world. experience outstanding shopping and dining offers and try our services. be our guest at frankfurt airport city managed by for. this is d. w. news live from berlin tonight the day after in germany a politically weakened chancellor begins coming to terms with the results of sunday's national election i'm going to america must now begin the talk task of forming a new government and she needs partners the social democrats have already ruled out

a return to government that could mean miracle working with the two parties who have little in common also coming up anti immigration activists in bold and by the election results the far right alternative for germany is now the country's third largest party we'll hear from our correspondent in the east of the country where the a.f.d. performed best also tonight a historic day for the kurdish people in iraq they're voting in a referendum that could pave the way for talks on an independent kurdistan as the counting begins people are celebrating despite warnings that the vote may ignite more conflict in the region. i'm brink off it's good to have you with us we begin with the fallout from the german election the results left the longest serving leader in the western world

politically wounded and they have opened the doors of parliament to a far right party chancellor angela merkel today began the search for a new partners to build a government and this will be her fourth term as chancellor but her support dropped significantly she's expect. to seek a deal with two unlikely bedfellows the pro-business free democrats and the greens but all the wheeling and dealing is taking place with an elephant in the room a far right party entering germany's parliament for the first time in decades. nothing in the german parliament will stay as it was behind the scenes power plays and party leaders sounding each other out the first bombshell came from the f.t. as one of the leaders of the far right party walked out of its news conference. i have decided not to be part of the f.t.'s parliamentary group but to sit independently in parliament for the time being.

petrie is unlikely to be the last in the f.t. to distance themselves from the extreme right elements within their own party but chancellor angela merkel is facing bigger problems after the social democrats ruled out forming a grand coalition with her conservatives a three way partnership with the business friendly liberal democrats and the environmentalist greens seems the only possibility even if it's all smiles in public their political outlooks remain worlds apart they are likely to demand a heavy price for making any compromises meanwhile the bavarian christian socialists the c.d.u. sister party are also threatening to quit their alliance with merkel's conservatives unless their demands are met. as. in my view it's absolutely essential that we set out a clear commitment to stemming the influx of refugees in other words a cap on number. that's what we've promised people. the f.t.p.

and the greens are unlikely to go along with any cap on refugees it almost seems as if the chancellor is already missing her old coalition partners in the s.p.d. . of greens we will begin having exploratory talks with the f.t.p. and the greens. but i would like to add also with the s.p.d. because it is important that germany form a strong stable government stuff you know a new. after them ring at the polls the social democrats are looking to reinvent themselves the last thing most members want is a rerun of the last government with the america. that she wants to call me she can i think that since the so-called elephant round of talks yesterday she has better things to do with it on thinking all others. the new parliamentary groups will come together for the first time on tuesday the powerplays just getting underway.

how exactly the new german government shapes up is being watched keenly in brussels earlier remains hugely influential in the european union but some officials are concerned about the influence that they could have moving forward no one in the european parliament is exhaling just yet although chancellor merkel will likely remain in office her position is weakened lawmakers in brussels are deeply concerned about the strong showing of the far right in germany's election. experience has shown that such a right wing radical party can really poison the discourse. that's what we've seen with you keep the u.k.'s pro breaks it party it had no members in parliament but still managed to turn the debate toxic if you discuss issues in france you have marine le pen weighing in and it will be the same with the f.t. in germany unfortunately. it was the same story in the netherlands when far

right populists to strong support in that country's recent parliamentary elections dutch lawmakers say german voters sent a similar signal the signal that i saw from the german elections is really that no one is immune to change and there is more fragmentation in germany while the center is still strong. i think we have to be mindful of what the far right is going to do the german green party's foreign affairs spokesman says this is a wake up call on the future of the e.u. the humvee. with this three pronged alliance between brussels paris and berlin we have a window of opportunity to take the initiative to bring the e.u. closer together but berlin has to be willing to play along. which being avoided with the far right is growing support in europe it may compel the e.u. to pay closer attention to the concerns of all europeans. i'm joined now here by our chief political correspondent belinda gray. of the different world than it was

twenty four hours ago it seems like both and indeed we ushered that big transition and i know you're quite a night so let's talk about the far right they look set to have some ninety seats in the new parliament in the bluntest target i mean that's a significant number how much power with will they wield and do they have enough members or people who are qualified and competent to sit in parliament well great questions the fact is are they even going to be one bloc normally parliamentary groups have a certain amount of cohesion we've already seen a major a.f.d. leader saying today she doesn't want to join the parliamentary group because essentially she thinks that the people in the party many of them are not. serious enough about real policy making and that is the big question with this party many of its voters and many of those who put themselves on the list to be elected are essentially there at a protest they want to send a clear message to established politicians and parties saying they are not happy

with germany's approach to migration they want a limit on migration they want to deport migrants who are here but is that enough to carry them through in parliament that is going to be the big question and there are enormous divisions within this party yeah i mean it makes you wonder too if they're just there to protest will the party fall apart whence it gets down to having to do business and legislators isley merkel the chancellor she has to build a new coalition to build build a new government and she's got some unlikely bedfellows to deal with pro business. and the green space and lots of divisions herself also starting with of her own party we're seeing a lot of pressure now from the more conservative the very and sister party for her to go in a certain direction that would surely not be aligned for example with those one of those prospective coalition partners the greens and the greens quite liberal on a number of matters including migration if the chancellor was under pressure to move further to the right could make it hard to find agreement these three

potential partners are going to be taking out their programs and seeing where there are possible areas of compromise and where there are pretty deep divisions and one of those divisions there a critical will be for example on approaches to european union integration the business friendly free democrats have made a lot of noise about wanting a much less integration friendly policy than either the chancellor or the greens lean to that for example could torpedo good cooperation with the new president of france manual mac aw the chancellor was looking to work with him that may be very difficult with that kind of a coalition if she can even get there i mean there's so much horse trading. going on right now will we even have a new government come christmas and if not dare i mention the words new elections very problematic she was asked last night could we can we get there by christmas she expressed optimism but it is a very open question and there truly are there

a deep differences between these parties now some of that may have been tactics during the election campaign it's possible that the free democrats may roll back on some of their more difficult statements nonetheless if they can't hammer out a coalition actions is normally what happens in a parliamentary system the thing is no established party wants to see that happen because if they look incompetent that could drive even more voters into the arms of the far right a f t so a lot of pressure on everybody it seems to be clarifying minds to some degree but it's very early days this is going to be a long tough process when the green party political correspondents another long day the insights that human. well the a.f.d. did especially well in eastern germany that's also the part of the country that gave rise to the anti islam protest known as piggy w.'s for being from the mark is

in the eastern city of dresden where a bigoted demonstration is underway he sent us this report. i mean here right at the market place where the picky movement is meeting this movement against the so-called islam is ation of europe as they call themselves and when you look behind me year you can see people with german flags but there are also clearly right wing extremists among them there are people and groups that are observed by german services racists right wing extremists but when the speaker here came to the stage he welcomed everyone says we are the resistance and this is the capital of the resistance and they clearly support the a.f.p. when they was when they spoke about the a.f.p. result the end tires square behind me scream a f t f t these are just about four to five thousand people but they clearly support the far right a.f.p.

and the speakers here on the stage they said since yesterday those people their voices would have an arm in the parliament with a.s.d. . that was mean for the mark they're reporting from dresden where the votes are being counted tonight after iraqi kurds went to the polls in a controversial independence referendum which is strongly opposed by the government in baghdad the vote took place in the autonomous kurdistan region and some other disputed areas of iraq a yes result would give kurdish leaders a mandate to start talks on breaking away from the rest of the country iraq's immediate neighbors syria turkey and iran also condemned the ballot. because it's an upright the holding of the independence referendum. on monday today we voted for the independence of kurdistan and it's a session from iraq. we want to change our iraqi identity to kurdish.

i say goodbye to iraq and yes to independence. the non-binding vote was how despite pressure from all sides iraq's central government said it would never accept the speeding up of the country internationally the united nations warns the kurds push for independence could ignite more regional conflicts by the us feared it would distract from the fight against so-called islamic states because the fight is partly about acknowledging the contribution of the. in confronting i.a.s. . god gives us this land and we have to protect it with our blood. we made sacrifices for the land and god willing the kurdish state will be announced soon and we are ready to sacrifice ourselves for it

. iraq's neighbors also have significant populations of ethnic heads need is there worry the fight could fuel kurdish nationalism in their countries. our attitude on this issue is very clear. regardless of the results with a clear this referendum and void. it is not in conformity with the current law in iraq. we declare it illegitimate. your. going to make sure the. turkey has tightened up security on its border to kurdistan where its carrying out military exercises. is also threatened to turn off the pipeline which carries oil from kurdistan through turkey to the outside world. and here's

a reminder of the top stories we're following for you. germany's political parties to help or form a stable government conservatives will seek talks with the social democrats who have ruled out entering a coalition that will they will also start talks with the pro business free democrats and the green. party back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day daniel winters is up next with your business.

all right it's business time the euro is down as investors sense of uncertainty germany's national election will see a change in the makeup of government and as of now the parties on distracted by coalition talks will tell you what this will mean for business also coming on.

there will be no wholesale takeover of the lin the firm's supervisory board have instead chosen the competitors it wants to woo we'll tell you who and an unlikely place to find something to smile your parents will tell you why recycled had pieces are all the rage in camp. on a winter and this is your business update live from berlin i go merkel's conservatives will stay in the social democrats say that out now the leader of europe's biggest economy has to make new friends in parliament to form a governing coalition businesses here hoping for a quick resolution. like the rest of the country germany's business community is trying to digest the election outcome further down the road it could have to contend with a coalition between the conservatives liberals and environmentalists the

conservative c.d.u. and the liberal f.t.p. are both traditionally pro-business but the greens are much more critical for now however business leaders are still wary over the coalition talks themselves and how challenging they're set to be regardless of the outcome but once it's guns and you know it's important for us irrespective of the party politics is that it doesn't take too long to come through the coalition talks they'll be very difficult negotiations but they have to agree on a forward looking program so that businesses are aware which conditions will apply in the future that will be crucial you know that it's more guns in charge and it helps that the country is operating from a position of strength record employment booming exports and healthy consumption are fueling german growth but the country has lagged behind in many areas like digitization and infrastructure spending german industry wants to see this change in the upcoming electoral term. the business community is sending its own kind of

coalition agreement for investments but three focal points investing in education in modern infrastructure and in spaces her entrepreneurialism activity. the country lives off ideas and the work of businesses and their entrepreneurs those are resources. analysts sent to separate that the economy will show up slightly weaker in the third quarter concerned over a protracted effort to build a government is one factor but overall twenty seventeen is expected to be a good here a positive forecast may help business stay optimistic evelyn supervisory board has given the go ahead to the acquisition talks today the bankrupt line is meeting with lufthansa and easy jet this cautions are giving hope to eight thousand employees whose livelihoods are on the law

a deal for the future of air berlin is taking form the bankrupt airline stated after a board meeting on monday negotiations with the photons and easyjet are being held until october twelfth. considering the difficult situation i'm relieved to say that after our negotiations we are on the way to achieving good job prospects for around eighty percent of our colleagues if there were men with our betters. so. technical details will be thrashed out in the coming weeks and any final deal will need to be approved by european regulators at stake of the carriers one hundred forty least aircraft coveted landing and takeoff slots of german airports some prime berlin real estate and the livelihoods of thousands of employees easy jet is only interested in parts of the passenger airline while the town's a spade includes austrian airline nicky as well herself she generates some three

hundred fifty million euros two hundred million of which will come from love tons of that's good news for the german taxpayer because the one hundred fifty million euros in bridging modes provided by the german government can be paid back in full . the full round of breck's it talks has begun today the futures of many industries in the balance just take wind of which britain makes very little imports a lot produces in countries like france are worried wine drinking will become a luxury and the u.k. . the town of chablis in northern france is synonymous with high quality white wine connoisseurs in the united kingdom are especially fond of us but as harvest gets underway this year many local producers are worried about how britain's departure from the e.u. will affect their business the drop in the value of sterling has a ready made wine imports more expensive and experts say vintners will suffer even

more if the u.k. leaves the customs union. we know that the english are as worried as we are by practice. there are solutions to be found at the european level but we need to see what we can do to continue doing business has a strong reputation in britain we need to figure out what we can do to sustain this good relationship. last year producers in sharply exported more than six million bottles of wine to the united kingdom but as vendors contemplate the future the threat of tariffs and a further devaluation of the pound is leaving us sour taste. asleep at the wheel that's what many accuse the germans of when it comes to him ability the chinese on the other hand are said to be streets ahead but are motorists electrified about beijing's plans. the site may look rather humble

but don't let that deceive you b.y.d. is the world's biggest producer of cars known as new energy vehicles or any viz in china. any of these as an important part of its strategy for city for sustainability so you see of all counties trying to playing a very important role in promoting any. china is the world's largest car market and the government wants domestic manufacturers to become market leaders in the mobility it's introduced a number of incentives in line with that goal in beijing for example e-car registrations are easy to get not so with diesels even with government subsidies though there's still a long way to go just two percent of chinese drivers own an e-card so far no major international car maker has marketed a battery powered vehicle in the country b. y.

d. sells mid-range s.u.v.s some of them with special features like remote controlled parking but most models are also available as plug in hybrids they're able to run on battery power but are also fitted with a diesel engine a few customers choose pure cars i believe that there will come a moment that people will realize that there is no event there is no disadvantage here you are not giving up one confort. for another. the push towards emo billets he has created new nice shoes for startups one of them is neo in shanghai it was set up three years ago and has made a name for itself in motor racing so far it's brought out a few custom made sports cars but the company is planning to release a mid to high range battery powered car by the end of this year. we want to bring in the brand. really that's going to cover

the chinese sector which is. always in the bottom line. b. y. d. is also working on developing purely electric vehicles it's already produced one so far which only delivers it to taxi companies while regular consumers may still have misgivings about going electric well thirty's in several chinese cities are focusing their attention on cabs taxis intern gen can charge up on the company premises. staying beautiful is harder than it looks helping your customers to stay beautiful can be even harder just ask when the one juror who is with business just outside nairobi is making a tidy profit she goes to great lengths to stay a cut above the rest. plant also it seems is a growing business here in the chic center of nairobi just one wig can set you back

up to five hundred dollars the current trend for wigs and hair extensions has created a million dollar market just outside the kenyan capital dan dura is one of africa's biggest trash heaps but what's a cast off for some is a treasure for others thousands of kenyans make their livelihoods from trash like winnie when jira. she specializes in hair both synthetic and real so. there are many different types of hair if you're lucky you might find under human hair someone may have bought it but not liked it and chucked it away the boys from the dump sell them to me for the equivalent of two u.s. dollars and i then sell them to a salon for around five u.s. dollars. not a bad profit margin for the thirty one year old but competition is tough at the dump she's not the only one keen to make money with her here at the market in one of nairobi's poorer areas the headpieces assorted and cleaned oiled and

combed like many other hair stylists marry one who buys the hair from the rubbish dump and then prepares it for her customers they pay a fraction of what they would in topsail ohms. also prefer these pieces because they're cheap and come from nearby instead of those from the central business district that are expensive and far away by the time they arrive the customer has left north or. this woman doesn't mind that when you adornment one slay on the trash pile as long as it's properly restored looks good on the price is right she's just one of many benefiting from this form of recycling. business a quadriga election special is up next thank you very much for watching.

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fell and unforeseen much to our fall. from physicist to the most powerful woman in the world until america a portrait. cusa. is a sign of the revolution. she and china have tunisia since the revolution he's been working to strengthen the young democracy fighting for the environment jobs. and against brother out there. believes in the power of his generation. for tunisia's future global three thousand to our. story so that people of the world over t.w. on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch. follow us. she's long been a symbol of hope in syria. i try to help. a small us son does she

stand for change. for the false facade of her husband's rule of terror thanks. he believes in what the syrian regime is doing and believes and those who say. projection that that they are saving syria was not the beautiful face of the dictatorship starting october first on d w. that twelve years of on get americal were not enough for her staunchest supporters they wanted to keep the chancellor in office for four more years her soft.