it did say that future meetings with the american delegation might take place if warranted. thus far, the united states is not commenting on these 1st ever to day talks, women in afghanistan the urging people around the world to rally for their rights. ah, activist declared october 10th international day of women's solidarity with afghan

women. the group has already imposed restrictions on women and girls, including limitations on employment and education. but the taliban, as promised to respect women's rights, women were banned from work and school when the group was last than government in the 19 ninety's. i'm always on the, on the publisher to day 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. thousands of tennesseans have rallied against their president, accusing k said of a power grab demonstrations, have been taking place across the country since said assumed executive authority and suspended parliament 2 months ago. there are fears, the growing protests could corston easiest political divisions to spiral into civil unrest and a chappelle reports. oh, on this sunny day in tunis,

thousands came out to protest against their president. they were responding to a call for action from a group known as citizens against the qu. they believe president case. so you broke the law by suspending parliament and sacking the prime minister in july and they want him to step down the future continue. he's really skinny for now we don't know, what are we have? we don't have a problem with them. okay. you know, i am really protestors used to familiar chant, the people want removal of the president. they also urge security forces to remain neutral in this constitutional crisis. many support and either the largest block and the suspend parliament situation is very critical. and it is time promise of christ. i was taught listening to the people and sitting on the table. ready and

getting on a dialogue with those who are living with him in this country. so i say is that because he is the president of and isn't a public. so he's president of or to new orleans? not all of those who are there to support him. president high seat is now ruling by decree. after assuming nearly all executive power, he's pledge to fight corruption and revive along stagnant economy. he's defended his move, saying it was to save the country, but his critics call it a coo. and while so he broke ground by appointing the 1st female prime minister. he's yet to provide a road map out of this crisis. and she's yet to name a government. a week ago it was the president supporters who were on this very st, endorsing the policies and power grab so many are against thousands rallied in tunis and other cities, according to interior minister figures. yet seed was filmed, telling his prime minister, designate that 1800000 had turned out nationwide to back him. the discrepancy is

perhaps a reflection of how divided tenicia has become andrew shapell, now, dizzy power is being restored across lebanon, following saturdays, a total black out the country, which is struggling with a crippling economic crisis. so it's 2 biggest power stations shut down because of a fuel shortage. the energy ministry says it's received approval for a $100000000.00 in credit to secure fuel imports. santa ha, that has more now from the route. the state electricity network has again collapsed a lack of fuel, forced lebanon's largest power stations to shut down. it's the 4th time in the past months. that shortage is caused 8 country wide blackout. a deep economic crisis means a cash strapped state is struggling to import the energy resources. the sun you got it again. we used to have alec trustee for an hour daily. now it is totally cut. we

are spending our time out, sought out harms. so our children can have from the total power outage has practically been the case for months. state 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 the state run plants have run poorly for decades. will. hello monica, 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 for their elders, eda mae boot. algeria as president says, the return of the country's ambassador to paris is conditional on france showing it

fully, respects algeria, the north african country recalled it's envoy last week citing comments in a french newspaper. the report claimed that the french president believed algeria as rulers, had written the history of its colonization, based on a hatred of france. the following day, algeria closed, that's heirs faced the french military, plains. number 3, tens of thousands of people have rallied across poland, angry at a court ruling that parts of e u. law are incompatible with the polish constitution. the pro e, you crowds are worried that they are nationalistic government is pushing poland towards an exit from the block for a challenge reports. now from the demonstrators in the capital, i've large crowds and e. u flags are plenty in central, warsaw than real fears for the countries future. we would like to stay in the european union and we are very afraid that, that we are going to to the pol exit together with the government officer catching

ski and the others here. it's like, you know, a magician who is playing a young magician who is playing, who is fire and he doesn't know how to her, how to stop so it can explode. so i think is the same here for they don't really know what they did since the constitutional tribunal ruled on thursday. that foundational part of the new law don't apply in poland, economies. proposition politicians and e, you supporters of in mobilizing the turn out here, reinforces a central point support for the european union in poland is overwhelming some 75 to 80 percent of the population. not even the ruling law and justice party ready questions ponens membership of the european union. so begs the question, why is the government picking such a potentially dangerous fight with brussels?

we did invite poland government and supporters in the media to explain their position. but none took the opportunity. so i put the question to adam bordner until being ousted by the same tribunal that ruled against the e. u. he was poland, human rights ombudsman. it seems to me that government would simply like to accept ok. we can take the money, we can take all those benefits, but please leave us alone when it comes to and the pressure concerning the compliance with and the european ur standards. but it is impossible simply because you cannot be at the same time member of the european union and ignore basic rules of european integration. the you is thinking about its response. it neither wants to let this slide nor worse on the dispute. we will react, of course, like we're like we have done in the last weeks or, and miles you have seen that again, we already know false new decisions of the court of justice about the situation in

colon also possible, a daily financial sanction. the constitution now joins issues like judicial reform, abortion, and l. g beats. he writes, connected fronts in a power struggle between poland, government and the u. that is getting worse, not better, nor each helen's how to 0. also check president millichef zaman has been admitted to intensive care in hospital a day after parliamentary elections. he was taken there shortly after he met prime minister, andrea babich, who was narrowly defeated by the center right alliance on saturday. despite the last, the president alfred bobby should chance to form a government 1st. there man cast his ballot at his residence due to ill health. tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of brussels ahead of the climate summit in glasgow in november, the urging world leaders to increase climate ambitions and cut more emissions that

vast and reports from brussels. o brussels, the heart of the you being filled with protesters while organizes have predicted around 20000 who take part lisi at least 50000 turned up. we see that the effects of climate change are already among us, not only in the south of the world, but also in europe. we've seen terrible floods in belgium and in germany. and there are many, many people are ever got the effects and the and are seeing now what, what the effects of climate change are. last july, days of torrential rain cause severe flooding in western parts of europe, including in belgium, with dozens of people, died. the government was criticized for its late response. this is the message from brussel school glasgow coming from jail run from families from climate ac. the face . they say the time for talking is gone. now i need some action the you recently increase it's climate. the missions aiming to cut emissions by 55 percent by 2030

instead of 40 percent, but protects the same setting goals as one thing. implementing them is another. we've already achieved a lot. all these protests at the european level, they lead to the european re, nailed the lead to quite a lot of ambition and being upset. so any 30 emissions started for example, which was a really big deal, something that we've been working with for for years. and this is where we come out on the streets and especially tell our belgian leaders who are not as ambitious. you need to get back to work with you. i came as a student because it's important to have a voice is home. and if we're given the possibility to ease personnel, so we need to take him among the crowds and activities from the amazon and brazil. i am so thrilled to be here with this people. what they are, their voice probably saying what they want for their fruits, future generation. what is very important to me. my concern is about the 7

following generations, what we're going to leave for them. so that's why i'm here. just give me a little bit of a noise from the amazon with less than a month to go until word leaders gather in glasgow for the u. s. cop 26 summit climate active as are calling for more protest in the weeks to come step. fasten al jazeera in brussels. lots more still to come on this news hour, including an exclusive rule at the military hardware and left behind that of canister. and what the taliban cons to do with it. plus in sport, the east african nation looking to reach the world cup for the very 1st time football action coming out ah.