out of darkness cities after war. starting march tenth. this is the news line from berlin exit polls points to no out trying to deny it's a lose parliamentary election the center right alliance led by former prime minister silvio berlusconi has a slight edge over the anti-establishment fine style movement but it's not enough seats for a majority in parliament the final results are expected late monday morning and. a

sigh of relief as germany and months of political deadlock the country's social democrats vote to join a governing coalition with chancellor merkel conservatives it paves the way for a new government and a fourth term in office but on the metro will find out what it means for germany plus. they've rolled out the red carpet for the film industry is biggest night of the stars descend on hollywood for the academy awards to preview the films and actors hoping for glory this evening. i'm edith to money thank you for joining us vote counting is under way in italy as parliamentary election after a tie tres initial exit polls suggest the rightwing alliance led by silvio berlusconi will be the largest bloc in parliament however it's falling short of the

absolute majority needed to form a government the anti-establishment five star movement is the largest single party with around thirty percent of vote the. it's that's why new rules need to lead you to my own has kept its allies doesn't have a public anger at corruption and economic woes the ruling center left coalition trailed and said. joining us now from rome is our correspondent bent bent it's good to see you so the first unofficial exit polls suggest a hung parliament it's none of the contenders achieving a majority isn't of then heading for a political gridlock. the leader of the five star movement region in my you had said before this elections this night would add to the chaos in italy and he got his real his right because his party is the strongest but he cannot form a coalition with anybody so he concave and the same goes also for the right wing coalition which is too small to government alone so there will be no coalition

government as it stands now because both parties don't accept each other as a partner that leads to maybe a technician or technical government account take a government that will rule italy for one year and then they will have a snap elections so a crisis is unfolding but voters here in italy told be well be used to the situation that happens in italy all the time we will cope with that it's obvious might be used to this situation but europe is certainly watching closely should brussels be worried about the surge of support for u.s. skeptics pastas and the far right. you are certainly afraid of the uncertainty and possibly instability here in italy because the economy is weak and italy cannot afford to have an instable government and you have to keep in mind that sixty percent of all italians voted for populist parties and this is a clear warning sign for europe and as marine le pen the right wing leader in

france said in wonder if it reads this is really a bad day for europe she was rejoicing in brussels people said well silvio berlusconi is coalition is expected to have the most sits in parliament and does this mean that it's a spectacular comeback for him this is really astonishing comeback for a man who was considered to be put it to be dead from the outside he looks like a mummy but he is still active inside he has the ability to pull the strings behind the right wing coalition and he has not ruled out to run for office again after two thousand nine hundred now he's banned because of a kind of a conviction of tax fraud but he still made a very strong comeback and this is really a surprise bantry good thank you for braving the rain in rome and bringing us the latest. at long last the waits for

a new german government is over and that's because the social democrats have voted yes to joining a coalition yet again with chancellor angela merkel's conservative while the vote is a huge relief for macko who will soon be sworn in for a fourth term as chancellor but for the center left social democrats getting to this point has brought out internal divisions that may prove difficult to heal. a nightmare for s.p.d. party leaders didn't come to pass as the results were announced there was no applause and no cheering instead a reserved reaction from a cautious party leader who fought very hard for this yes is a tell him across the bow tie at sixty the social democratic party did not take this decision lightly and in the past few weeks they discussed the results of the coalition agreement openly and transparently these were important and exciting debates in which many members of the s.p.d.

actively participated in. the results of the members vote is not exactly a cause for showing off s.p.d. leaders know that many in the party have struggled with this decision fearing that the s.p.d. will be completely sidelined in another grand coalition as p.d.u. swing boss kevin cunard back in the spotlight he became the figurehead of the resistance against a grand coalition and despite his disappointment says it's one of the more coffee shops it's a democratic vote and of course we accept this result we're not sore losers and will try to make the best of it can dispense to the votes tomorrow out of the germans feel many are just happy to see a government take shape. when he does so if they can push through everything they are planning gladly otherwise new elections what good would that have done us now. it's not good whether it's good for the s.p.d.m. the long run i don't know it's been months now good for the s.p.d. or not no one knows for now but in any case it will benefit the coalition partner

the christian democrats. this is not the s.p.d. result is a good basis in addition ninety seven percent support from the cd use similar support from the c.s.u. a good coalition agreement and a good thing that's good governance. the german president also satisfied germany will soon have a new government. this is it is simply good for our country that this phase. of uncertainty and insecurity is over and that the three parties are prepared to take on the responsibility of governing. seaborn eamonn only the opposition has found a fly in the ointment amid a feeling of general relief. is the fact is that now the losers find themselves bound together to statement as clearly carry on as usual. now until america is due to be sworn in again as chancellor on march fourteenth and

scrutiny returns to a new edition of the grand coalition. for more let's now go top political correspondent nina nina it's good to see you so i do america is getting a fourth term at the head of another grand coalition does it go back to business as usual or can we expect changes in this government. well this is most certainly uncle america's last term in office they says for sure so one thing's already clear that the next period is going to be extremely interesting in terms of watching who is going to succeed uncle americal as the leading person within the c.d.u. already some people are getting quite vocal so this will be one interesting thing to watch for whether they dare criticize her and whether they follow party discipline in certain other areas the other big thing is of course that america and the social democrats have a much narrower majority within the parliament so of course the debate in the

parliament right here behind me is going to get a lot live you have because of course the parties in the grand coalition the social democrats and the conservatives also have to square the circle of redefining their own identity so that's going to be interesting well another change of course is that the far right and to immigrant and fifty party now becomes the official opposition in german parliament how is that likely to impact politics here. it has already impacted on the political debate the f.t.'s tone in the parliament behind me and some of the questions they have asked have also raised into more traditional party members rising up and getting more vocal about certain issues and this is a more democracy in action some german voters are saying so this is a good sign at the same time of course and we'll also find out how many german voters actually do support the f.t.

in the course of the next few months how many people actually voted for the eighty out of the protest vote because grand coalition is going to have to deliver on some of the core issues that people find these big parties haven't answered and so many people in september elections are believed to have given their vote to the f.t. he now has a political correspondent thank you. time now for some of the other stories making news around the world slovakia's president has called for substantial changes in his country's coalition government or early elections to resolve a political crisis and renew public trust hundred kiss because comments follow the murder of an investigative journalist that triggered widespread anger about corruption in slovakia the un could see his fiance were found shot dead a week ago. voters have overwhelmingly rejected a plan to abolish their t.v. license fee the final count shows more than seventy one percent voting no in

sunday's referendum the mandatory fee for radio and television programming costs around four hundred euros per household every year and provides funding for public broadcasters. thousands of people post of the state from spain gathered in barcelona in a more cranny calling for the fictional bania region to separate from catalonia this comes as former catalan leader withdrew his bid for a second term on thursday. hollywood's biggest and brightest stars will shortly hit the red carpet for this year's oscars and it's shaping up to be a tight race for best picture a fairy tale romance and a dark murder mystery are both in the running for the top prize here's a look at those films and some other contenders hoping for later tonight. cast from braun's freed from their molds then filed and polished to perfection.

the final touch is a golden coating. oscar statuettes have been made this way since one nine hundred twenty nine these are the first steps in their journey from new york to los angeles its late night talk show star jenny kennels job to host the ceremony. there will be a. big scripted surprise in the show lalala feel session they want to avoid a nasty surprise like the one that happened last year confusion over an envelope led to the wrong film being mean and best picture this year it's the shape of water which has received the most nominations it tells the story of an unfair b.s. creature who falls in love with a meat cleaner while trapped in a us live or a tree. the big favorite for best actor is gary oldman for his role as winston churchill in darkest hour.

you know what you should when i buy the board my daughter angela frances mcdormand is up for best actress in three billboards being missouri she plays a mother who tries to shed light on her daughter's rape and murder from a metal bar goddamn easter dinner. i know chief but i think we're kind of abroad where like oscar hopes to for this women series sharon and place a teenager who wants to escape from the banalities of life in suburban california in the tragicomedy ladybird and then back to city college and then maybe you're going to pull yourself off and not expect everybody to know everything. do you have the papers. less surprising though is meryl streep's best actress nomination for the post and same trees around the washington newspapers decision to publish a secret government report on the vietnam war during the presidency of richard nixon the film is also up for best picture. that's

a voter is one of two german backed films hoping for an oscar the short film is based on a real life event when islamist terrorists stormed a bus on the border between somalia and kenya wanting to kill the christians on board the militants protected them. it's a story of it so the diary see which knows no religious by injuries oh. god the. class of two not everyone here will be able to take home an oscar but many will count the nomination alone among their greatest achievements. tragic news from italy's football league where fiorentina captain davide a story has die and the club confirmed a story passed away after what is what is called a sudden illness beyond playing in florence a thirty one year old had also paid for it in his national team he was found early on sunday morning in his hotel room just hours before his club's match against. all

seven of syria's sunday matches were postponed. that was not just been a busy day on germany's political scene there was plenty going on in the bundesliga as well five been a fortress this season but what that changes by really coming to top why don't you find out in the would just be go with mark thoma coming up after this break. you're watching the news thank you for watching. d.w. media center see it find it here it discover little video and audio podcast in language courses from the g.w. media center at libya centered on the dylan dot com egg.