the german starting may thirteenth on t.w. . this is daily news live from perth in a deepening political crisis in armenia the country's new prime minister walks out of talks with the man heading the opposition against him demonstrators have been protesting for days demanding a change in leadership some of them are now getting arrested. also on the program a female future for germany's social democrats the s.p.d.

elect a new leader today it's likely to be long term party member andrea now it's about can she stop years of decline. and in german soccer it's been a free scoring weekend so far two european hopefuls neck and neck heading into their game on saturday hoffenheim firing away on all cylinders giving lights a shot at day to forget. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring a thanks for joining us a crackdown appears to be underway against opponents of manias ruling party the author to say police have arrested opposition leader nicole. this off to new prime minister said she. walked out of a televised talk with him earlier today the country has seen ten consecutive days of protest since i became prime minister. after serving ten years as president

under a revised constitution the prime minister now has most of the executive power in armenia while the presidency has become largely ceremonial circus and critics say he wants to rule on mania for life protesters are calling for him to step down. and on the line now no regs if any on an independent research in yet of on the capital not several opposition leaders apparently under arrest now do we know what grounds he's have to detain them and what will this mean for the protests indeed it will use an issue just eight months using the opposition leaders of organizing if you will. in fact those statements have been repeated in the past days but somehow today that is not it to act on them it's important to note that three of the leaders in particular who have been detained are members of parliament and so the

national assembly has to be informed they have to intervene because those politicians enjoy all the injury immunity their whereabouts of true those leaders are normal and currently there is a rally around that particular police station there mainly very good question you know there is information about his whereabouts at the station but this is not yet confirmed and help us understand the background to all this why have these demonstrations against the prime minister against the government become so angry. indeed in general there is a lack of legitimacy questions of credibility surrounding politicians in this country elections tend to not fair and very often after elections there are protests marches and so on this time with a new constitution that took place under no action on a referendum that was largely five to one. that parliamentary elections last year.

former president was installed as prime minister after he explicitly stated with the new constitution that he would never aspire to leadership in the country again and so this was apparently taken things too far and brass section of the population does not want to take this lack of consistency in the political leadership anymore it seems and as we saw. the new prime minister partly unwilling to negotiate with the opposition walking out of a televised. negotiation with the main opposition leader so what happens next. well the main opposition leader finally came out with a plan on friday evening every evening for the past week there have been mass rallies in central public square and on friday. on the main opposition leader roadmap the government the prime minister resigning and

a new transitional government being given a formal board of non-confidence and that will precipitate new parliamentary elections which will be free and fair this was the demands and he stated that he would meet with prime ministers there's are to discuss how to implement this plan. is there some peace on the other hand to this tone to this as an ultimatum he did not appreciate mr brushing the un's tone and the warn him to be more responsible because he only represents one section of the population his electorate walk in parliament took six or seven percent of the votes last april mr president however things much wider legitimacy and even the tens of thousands of protesters out on the streets throughout the country this past week and so this was the clash and it has been through their tensions and for the reason with the detainment and now

arrest of those opposition leaders is still an ongoing and volatile situation the big rally planned for this evening at seven has been called to go on a hat even though most of the fingers are detained and so we shall have to wait and see what happens ok not a many thanks for that background not accept thirty on that and independent research that he had about. moving on now to some of the other stories making news around the world in afghanistan thirty one people have been killed in a blast in the capital kabul officials say a suicide bomb and detonated explosives at a voter registration center where people were collecting identity cards so-called islamic state has claimed responsibility. in china seventeen people who drowned during a boat race practice on a river near the city of good lean official state media said two dragon boat packed with paddlers overturned in an area of the river where the current was strong local media also says the paddlers well many of them at least were not wearing life

jackets. turning to germany now where all eyes today are on the western city of where the struggling social democrats are meeting to elect a new leader for the first time a woman will be taking charge of the center left s.p.d. the party's parliamentary leader under not less running against the more she is the man of the northern city of flensburg now less is widely expected to win but the forty seven year old faces a huge task in reviving have parties dwindling fortunes the s.p.d. had its worst ever election result last september. and covering that speedy party conference for a stellar spare all political correspondent thomas knowledge is very likely to be the next social democrat leader she is of course well known here in germany but not abroad is that about to change and how big is her role going to be now.

a role is certainly going to be very big on not only here. delegates on the party members but also as heads of the s.p.d. parliamentary group sees that if chosen who will be in charge of the renewal of the pot you know making sure that the profile of the social democrats in germany are recognized again by the voters voters that by the way crist of the s.p.d. have lost. in recent years you may know that many of the voters that traditionally voted for the social democrats have gone to other parties for example the populist alternative for germany so the challenge that andrea not as if he's chosen he has a new party leader will certainly be a very big challenge and if she succeeds in that challenge if she does manage to bring the s.p.d. to that revival she will most probably be the person leading the s.p.d. in the next federal election so from that perspective we can certainly say that her role in germany and also to germany's partners will considerably be. thomas you

mention the word renewal party renewal the party's left wing of course says it's impossible to renew the s.p.d. while it's part of chancellor merkel's governing coalition just want to play something that knowledge has been saying she's been addressing the party conference she clearly disagrees with the view that renewal is not possible within government . mankind i know you can renew a party in government i intend to prove that starting tomorrow come right. thank you but by the same token six ministers cannot do a good job if we do not support them to. then they must be able to depend on this party all of these are part time for a lasting kind and that's why there are not two parties but one and that is all of us in this room and beyond one party. i know prime time.

so an appeal to party unity that thomas but want respin going to be how will not this revive her party while inside government. but she also has no alternative to doing precisely that to trying to trying to. renew all of the social democrats while the social democrats are also. part of. the coalition on the. one advantage over previous s.p.d. leaders are namely that she's not part of the government she could be the leader here of the s.p.d. and she's also the parliamentary. but she's not a member of the cabinet and from dr spektor she will have a little bit more freedom to try and start that really your goal as she herself mentioned here is not only to establish what the priorities could be within the social democrats but also to debate and decide how those priorities should be achieved something that according to many here was one of the problems in the last

federal election so that's how she would try and make that renewal of the social democrats possible ok thomas many thanks for that thomas sparrow political correspondent reporting there from the s.p.d. party conference. now it's been a free scoring weekend so far in germany's business leader in sport including a spectacular time yesterday between rb lights and hoffenheim both teams still have qualification for european competition next season firmly within their sights in their last encounter like they suffered its biggest been asleep defeat to date and embarrassing for neil defeats and as it turned out there was more of the same in this encounter. so goes the fight hoffenheim to within touching distance of the champions league places so it was no surprise to see the by lonely in the thick of the action once again he started the move which ended in march stopping the

visitors in for fourteen thousand it leaves it left with a simple finish to mount his return from suspension. night six certainly weren't making life easy for themselves caught in possession gnabry doesn't miss chances like this i base his seventh goal in his many games often times so dominant even that defenders wanted to get in on the act of a cut is our back scoring his first ever been a sleek a go. problems galore for like six roughhousing heard so and they multiplied after the break and no forced back was sent off to his active petulance and not being awarded a foul. and though the host pulled the go back three substitute nabby kate's elizabeth how from the hoffenheim keep any joy it was very short lived because the visitors went straight up the other range in his second of the game a toss up for which of the two was easier to school. but six defense was

non-existent because made it five. at least the home attack was fairing slightly better at an early look human scale setting up a late consolation for die of the macondo five two it finished you now goldman getting another one over on haas and hit so. hard i said if we lost our champions league chances would be over we have three games left and eight nine points if we get less it'll be tough. to go in with that's now eight sneak games unbeaten for hoffenheim they have the momentum whitesnake seem to be in freefall. and leverkusen also locking horns on saturday with the hosts looking to bounce back from last weekend's loss to on travel shaka leave because in the have been in blistering form lately they were gunning for their third victory in a row so a fierce clash in prospect as both sides have their sights on third place. markel writes more the armbands gets

a started as doom and went into this fight with the place. the host with dominant from the start it's only a shot reaction from amazon as john stockton sunshine completing them in front. just a minute later though essential to grab his first goal at the professional level. of a q isn't defense looking somewhat shaky but take nothing away from the xmas specifics. the black and yellow spots on the pressure they spot on christian pull a sick kind of penalty process that was to take us to. the second floor of the same subject so you could say for the next big shot. full minute stops and that's about it frugal by concept found royce suitable to live with this full bowl of the season. because it can hardly get out of their own hands and maximillian fill it with the game beyond the gaps in the sixty minute.

goals but it's enough it's almost as though their brilliance and she was sent to make it. i would stay still goes undefeated recommends in his side it made a big step in the direction of the old so much of champions league places. you're watching g.w. news in berlin move from moscow the top of the hour home humphrey taking has at this time. by a dortmund shout like think about your favorite teams sleep got all the best goals we got all the action the double is the whole of germany the ball shared the experience of every match. the bundesliga every weekend here on d w.