who will do when is being done to the losers and why is it so important i started germany decides the german election september twenty fourth starting at fifteen hundred u.t.c. right here on the dover. this is d w news live from delhi and it's a final day of campaigning for an election that could change germany's political landscape chancellor angela merkel has been on the last minute push before votes

she has a strong lead in the polls a few are expecting a heart stopping finish but with the main challenger much ensures the distant second all eyes are on which party will come into also coming up. the door both you know that this is their work not only my parents work but also my grandparents thank god we're at least a lawyer so i don't know gives you three days off to mexico's massive earthquake remote communities are still waiting for help the w. visited one village that's digging itself out of the rubble. and iran says it's launched a new ballistic missile that can carry multiple warheads over a two thousand kilometers it's a sign of defiance against the u.s. . i'm it's good to have you with us. german chancellor angela merkel and her main

challenger martin shuls were on their final day of campaigning before germans go to the polls on sunday and womack hill has a comfortable lead in the polls she's not taking any chances meeting voters in her home district in northeastern germany to pound home the message one last time. chancellor angela merkel doesn't have to worry about keeping her campaign alive as she practiced the c.p.i. . and reid's voters image that are so and her constituency in eastern germany after all her conservatives have a healthy lead in the polls and merkel looks set to become chancellor for the fourth time. i think she has done a good job so far and that the results are tomorrow's general election will be pretty clear. but it's almost certain that the christian democrats might get enough votes to govern on their own with. one possible coalition

partner the free market free democrats their leader christian in the last campaign day pitching for a comeback the f.t. pay failed to make it into the bundestag in the last federal elections. merkel could also renew the current coalition with the social democrats who trail far behind merkel's party in opinion polls their leader martin schultz made a final push to sway voters at an energetic rally in african in germany's west on the eve of the rally schultz urged germans not to vote for the populist alternative for germany party nine by its german initials a f t arly founded four years ago the party has seen a last minute boost in the polls it could end up being the third largest party in the bundestag the split be the first time a nationalist party has sat in germany's parliament since a nine hundred sixty s. . i find it very worrying in light of germany's history.

i simply find it terrible. and although angle americal is confident of winning the actual make up of the government still remains wide open. well joining us for moyes political correspondent christopher spring gate good to have you with us so the latest polls continue to put makela spot in the lead with double digits actually is a stressful macular is a trust for this it is it's a bit of both merkel's conservatives the christian democrats are ahead in the polls as you say they're polling around thirty six thirty seven percent. which is the most popular party at the moment in germany they're doing better in surveys in all sorts of areas voters say they have greater economic competence they trust them more in areas like security and foreign policy and the social democrats are just

not doing as well as the christian democrats it is also. herself the chancellor she is even more popular than her party her popularity was damaged during the micro crisis it dipped quite dramatically she's recovered from that if you ask germans now who they want as the next chancellor one and two a good fifty percent will say so what happened to. this company very strong with the schultz effect as it was called but somewhere along the line the numbers started going down what happened i think two things happened first of all a strategic mistake he based his campaign on the issue of social inequality. unfortunately for him germany the german economy is in robust health unemployment is low wages are rising even if it's just a slight rise at the moment people are pretty content with life at the moment and you know with an issue such as social inequality you managed to attract ten

percent maybe fifteen percent in that tradition just not an issue that you can win an election on so that was a major mistake and the other thing is that he just didn't manage to put forward a convincing vision of how to address some of the big threats that germans are facing the world of work is going to change when it gets digitized globalization all those things. people are worried about he didn't manage to put forward a convincing vision of what he would do with charts and did the f.t. manage to do this because the polls seem to be placing the right wing populist party a strong third what happens when they join the buddhist. the buddhist time the tone of debate in the buddhist talk will change radically it will be much more polarized much more fractious. the a f t. you know we expect many of the candidates many of the f.t. candidates who do win seats in the german parliament to be from the far right wing of the party you're going to have revisionists anti semites racists hardline

nationalists conspiracy theorists all in the german but this time they will change the tone of the debates in that parliament the mainstream democrats in parliament will have to do their work. they'll have to put much more effort into convincing people and beating the far right populist well christopher thanks for that analysis as we look to the elections coming hours actually you're welcome. so as a campaigning draws to a close ahead of sunday's election why not join our conversation online first of all you can get our coverage on our web site. and there you'll find plenty of content and there's also our facebook page and twitter just look for hashtag germany decides and please don't hesitate to get involved tell us what you think you'd like to hear from you.

well demonstrators have filled the streets of paris in protest at president emanuel across labor reforms media reports say tens of thousands of people took part in the protest was organized by macaws far left arrivals and they're calling for resistance to the labor reforms saying they were harmed job protection across signed the reforms into law on friday in a bid to boost growth and create jobs said today's protests were the third in a series throughout france. another earthquake has struck mexico and all the tremors were centered in the region of one in the south east of the country there were also felt in mexico city seismic alarms wrong out across the capital sending residents and office workers out onto the streets rescue workers suspended their

search through buildings destroyed by the larger quake that rocked the country earlier this week their fishel death toll from that disaster earlier in the week now stands at two hundred ninety five. visited one of the communities just south of mexico city where residents are still dealing with the aftermath. this is . a small village about one hundred kilometers southeast from mexico city the church here had to close its doors after the earthquake most houses are built with breaks made of matter and straw known as a job this made them specially vulnerable. knots of houses made of adobe have collapsed apparently were exactly on the earthquake fault line most houses here all wooden made of adobe. letty's yes house was also completely destroyed she knows it will have to be torn down except to do that this is a huge loss for us emotionally too but now are even more united more than ever.

her neighbor began martinez is still trying to salvage things of value from the rubble. used to just have a roof they have these big dried leaves we brought down from the mountains. so when they finally got a tiled roof that was a huge improvement for our parents. in. the devastated house is much more than a material loss for him. this is their work not only my parents work but also my grandparents thank god we're at least alive. his daughter sania was born and grew up in this house. i was born here i lived in my childhood i have beautiful memories. now she'll have to help her father rebuild it government help has barely arrived in the periphery of mexico city the main help here comes from

civilians among those arriving to help our students and teaching staff from universities and schools in other towns and cities look at it we didn't want to stand around doing nothing we were planning to go to mexico city but then we noticed the villages in the countryside were much more in. need of our help so here we are. this village has never witnessed such destruction but people here were lucky they have been spared that they suffered in mexican capital. and here everyone hopes to have a home again. very soon after hurricane maria ravaged where to recall an earlier this week the island is now facing a possible new disaster officials are scrambling to evacuate tens of thousands of people from near dam in the country's west experts say it's buckling under the strain of the rainwater brought by the hurricane and could collapse at any time the

runoff from the nearly one hundred year old dam dam has already failed causing flash flooding officials fear residents may not hear their warnings because communications are down. iran claims it has successfully tested a new medium range missile it's not clear exactly where the launch took place but the announcement came just days after u.s. president donald trump sharply criticized iran's government and threatened to demand changes to the international agreement on iran's nuclear program. iran claims its latest medium range ballistic missile can carry several warheads as far as two thousand kilometers state t.v. showed footage of the launch from an unspecified location within iran. a day earlier the new missile was the star attraction at a military parade in the capital tehran a defiant president rouhani insists iran does not need permission to develop its missile program. a market whether the western powers want it or not iran will

defend the world's innocence we will increase our defense power in any form we deem necessary as well as upgrading the missile systems we will also strengthen naval ground and air forces. u.s. president donald trump has already threatened to pull out of the existing u.n. agreement limiting iran's nuclear program but earlier this week at the u.n. trump delivered a scathing criticism of iran. tehran says its rockets are not designed to carry nuclear weapons but the challenge is their trump will announce next month whether the u.s. is pulling out of the iran nuclear deal. in saturday's been to sleep action dot mind continued to find their final run with a six one thrashing of blood back in saturday's late game maximillian philip bad a brazen star strike up here in america by my own net at

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a reminder of the top stories we're following for you germany heads to the polls on sunday to elect a new parliament hill is tipped to win a fourth term as chancellor but the populist alternative for germany party is expected to enter the bundestag for the first time. that this will be back at the top of the hour in the meantime log on to a website for more that's d.w. dot com and you can also follow us on social media we are at news thank you for watching. everyone my name is made by you better known as millie when i was still used towards. over forty events more stories. new day tournaments.