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with finland swings to the rise. prime minister, santa baron can see the defeat after conservative later the terry or po claim victory in a tight election. ah, until mccrae, this is l just here alive from doha. also coming up. the prominent russian military blog is killed in an explosion in st. petersburg. at least 25 people were injured relations, low house of parliament votes to remove the mandatory death penalty for some offences. and israel's kevin, this approves made of budget cuts to fund a new national guard. that will report directly to the far right. security minister .

ah, we begin in finland with prime minister. santa baron has conceded defeat and the parliamentary election, the right wing opposition national coalition party won with 20.7 percent of the vote. leader terry or post says he will work to form a coalition government. the fins of right wing populace party came 2nd with 20 point one percent. while the governing social democrats, 119.9 percent, were a challenge reports, smiling and seeming me at ease the se, but santa marines. political star has fallen. been in prime minister, gathered with supportive and her election headquarters is planet. results came in and showed her social democrats slipping behind the bright wing national coalition party and the fins party. shortly after she conceded defeat, the santa maria nearer is coming to an end. ncp lead

a pottery or po is on track to be the one assembling a new coalition government really happy because this results say, this is very strong and we have, we have very good campaign. and i think that election day today we have more votes and i'm quite sure that we can people believe let's see how the national coalition policy and the nationalists of rica perris fins party of both benefited from worries about the economy, living costs, the surging and finland is teetering into a recession. martha with how youth and progressive politics. santa marin, has been popular among young moderates at home and abroad. in marin has presided over finance, biggest geopolitical transition in decades. applying to join nato in response to neighboring russia's invasion of ukraine. last year, opponents were quick to jump on

a leaks video of her drinking and partying with friends, saying she wasn't fit to govern. marin was cleared of wrong doing that arguably, criticism of her government public spending. i hit her more than the head and his m scandal did. for me, i'm burdened by the economics of actually read that too much step. i think i wish you would have a well 1st they still in 20 years time. but if the current expenditures on dep thinking i'm worried about how we can afford the welfare states in the future, i know it's on a nice, very popular and she's done great. the most of the friends also think that she did an amazing job, went to colonel iris, thought, and maybe we have to look at the new pat crises that we have. and some of us still believe that she does very good job. other people who need on something, you know, having become the world's youngest prime minister at 34,

santa marin will be an ex prime minister at 37 from a law. rory challenge al jazeera is like, okay, i didn't have a christina, cocoa is the potty secretary for finland's national coalition party. she joins us from helsinki. thank you very much for being on al jazeera festival. congratulations on you when you now get her form a coalition. so which way are you going to go with the funds on the far right or with the social democrats? well, that's the one thing that we, i see when the in the coming weeks are coming is so it's, it's been an amazing election night. we just won and now we were math, 10 more seats. so it was our craig night and now now we are. the next thing is to focus to get to governments ready so, so it's gonna be a very exciting week ahead. any indication at this point in time on which way you think the party will go? well, oh,

it's too early to say anything about that. so our prime minister candidates at that order, but we'll, we'll leave that negotiations and it's gonna be a tight negotiation in, in any case, see, so that's something that we don't not know yet. okay. as we heard in the storage assembly of the economy was one of the driving issues of the selection. how is the ncp going to tackle, you know, potential looming recession and, and the rising cost of living? yeah, i finished, people were very concerned about state depth and all the economical issues. and now it's our ha such, try to balance it at the public economy and also, ah, be sure that the people gotten to have a upward leaving. so we beat, of course, are crow ah,

across as well as some may be some cuts. ok, what, what does she will when mean for ukraine and and finland's knighthood bid well on nato members, it based a huge thing to finland health course and we are looking forward very, very, are glad. but of course, the situation the ukraine is, is still horrible. and, and we are try to keep every, every support to ukraine that we can ok, so there shouldn't be any difference from the previous administration to, to your government and in terms of support to you, crime. no, not, not at all. that's, that's something that we all share here in finland. older political parties are very favor of supporting ukraine with such a close rice between the 3 major parties, you know, less than one percent difference between all 3. how difficult do you think it's going to be to unite the country and what sort of mandate does it give you

a policy? well a we got quite strong mandate, but of course ah, there sat there though, there were very tight re satin and at about the cloth is not quite close, eats all the so of course the something that we, we should take care take care. oh, we always just install it very carefully out, but i don't think that that's not going to be any, any kind of the problem. because in finland we are very used to have a lot of different kinds of parties in the, in the same government. so it's, it's quite common here. okay. it just finally on santa marin, how do you think that she will be remembered as a leader? oh, well a, there there was a oh some no hurry, vic, times covina. and yeah, yeah, we're in ukraine. oh, probably she will free remembers of all those. okay, thank you so much for joining us on al jazeera. that is christina cocoa,

the party secretary for finland's national coalition party. thank you. thank you for having me. well, in montenegro, former economy minister yon calls military chairs when the presidential run off. he secured 60 percent of the votes while the incumbent miller, you can know which got 39.9 percent under president. you can overage the small nation, joined nato, started negotiations for you membership and moved away from russia. but his party is accused of corruption and links to organized crime. the touch has pledged to fight corruption and prove living standards and both to ties with you and serbia. a leading russian military blogger who supported the invasion of ukraine, has been killed in a bomb blast at a cafe in st. petersburg. flatland to tasks was a member of a blocking group that had hired out the cafe in the historic center of saint

petersburg for an event. at least 25 others were injured in the explosion. dawson berry has more from moscow. this was the moment security cameras captured the attack as the busy street food bar number one cafe, in the heart of saint petersburg. on sunday. the explosion killed 40 year old military blogger, rosalyn petoskey, who was delivering his speech of the events, organized by the cyber front, that movement an association of people with k to out. if you say, who talks of this test a, every over a 100 people were in and around this events at the time of the attack, there's almost native was given the statue of himself as a gift, moments before the blast. according to the mayor of saint petersburg, all the cities emergency services have been called to deal with the incident. loveland to starsky launched his own social media channels to report on the activities of the russian military liam in. it's so called special military operation and has

a following up over 500000 subscribers. starsky was invited to the lavish ceremony last september at the kremlin, where russian president proclaimed the annexation of 4 regions of ukraine to our ski was a well known figure among kremlin supporters. scene here with daria, do you know who was killed in a car bomb attack last august in moscow region. her father, alexander, duke, and a far right political philosopher and crumbling supporter, was believed to be the intended target. the russian foreign ministry has issued a statement condemning the attack and praising that's our work as a journalist and his service to the country. these types of attacks are rare in russia, but the planning and plotting behind them just proved that the battles are not confined to the dumbass region. doors such as laurie al jazeera, moscow, you is secretary of state antony blinking has called to the immediate release of american journalist even guess, given during a call with the russian foreign minister, sick i left for of gifts given is

a correspondent with the wall street journal. he was detained on thursday on allegations of spying liberal officers. washington should not politicize the case, and goose, given his fate, will be determined by course. the death toll from storms in the us has risen to 32 as the country braces for more extreme weather. this week, a major storm system broke through the midwest and southern states on friday before move moving ne, i'd state suffered extensive damage after being hit by tornadoes, where you as president joe biden has declared a major disaster. the in the emergency management agency is working alongside local officials to assess storm impacts throughout the state. and at this time, i'm pleased to report that the remaining power outages are limited. are about 4400 people who still are without power, but they will be, have it restored by the end of the day of malaysia,

the lower house of parliament has voted to abolish the mandatory death penalty for crimes such as murder and drug trafficking. the bills seek to substitute the death penalty with life imprisonment and caning. depending on the crime, florence louis reports from kuala lumpur. beneath her down husband has been on death row. for 13 years, he was found guilty of murder. she raised their son on her own bed. when my son went to kindergarten, he didn't have a father. it was just me, a single mom. when he started primary school, he didn't have a father then neither. he's now 16. his father has not even held his hand. malaysia is now aiming to abolish the mandatory death penalty. they are currently 11 offenses with death is the automatic punishment of the $1300.00 inmates on death

row. nearly 70 percent were convicted of drug trafficking in malaysia, carrying even a small amount of elicit substance comes under that definition. human rights group say it doesn't meet the threshold of most serious crimes on the international law. the proposed amendments will allow the countries highest court to replace death sentences with life imprisonment and caning. these reforms have been on the table for several years now. and a moratorium on executions has been in place since 2018. the minister in charge of legal reform says the abolition of the mandatory death penalty is aimed at valuing the sanctity of life, while ensuring justice and fairness for all anti death penalty advocates. welcome to move and say malaysia also needs to look at reforming other aspects of its penal system, including rehabilitation. the motha was in asia as a fixed pacific grad student prioritizes punitive punishment. read only as the ha

question once we punish a guy and was they come out? what you all do with him? the we expect him to sunday, read the rebecca society and do good or do we expect them to re offend on the route? for vanessa, there is at least a chance that her husband's case might be reviewed at his home. yet i know he did wrong, but please don't hang up. give him another chance. you release him, he can change the changes will still have to be passed in the upper house of parliament and signed into law by the king before they come into effect. florence louis al jazeera kuala lumpur is still a hit on al jazeera will tell you what's fueling the sudden surgeon oil prices, and what it could mean for global inflation. and paris puts the brakes on rental excuses and victory for road safety campaigners

ah hello, there was seen a little bit of a warm up across parts of the middle east over the next few days. suddenly across the event, with temperatures, edging up, things was settled down as the weather system pulled its way further east and got another one coming in behind the moving its way across to kia. by the time we get to choose, they bring in some heavy rain and small blustery winds. and the winds are set to die down across the gulf, the temperatures in places like doha, and due by edging up slightly over the next few days. we will see more in the way of wet weather, affecting western and southern areas of yemen, and is more windy and whether it's a come across the mediterranean, that's going to trickle down into northern areas of africa. algeria as well as to nicea and parts of libya, we are expecting some rain to touch into bang god the certainly the winds will be felt here. the temperature touching down slightly below average,

but lots of fine and sunny weather to be found on wednesday. the winds pick up across northern areas of nigeria. wet weather to the south of this no seasonal rains have pushed their way further north and heavy downpours to come for uganda and into kenya as well as from southern areas of somalia. but for the south of this, a dry, a picture by tuesday, ah, in south korea generations taking stage, taking up social media sessions. anytime i would aid the world, hold on. i'll just one forcing questions is war with will wonder, minute rigorous to be core dice because of lives really matter. please join me. welcome on who for one out to 0.

lou ah ah, you're watching al jazeera reminder of our top stories. the salad, the leader of finland's right wing opposition. national coalition party has claimed victory in a closely ford parliamentary election. current prime minister on america has conceded defeat a russian military blogger who supported the invasion of you crime, has been killed in a bomb attack and st. petersburg. witnesses say flatland to task was presented with a statue which exploded at least 25 people were injured in the blast. and a militia, the law house of parliament is voting to abolish the mandatory death penalty for crimes such as murder and drug trafficking. the bills seek to substitute the death

penalty with life imprisonment. oil prices have surged off to saudi arabia and other produces from the opaque plaza lines announce production costs. they will come into effect from may bred says it's a precautionary measure to stabilize the market. the u. s. has opposed the cout saying the world needs low oil prices to support economic growth. it also wants to limit brushes earnings from its oil exports, which em crying is an energy fellow at rice university's bacon institute. he says high oil prices will rise inflation around the world. the pretty big deal. i mean, they were picked plus, had been signaling previously and that's kind of the steady as she goes output strategy. but if you take a look at their market behavior in recent years and months, i mean, not so surprising, right? so, you know, all had been showing weakness. it had been under $80.00

a barrel persistently, which is seems to be an informal floor now for, for the saudis. at least you see oil at, or under that level, you have to figure that to the saudis, or at least thinking about taking action. you know, well last big cut they may, was in october of last year with oil around $90.00 well below that level now. so, you know, the saudis want to maintain that the notion that, that october cut was based on market fundamentals, not based on a desire to help by phone as a new member election. so they cut with $90.00 will then and you think that, you know, price is now under $80.00, it would be looking at another round of cuts. anybody that's producing oil is going to benefit from this show oil producing countries. lots of spending going on in those countries. lots of lots more investment upstream in producing more oil as well as, you know, social programs construction plans, you know,

lots of infrastructure, spending, those countries. i suspect that's going to continue. and it's also going to push, you know, inflation in the rest of the world. i mean, central banks around the world are still grappling with the persistently high inflation. this is not going to be welcomed step in those countries. egyptian president of dell father l c. c. has paid a surprise visit to saudi arabia, a key ally cc was received by saudi crown, prince and prime minister mohammed ben selman. saudi arabia has supplied egypt with billions of dollars in grants and investments over the past decade. the 2 countries are also trying to normalize relations with syrian president bashir our sod, who has been politically isolated since the start of the war in 2021. was syrian state media say a car bomb has gone off near a military airport. it happened in the mythos of it near the syrian capital, damascus. police sources quoted by state media said they were no injuries from the

improvised explosive device. israel's cabinet has approved the plans of a far right minister to form a national guard. critic say it will be a private militia for it. a mob inc via who was previously convicted of inciting hatred against palestinians. bennet smith reports from west jerusalem. ah, protest is mocked the idea of a so called national guard. but for israel's far right, security minister, it's no joke. it's mar, bank of it says the new force will tackle what he calls nationalist crime and terrorism. i think a, a we need to strength existing force of the police, which is lack of 2000 police officers for air, enjoy regularly bully singer duties and it will be blessed if they will. air doors. this budget ended police officers, which they won't do it to the, to do in this, say,

brock route 3 months of protests and strikes against plans to get politicians more say in the appointment of judges eventually forced prime minister benjamin netanyahu to pause the judicial overhaul. the price extracted by banga there to agree to the pause was the promise to create his national guard opposition. politicians say it will be nothing more than a private army of thugs city. the priorities of this government are ridiculous and despicable. it existed 3 months and the only thing that keeps a busy is crushing democracy and promoting extreme fantasies of delusional people. netanyahu's cabinet has agreed to cut budgets from all other ministries to provide the estimated $278000000.00 needed to fund the new force. it's an indication of how reliant benjamin netanyahu is on support. on the far right, the plans for the so called national guard have suddenly been advanced. the prime minister's office says the exact powers of this new force will be discussed in

a committee, made up of all israel's, the agencies they have 90 days to make their recommendations. bernard smith, al jazeera western, russo iranian women have condemned of recent attack on mother and daughter who were targeted for not wearing the he job. a video shows a man confronting the women in a shop in the north eastern city of michelle before emptying. go get on their heads . in response, the government said it will reinforce strict dress codes for women. local media says the shop has been shut down. the women have been arrested and a warrant with issued for the man. and l jerry and court has sentence prominent journalist wilson, l cutty, to 3 years in prison. he is the director of marguerite, emergent news. cardi is accused of receiving foreign funds through his business, an exchange for carrying out activities that could harm the state would use if boy, on dell is professor of political science and international relations account or

university he says l cutty was not given a fair trial. the accusations are quite vague and there wasn't registered blazed that he got this particular little sentence receiving funds from abroad or engaging in bob baganda, but threatens the security and public called little in algeria. are quite really serious accusations whether the courts have proven done or not. it's very, very debatable human life organizations that attended some of the her meeting. so abbreviated accountability is luster. last month have accused the authorities of not a given mr. little cubby a fair trial. he's one of his lawyers will be the asshole, said doug duchess, asian. but it is he of my funds for my blood? well, actually 25000 pounds from here says daughter who is re so drilled,

working in london. and she gave him that money as a loan because she's a shareholder in his company. he faked some financial difficulties, paying his stuff, and that's why he received duck particular money since her son was for the jail last december awaiting his trying. despite of this particular act was perceived as a bug on freedom of expression. polls half closed and bulgaria following its 5th election and 2 years. the country is a member of the e. u in nato, but also has historical ties with russia and the war and ukraine has worse and political divisions. zane beth raffi has more 2 former prime ministers are neck and neck for the top job in bulgaria. center, right boy,

called boris of. and carol pet cove who leads an anti corruption coalition voters hope a clear result will bring an end to gears of political crisis in the european union's poorest country by the faith. this is the only solution to the crisis with this terrible warn ukraine, this partition of the world. we must very clearly stay with the democratic world. was us. this was, i didn't lose my little bit. i voted for a normal european life. i voted for us to have a normal european government, normal european roads, normal european health care, normal european education. both front runners are pro western and pro ukraine. though the nato member has been cautious with public support for keith and walker, as the victor will also have to contend with independent president room, and rather have seen his pro kremlin russia's invasion of ukraine deep into political crisis. that is in gulf bulgaria. since anti corruption protest in 2020. after years of political deadlock,

people are weary and want an end to instability unseen. since the fall of communism, doctor visit the people don't know what they want their being led on by false promises in the end. it doesn't work out. there are no because or ambitions. it's all tied to various spotty lines. they can do it together. they're just not willing to, they have other interests in mind for them check things against difficult this time as well. i think no consensus will be reached. neither side will budge. it will be difficult to form a government in the days before the vote. a wave of bomb threats targeted schools being used as polling stations. investigators blamed hackers likely linked to russia for creating panic to reduce voter turnout and undermine this pivotal election. bulgaria has long been among europe's top producers of ammunition, even a main supplier for soviet russia. a definitive result in sunday's polls and clear

public support for ukraine could be pivotal for the key govern ahead of a spring counter offensive. zane bas robbie of 20 parisians have voted to banned the hiring of electric scooters and the victory for road safety. campaigners nearly 90 percent of the ballots cast were opposed to the rental of battery powered vehicles. however, less than 80 percent of eligible voters to pass the referendum. paris, this is become the only major european capital to outlaw rental e scooters and elizabeth mc hay. as a french journalist, writer and columnist, she explains the results don't mean there will be no excuses on the roads. if you own one, you can write it. that's not a problem, the maybe extra regulation in terms of a respecting the, the driving code because the scooters tend to sort of go up one way streets and hot practically any, whatever, you know,

private ones are okay. it's the 3 rental companies that supplied most of the east hooters of called short duration rentals that have lost a vote, which was taken by only 7.45 percent of the paris voting the public. so on the one hand, the mayor is delighted. she says, we've got a clear victory. the scooters are off the streets of paris, only other people say that boat was organized and complicated ways. there was no e voting. even though a most users of east coaches are people between $16.34, who would have like an e vote. other people who need to be happy with them because it is perfectly true that the the, the scooters have become a nuisance. on the other hand, the not only is it almost impossible now for a private call to be driven in paris is at that lot cost. there are also fewer and