the perspective of writers thinkers and covent garden just what did it feel like to live in times over the revolution and the people. one nine hundred seventy the real october starting october twenty fifth t w. this is to give you news live from berlin only a snap election appears to have paid off big for shinzo ave exit polls are projecting a landslide victory for the japanese prime minister's ruling conservatives this follows a short campaign that focused on the economy and the north korean crisis. also

coming up thousands gather here in berlin to condemn hate and racism in german politics the demonstration comes mere days before the buddhist thought returns the session with newly elected lawmakers from the far right alternative for germany. and we'll revisit the bundesliga from last night's action where the results influence the top of the table by music traveled to hamburg and it got physical and then the defending champions an extra man advantage as they looked to really in table toppers dortmund. i met her many thanks for joining us japan's prime minister shinzo alba is on course to win a landslide victory after taking a gamble with snap elections liberal democratic party is set to retain its two

thirds super majority in the lower house of parliament yet of a called the election last month to consolidate his government's position to revise the country's coast for constitution and tackle the north korean crisis. to me now from tokyo is journalist michael pan michael what's the latest from the count is on course to get his super majority. yes in fact as i sit here right now he's one seat away and there's about thirteen left of races left to call so it's very clear that the ruling coalition will have the super majority combining the seats of both the his party liberal democratic party plus their coalition partner come a time so you will have that. two thirds majority which will allow him to have enough authority to for example attempt to revise the constitution yes abbay wants to change japan's pacifist constitution what kind of japan is he aiming to create

if he's it succeeds in passing these reforms i think the keystone to understanding his vision is that you know she's abbay kind of feels that japan in the post-war era somehow had its pride damaged and i think this is kind of at the heart of what motivates him he believes that japan should become a nation which in his view is a normal nation with a normal military which has normal nationalism and pride so while this is not a mainstream view in japan it's very much been part of obvious character all throughout his life and it's what you know it's one of the things which has guided him and part of that is his family history because his own family was deeply involved in the world war two incidents and he feels that needs to be reevaluated all right there are two stories to this election i mean the big win for a in his

party and the collapse of any cell but semblance of real opposition why did they fail so badly in this election. yeah well the there was a very dramatic series of events that happened leading up to to the election last couple of weeks among the opposition parties the opposition party which had existed for a couple of decades basically fell apart two weeks before the election and its main problem was it was a mix of liberals conservatives and centrists all in one party and they attempted to the conservative part of that party attempted to affiliate with the tokyo governor who was very popular a couple of weeks ago and to to create a new head of steam to challenge abbay that failed miserably because the public didn't like the maneuvering that went on and actually the winner among the opposition parties looks like it's going to be a small progressive party that didn't exist two weeks ago but they came out of the

ashes and they look like they're going to have a some credibility that other opposition parties don't have. finally how do you think that depends neighbors are going to react to this election's outcome. right well i mean abi has been a fixture of the region for some time hardly popular among the asian neighbors but he's a known quantity you know most international. governments looking at what's going on in japan you know i'll be somebody they've dealt with they've met they've talked you know they know what it is whereas if there was a new opposition leader who came to power you know there's always uncertainty about the new person and their direction so i think that in general. most countries around will be comfortable with it simply because they know it obvious about all right japan staying the course thanks so much for joining us from tokyo michael. thank you. we move on now to some of the stories making news around the world

the world health organization has withdrawn its appointment of zimbabwe's president robert mugabe to serve as a goodwill ambassador move came following a global outcry from foreign governments and rights groups who say the original decision to include him contradicted the un's ideals on human rights. russian opposition leader lexington vaal name not just on social media he is out of detention the anticorruption campaigners serve a twenty day term in moscow for organizing what officials call unauthorized protests of ali has held numerous rallies across the country since announcing his intention to stand in next year's election against president vladimir putin. slovenians are voting in a presidential election that could hand president bordered paho or another term in office no incumbent has ever won reelection in the country there are nine candidates overall but the president's main opponent is maggio sod it

a former comedian who's now a mayor in a northern town. well over ten thousand people gathered here in berlin to protest against racism and hate in german politics the demonstration is widely seen as being aimed squarely at the far right alternative for germany party dozens of deputies from the parties that are set to take their seats in the broadest of on tuesday after the party finished third in last month's federal elections. hate has no place in the people's house that was the message of today's demonstration as thousands marched on berlin's bundestag. and most of the protesters showed up because they're worried about the a.f.p. ninety two deputies from the far right party will enter parliament in less than two days from now. we must live together all people together and we must not allow this process most of these things to come to the bottom and i think today is a german you hold a special responsibility to ensure that parties like the f.t.

don't have a say in politics. and can organize the demonstration he came to germany as a refugee he says the protests should be a wake up call to f.t. voters we were the voters to reflect their mindset you know they voted for a party which said a lot of racist things which is not ok. so it is a wake up call and we want to stress that racism is allowed in. the f.t. was voted into parliament almost a month ago with thirteen percent of the vote they'll be the first party right of the conservatives to enter germany's parliament since the fifteenth most of these protesters know that today's demonstration was largely symbolic but it does act as a reminder that the vast majority of germans are in fact against the a.f.d. and this might be food for thought for german political parties as the german parliament convenes for the first time since the election on tuesday.

all right we have two results in the books from sunday's going to action cologne hosted braman and a bottom of the table clash and there was no score and that one cologne and braman two woeful often suspect up a point each it doesn't help the league's to sell a dollar's to escape the relegation zone meanwhile fribourg inheritor they also share the spoils young. scored the opener for fribourg but had. converted a penalty after having missed one to round out the scoreline with about ten minutes left to go in saturday's action by a munich continue their resurgent under new coach guess they travel to hamburg where they fought agree victory and a physical encounter. the bamberg knew they were going to need all the help they could get against their bogey team by a munich maybe ham on the hefty mascot could help keep things tight at the back.

in the first half hamburg did throw everything they had in byron's way the visitors piled on the pressure and tallied sixty eight percent possession but struggled to create chances and threw a ball from kingsley come on ended up with robin's shot hitting the side netting. some excitement after forty minutes gideon young stopping come on in his tracks. beyond the referee sent him to an early show or a hard but justifiable decision. came on after the interval hoping to kick start the byron attack and five minutes later david with the cross. and current. put in the scoring for the bavarians the frenchman. mother's presence did indeed provide the spark. but he only lasted ten minutes on

the pitch before thought a problem sent him back to the bench hamburg to stave off defeat but andre hons late shock pushed over the crossbar by sven. the hapless hosts have now failed to score in four straight home games and sunday's results could even sink them into the drop zone. by air and meanwhile continue their upswing under your pint this three wins nine goals scored none conceded even if it took some hard work against ten men hamburg. and leverkusen faced off in a dark day and the hosts were left red faced as leverkusen ran riot in the second half and took home the bragging rights. plot back went into the game on the back of two straight wins and we've lost in lin find foam leverkusen coach heiko halleck might have been fearing the worst and it looked

a tough ask for the visitors when fabby and johnson put gladbach ahead on seven minutes the hosts at the top four in their sights but local rivalries can be strange games sometimes and so it proved. soon after the break leverkusen level of the school's three spend benda his first league don't faze new club. class but keep a young sama won't want to see this one again. again flip completely just before the hour mark of the young bailey making it to want to lay the clues and it was a smart finish from the jamaican winger who showed pinpoint accuracy in the heat of a fervent pond as they get a. moments later in the visitors or in dreamland with germany's yulian brands again embarrassing sama and glad that busty to hacking. the live accusing search continued and struck a kid in full on showed off their rich attacking options to make it for one before

the right was completed by you know poleon polo. inconsistent leverkusen had suddenly dished out a thumping. i believe the team made a great step forward with that second half to splay. glad that fans trudged home and discussed five one is no way to lose a home they. are suddenly very difficult to explain after the one one we completely fell apart we allowed them to counter-attack it will command us. ones and they think who is new into the top with the play is quite literally jumping for joy. if you thought that was a wacky result here is a wacky sporting competition that just wrapped up in croatia is the world's first olive picking championship you heard that right all of picking is now an official event at least for those who spend hours honing their craft pickers from around the world gathered in an ancient olive grove and got to picking take

a look. it wasn't a holiday in this croatian village known for its all the production it was a showdown to determine the best in picking the price right in ready for the taking. teams representing different countries most of the near croatia were warmed up in ready to pick using only their hands it's at more than speed and agility to outdo the rest and pick the most olives it was about technique and lasting enduring we think that this idea is to make an early if you can championship with the first a fantastic idea that we just have to be. the first ever olive picking champion the home team croatia. but this time it is official we like the idea to finally have the opportunity to show that we are among the best. it wasn't only

about a competition but rather an initiative together people from all of producing regions from around the world to encourage friendship and cooperation. we're about to go but here's a reminder of our top story exit polls project a japanese prime minister shinzo based coalition is headed for a landslide victory following elections in the country both sides are still being counted and the final results are expected in the coming hours. we're watching t.v. news from berlin we'll have more news at the top of the hour if you want to right now get that news it did having dot com. because that way they start to divide the country do you see where they start to divide the language. with the club for growth.