that will turn your heart into something special. a great yourself with t w interior design channel on you tube. this is deja news live from berlin a female fusion for germany's social democrats the s.p.d. electing a new leader today it's likely to be rising star hundred now says she'll be the first woman ever to take the helm of germany's old this party but can she still years of decline we'll go live to our political correspondent for more. also on the

program a decisive move to protect india's children central government approved a plan to introduce the death penalty for child rapists this after a string of gruesome attacks that have caused outrage throughout the nation and. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring and good to have you with us in german politics all eyes today on the western city of the spotting where the struggling social democrats are meeting to elect a new leader for the first time ever a woman will be taking charge since both candidates a female the party's parliamentary leader under analysis is running against him on the mayor of the northern city of flint spork not less is it widely expected to win the contest she however will then face an enormous challenge reviving the party's dwindling fortunes the s.p.d.

had its worst election result ever last september winning just twenty point five percent of the national vote. under onas is striving toward her election she is the clear front runner to become the s.p.d. is new chairperson it's germany's oldest political party and if elected by party delegates she'll be the first woman ever to enter the role but the proven ratings hitting historic lows the s.p.d. is looking for a leader who can turn things around. a bit and again obviously and i'm going to vote for entering all this because i think she's the right one to lead the s.p.d. forward was that we need a party leader who has the necessary experience who is strong and has the will and the in durance to get us through this period together with the mind on the game even kevin cunard one of the party's most vocal internal critics and leader of its youth wing says he's supporting knowledges and i don't want to party leader who only tries to please me and the young socialists rather i want to credible leader

who is ready for a serious debate about the party's program. but many doubt whether novice can reverse the party's decline polls show one in two germans don't think she can narcisse seen as part of the establishment she's been a social democrat for nearly three decades she made her name as leader of the young socialist later became s.p.d. secretary general and until recently was germany's labor minister. narses known as a fighter she won support by being frank in fierce her rousing speech at the start of the year helped convince the party to reenter a coalition with angela merkel's conservative bloc. we're going to negotiate until they squeal i can't promise you anything more i don't know whether we can get one hundred percent of what we want to find that never goes away. the hopes of the social democratic party now hang on andrea novice former leader martin showed failed to deliver on expectations now it's up to her to boost morale and aim for

a better result in the next election. ok standing by for us of yesterday's party conference in political correspondent thomas sparrow tolleson tree of knowledge very likely to be the next social democrat leader she's well known in germany but not a broad is that about to change how big is her role going to be in german politics . it is certainly going to be bigger than what it has been so far kristopher we're talking here about a woman that if everything goes well could be the challenge of the conservatives in the next federal election but it's important to stress that there are various ifs here there are various caviar because the social democrats have been going from one crises to the next they've been suffering a lot the party is also internally divided so her role certainly will be particularly important in especially in two fronts internally trying to unite the party and also leading the s.p.d.

parliamentary group of the german born to start but it will be certainly be a very difficult task for and they are not as you mentioned you know the germany social democrats have been suffering losing support in recent years like social democrats all over europe really what you can do to revive the fortunes of social democracy both in germany and also in europe. what do you say christopher is absolutely right this is not only a problem that the german social democrats are facing on in fact the german social democrats are very much aware that this is a problem that many similar parties in europe are facing and they are not less will probably try first and foremost to make a clear profile of what it means to be a social democratic party that's a problem that we see not only in germany but also know that parts of europe voters do not have a sense that the party that the parties have a clear line that's something that basically has changed because before they did have a clear line the working class party for example is how they defined it but many of

the traditional voters of the social demo. you know the parties as well have gone to other parties for example some of the populist parties so her particular role will be to try and make sure that profile of the social democrats is defined and is also developed and thomas the candidate running against nihilists today seem on longer she's part of the speech left wing a wing that was firmly against joining chancellor merkel's coalition government how is knowledges going to unite what is clearly a deeply divided party at the moment. it is it is indeed deeply divided on the fact that simona is also a candidate simply shows that but on the knowledge will have to try and bring together different factions within the social democrats try and make sure that the different interests are also considered what's the social democrats are talking about is debating the issues of the future whether it is social justice a key issue for the social democrats or germany's role in the world so on that will

try obviously to try and bridge that divide within the social democrats no one here is expecting simoni. to win against under their knowledge but many are a bit fearful that simoni role here could affect on their knowledge is role as well dented if you will a bit so it will certainly be interesting to see what kind of debate we will see here today in these bought and also what kind of debate we will see in the social democrats in the near future and you'll be keeping tabs on what's going on for us thomas sparrow many thanks to you. we're going to look at some of the other stories making news around the world now in syria chemical weapons inspectors have finally taken samples at the site of a suspected chemical attack in the town of duma experts from the chemical weapons watchdog want to determine if internationally banned substances were used to attack residents there earlier this month several western nations have blamed the syrian

government for the suspected attack syria denies that. in china seventeen people have drowned during a boat race practice on a river near the city of gori leading official state media saying that two dragon boats packed with paddlers overturned in an area of the river where the current was strong it also said the pantaloons were not wearing life jackets. armenia is facing a deepening political crisis alter its new prime minister says he is he and reportedly walked out of talks with the opposition the country has seen days of protests inside accusing was named prime minister his critics say he wants to groom for life. turning to india now where the country's cabinet has approved a plan to introduce the death penalty for raping a child under the age of twelve the measure will require the approval of parliament before becoming law but in the meantime suspects can be prosecuted under an executive order after

a string of gruesome rape cases protesters in the capital delhi have been demanding not only justice for the victims but also significant change as our correspondents on your felony. found out. now the rallying cry for people at this spot a site in new delhi responding to a spate of brutal rape places across india in recent weeks some of the victims have been as young as eight months old. oh and if i had a daughter i shudder to think. that even babies are being raped it's so scary also although at the center of the protest starting monday but delhi's commissioner for women she's been on hunger strike for the past eight days and says she wants stop until the government takes tougher measures to tackle the crisis she's demanding greater police presence on the capital streets and the death penalty for child rape it's a sentiment shared by many at the potus. you get we need the death penalty once

we have it it will definitely deter future rapists think twice before committing a crime because their very lives will be at stake we didn't get that one of the growing outrage and protests across the country seem to have had an effect the indian government on saturday called an emergency cabinet meeting to sign off on an executive order introducing the death penalty for rapes of triggerman under the age of twelve but not everyone is convinced many see deeper societal changes are needed before women and girls can feel truly safe boys given girls are always being told to ignore boys who have wrestling and stalking them but why aren't parents explaining to their boys that they shouldn't her arrest women and instead respect them it's not girls but boys who need to be told what to do. for now swati hunger strike has resonated with many angry at what they see as government inaction and a failure to protect the country's women and girls. thousands of demonstrators took

to the streets of bilbao in northern spain yesterday calling for better conditions for jailed members of the boss separatist group. the group conducted a forty year campaign for the boss region's independence from france and spain and twenty eleven and then declared a permanent ceasefire and is june to disband completely next month on friday at a college as to its civilian victims for the first time but for some that's proving hard to accept. that still has supporters here thousands gathered in b. vowed to demand the government move the last edit prisoners to jails closer to their homes the militant group recently asked its victims for forgiveness marking the end of an era for many here. it's pretty much because he dropped out i hope we can finally end the conflict in the basque region. on friday published

a statement apologizing to nonpartizan victims who were caught up in the violence. more than eight hundred people were killed in attacks the group didn't agree to put down its weapons until two thousand and eleven. journalist who. was in any crosshairs for years forcing him into police protection he says the apology doesn't go far enough but it has become unbearable not that the noblest by the by i think it's disgusting that at the only apologized to civilian victims but not to the police or military what he lists all means that if that means that the terrorists still don't admit that the struggle was for nothing and no idea that they care for you know the spanish government says as apology was long over due to that goal the goal of it look at this all said and done it was democrats backed by the courts and international opinion that defeated. in that nothing. a bloody campaign that shock spain for decades appears to be coming to an end it is set to announce its

dissolution in may. fans of d.j. of vici have been paying their respects to the electronic music superstar who was found dead on friday in a mountain. in of the chinese hometown sweden's capital struck home attending a spontaneous memorial park in tribute to the man twenty eight year old was a pioneer of electronic dance movement helping to bring it into the mainstream because of his death remains unknown. turning to some sports now tennis star rafael nadal is a step closer to retaining his monte carlo masters title the world number one seeing off balgair is good he got of demeter off in straight sets fighting hard to

take the first set six for the second considerably easier with the spaniard winning that one six one to advance to today's final and all faces nishikori of japan seeks to win the tournament for a record extending. meanwhile this record its path to that final wasn't quite as smooth he had to come from behind to beat germany's alex on the spirit of by two sets to one issue corey has never won a masters tournament this semifinal was no easy tasks fed if taking the first set six three but then nishikori fought back into the match producing some fine shots to draw level he then went on to win the third set six four that put some through today. and soccer the women's and men's champions league trophies have arrived in the ukrainian capital kiev ahead of this year's finals the mayor of key if you tally klitschko was joined by champions league winner and the day shift called in

rolling out the red carpet for those two trophies four teams left in each of the two competitions with the finals to take place in kiev next month. you're watching news in berlin more from us at the top of the hour up next here chris harrington with all the latest german soccer action for you now but in this legal show stay with us for that. poem the germans came together in one nation from shanda minute to chancellor all too often bismarck. the history of the. cummings has been shaped by great rulers. i swell always to bring my royal college of bass he christened them spread to the

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