sure. change stuff. this is the w.'s line from bing the return of the far right in austria the conservatives strike a coalition deal with the i'll take immigration freedom party handing them control of key ministries europe's youngest mido promise this is government will crack down

on illegal immigration and strengthen the economy but what does austrians move to the right mean for the continent also coming up. south africa's ruling african national congress a crossroads party that jacob zuma once internal divisions pose a threat to the a.n.c. in the bible as delegates meet to elect to success. in a gym in saudi arabia where women are testing the boundaries of the arch conservative kingdom stops to give women more rights. i'm edith q money thank you for joining us austria is set to make a shop turn to the right with the new governing coalition taking office on monday now all stressed that one year old political shooting star sebastian could of the

conservative people's party will become chancellor making him the youngest head of government in europe now he will govern with the far right euro skeptic freedom party the two parties have promised to tighten the country's asylum and immigration regulations but they also affirmed austria's commitment to the european union. a day after concluding their negotiations the leaders of austria's new governing coalition met the press the best in quotes as people's party will receive eight ministerial positions the far right freedom party will get six including the foreign ministry. we have agreed on a clear pro european course with the goal to strengthen the subsidiarity in the european union a european union which should be stronger in bigger questions but takes a step back and small topics we've agreed that there will be no new taxes but we need to save money within the system and. this

pro-u. stance marks an about face especially for the euro skeptic freedom party according to insiders austria's green leaning president alexander fund better than was crucial in getting this policy point on the new government's agenda both members of austria's new coalition have been outspoken in their desire to end illegal migration freedom party leader hans post laid out the government position at saturday's press conference. when it comes to immigration we have clearly defined that we want to stop illegal immigration but also stop immigration into our social security system the benefits for asylum seekers will be reduced to three hundred sixty five euro. sealed. and with the interior ministry and with that the control over austria's police going to has freedom party it's expected that the new government will move quickly to crack down on illegal migration has already announced plans to add over two thousand new

police officers to the force. far right populist from around europe gather to practice to demand an end to the european union get filled as from the netherlands and france's marine le pen of the fungus you know also took pot to today's rally. excuse me ben said she was encouraged by the freedom party of austria as we said success. and called it good news. or national sovereignty or independence of course our identity and of course leaving the european union. well let's have a look now at what is happening. in south africa where the ruling african national

congress is fighting for its future excuse me those were the words of party leader and south african president jacob zuma in a speech to a conference that will elect his successor the race to replace the scandal plagued zuma has caused deep divisions in the a.n.c. observers say it's in danger of splitting into and the in c. to lead the battle against apartheid and has governed south africa since independence in one thousand nine hundred four. it's not. power to the people south africa's president jacob zuma trying to conjure up some of the former spirit of his party the african national congress led the fight against apartheid demanding justice and equality for all. for some it almost sounds like mockery president zuma faces dozens of allegations of corruption blackmail fraud and money laundering for years he's used his presidential immunity

to remain in power. though the mood at this party gathering seemed upbeat divisions run deep assume himself acknowledged them and is a growth grow. why do we identify. as. a serious threat to the a n c. to look in ten. we've seen our organization. observers say the party is in danger of splitting into into camps headed by the two main candidates looking to succeed zuma as party leader so run the post us you must care and deputy and one of south africa's richest men is battling closest manage a mini zuma the president's ex-wife run the process seen as someone who could revive the party and its fortunes he has repeatedly spoken out against corruption

in the country he also pledges to bring south africa's flagging economy back on track. zoomer was for many years ahead of the african union if she is elected to eggs has been jacob zuma might enjoy continuing immunity from prosecution observers say is zuma might stand down early and not wait until the next elections due in twenty nineteen if his ex-wife does take of the party helm many in south africa would like to see zuma. for what they are looking at the looking at him as this look at newton as a lie and all those names that has been painted with. it's like the people that are supposed to be protecting the company country don't. so it's about time they step down it's. the party's expected to announce its new leader on sunday. here live. in studio with me is dr who was

a correspondent for us in south africa for many years thank you for joining us in studio so an see a party that's plagued with scandal and corruption is this conference sort of the last kicks of a dying horse. not really the a.n.c. is going to stay there and it's probably also going to be elected again in the next elections in twenty nineteen but one has to really say it's lost its importance and its credibility in the last twenty three years there is corruption in the a n c particularly in the provinces and case that in tal posts are being bought. politically motivated murders we've seen thirty of them this year alone. that's alone in the a.n.c. and then the president himself he's faced with hundreds of corruption charges fraud extortion and money laundering so all this together has led to the party losing

vote to support and that has meant that the party has lost all the major cities in south africa so it's the opposition party the main opposition party the democratic alliance running the major cities now so obviously the hopes are now on the two main candidates. and cyril ramaphosa do they have a chance to actually change the party. well the party is deeply divided and one has to also see that both candidates are former freedom fighters the part of the a.n.c. establishment so one cannot expect a mess of dress tick change or turn around but they're very different so. she was the chair of the african union commission she was also a minister in south africa for many years so she's got political experience she is a leftist for instance she wants land reforms without compensations taking

land from white farmers and she's also. ex-wives she's got his support. because he expects her to grant him immunity if she becomes his successor and then there's a posse he's an economist either mining magnate he's one of the richest men in the country he's the economist hope at the moment and he was also the one that mandela want to succeed him didn't work at the time maybe it does this time if he'd be the one to bring about change and turn it around in south africa remains to be seen but he's definitely the bigger chance and zuma ok well thank you very much for that analysis we obviously will be waiting to see what happens in south africa in the coming year. time now for other stories making news around the world thousands of romanians have attended a state funeral for their late king michael he died in exile in switzerland earlier

this month aged ninety six now he had ruled romania twice before being forced to abdicate in one thousand nine hundred forty seven by romania's then communist rulers. clashes have erupted between police and palestinian demonstrators in the west bank the violence followed the funeral of a disabled man killed by israeli forces at a rally tensions have been running high in the region after u.s. president donald trump recognized jerusalem as israel's capital. opposition supporters in honduras have taken to the streets to protest the country's disputed presidential election there demanding a full recount of the initial results put incumbent president one orlando hand on this in the lead vote counting has been marred by delays and irregularities final results are expected later this month. for decades saudi arabia has had

some of the world's tightest restrictions on women its new crown prince has been shaking up the kingdom and acting new forms including more rights for women for the first time women there are allowed to drive but many barriers to remain we have this reporter boxer kickboxer who is teaching saudi arabian women one way to flex their newfound muscle. an unusual sight in saudi arabia. is a kickboxer she gives private lessons. in her gym women are free from the constraints of conservative society all of them trained here fail free. everything is. behind closed doors. and this is definitely i closed doors i mean i have you know i'm on the street but my glasses fogged out from the outside the only indication that this is a special place of a women arriving for training not many though know about studio the women who come

here affluent and aspiration know they're part of a select group in saudi society. these women are not part of it this is a course for women from less privileged backgrounds organized by applying it to charity students and young professionals all of them veiled like most women in saudi arabia the course is designed to boost their self-confidence and help them assert themselves among male bosses and family members each participant gives a presentation and then receives feedback. perhaps. that candidate that had once different to talk well nothing can stop you from expressing yourself not even avail what it. government reforms are also slowly beginning to improve conditions for women in saudi arabia

a new economic reform plan called vision twenty thirty aims to get more women into work since all prices tom would vote government can't afford to exclude half of the population from the labor market women cannot be seen working in retail or in engineering disapproval of years ago this would have been unthinkable. i'm. sad for her kick boxing isn't just a sport she sees it as a way to women to break the chains of patriarchal society. you see her her self going from some countries to some like standing up a little bit taller you know walking out of the space a little bit you know happier you see you see it it's insane how that can happen it can happen in you know. she leaves her gym she doesn't wear a black one value instead. design. and i remind her of the top

story we're following for you australia's conservatives have struck a chord deal to bring the far right freedom party into government sebastian courts will become the continent's youngest head of government the new cabinet will be sworn into office on monday. live from berlin more coming at the top of the hour in the meantime you can log on to our web site that's dot com for around the clock news and information thank you for watching. we will not succeed in dividing us not succeed in taking the people off the streets because we're tired of dictatorship.