this is d.w. news live from berlin iraq's first parliamentary election since the defeat of the so-called islamic state gets underway many voters are disillusioned as the country struggles with a stagnant economy and six very intensions we'll find out more about the main contenders also coming up could italy finally be getting a new government after months of dead longer leaders of the fine star movement and the northern league set a deadline to make a deal. and it's an action packed final day in the bundesliga with hoffenheim

darkland and leverkusen among the teams chasing champions league qualification for hamburg are both borg and freiburg in survival by any means necessary. thanks for joining us i'm marian evans dean iraq is holding its first parliamentary elections since the defeat of the so-called islamic state last year as the country cease to rebuild after years of conflict the vote is not expected to yield any real surprises most of the main candidates are well known they've dominated iraqi politics as the us led invasion toppled dictator saddam hussein back in two thousand and three security forces will be on high alert as the nation heads to the polls borders and airports will remain closed as i as militants are still active in

pockets of the country threaten to disrupt polling. well he was to most of the same early for these soldiers and back dant you know mcduff with a cough and you know we're somewhere with coffee and establishment of the special voting days for security stuff who will be working during saturday's election but. they can't leave their post on election day to vote they can completely disregard voter safety when they want to know what you're talking about the home. i mean security is paramount in iraq's first parliamentary elections since to defeat the so-called islamic state group another main talking point is the influence of iran several main run us of close ties of to iran wins from them and gains from shia candidates iran's dominant faith could both to support for the regime the fight for power is mainly split between the pro west an incumbent prime minister hide out of body and heidi out of miri from the iranian backed militia popular plays ation

forces are seen as having led the fight against i ask how did i will come up with. this close to the people because you truly fought other just sat around on chairs getting money i believe that hard yellow miri is the best for the people. of the know how to. shop the next prime minister nouri al maliki also close to iran is back on the political scene but any hopes of the triumphant return of being down spy corruption allegations and major losses to the i ask route back in twenty fourteen also in the running is easy the former journalist is best known for throwing two shoes and then u.s. president george w. bush during a press conference in two thousand and eight. fifteen years since the fall of saddam hussein the oil rich country still struggles to provide power nationwide its authorities estimate the country needs close to ninety

billion dollars to rebuild infrastructure that they need. that informal eye of strongholds like they are not a shit in addition i mean no it means nothing to me they've done nothing and nothing has changed we're living like homeless people we have no clothes no water no electricity look at it here things are still the same they come in give us a key to a price of lentils and say vote for us to the next prime minister will face several of the challenges smoothing the sooner she liked rick which is deep enduring a body's tenure some soon eyes you can plan on and i like should boycott the also be on high alert to push any lingering i support with some polling stations already under threat of extremist attack. or for the latest on the iraqi vote to karim joins us on the line now from baghdad so far we've just heard in our report lots of issues on the minds of voters but do they

expect this election to change anything seem to have be having some difficulty with our line to jeffard to far in baghdad do we have you with us. all right looks like we have lost our connection with our correspondent in baghdad we will try to get back to him later in the program now turn to some other news that world leaders are stepping up their efforts to save the iran nuclear deal with the foreign ministers of germany france and britain due to meet their iranian counterpart next week the diplomatic scramble comes after israel attacked iran's position in syria early on thursday in response to allegedly raining attacks on israeli outposts on the golan heights. two days after the

attacks tensions in the middle east continue to saw off heating prayers in the iranian capital a senior cleric threatened israel with destruction. of all if there's anything foolish rule raised to the heights or to the ground of. israel isn't meant saying its words either. have a message for assad or get rid of the iranians get rid of their forces they're not helping you they're only harming their presence will only cause problems and damage . by you're going as a matter of the developments come only days after the us withdrawal from the nuclear deal many iranians see this as another provocation from israel's ally on the streets of iran protesters held by misreading death to america. global leaders are calling on iran and israel for restraint fearing the lack of stability in the

region could lead to war their gold preserve what's left of the nuclear deal. german chancellor angela merkel underlined that in tension again drawing harsh words that the u.s. administration talks simply over this i don't think it's correct to pull out of a deal that has been agreed upon that has been voted for unanimously in the u.n. security council. that violates the trust in the international order. of crude iran's foreign ministry signaled in a statement that it prepared to work with europe to save the nuclear deal but it's unclear whether that would help ease the conflict with israel. and now look at some of the other stories making news around the world the chief inspections at the un's nuclear watchdog has resigned. was responsible for policing the nuclear deal in iran which donald trump pulled the u.s. out of on tuesday. malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been barred

from leaving the country days after his party lost power in the country's elections has been accused of taking hundreds of millions of dollars from a national investment fund he denies any wrongdoing the country's new prime minister mahathir mohamad has made recovering the funds a key election issue. the united nations has asked nicaraguan to let it investigate the deaths of dozens of students during anti-government protests this comes as thousands again took to the streets in the capital managua demanding the resignation of president daniel ortega and his deputy his wife. the protests began in april as a reaction to proposed social security reform. now italy could soon have a new prime minister two months after the country's election resulted in political deadlock talks in a room between the populous five star movement and the far right lead party finally

appear to be making progress the party's leaders hope to propose a new prime minister by sunday. it could be the end of the waiting game material slovenian head of the far right league made his way through a throng of journalists but gave very little away. after weeks of stanley's it was up to leidy mio so vinny's coalition partner from the populist five star movement to spill the goods. first of all we're very proud we arrived at this point in a linear and coherent way yes sir even when we finally laid the foundations for an agreement with the league and launched a project for a government of change we want this afternoon our parliamentary members and experts will start working out a government contract that remains our most important focus on the little bit of events that will. just last monday italian president said you're my fella declared

that negotiations to build a new government had ultimately failed for weeks had been pressuring the two parties to come to an agreement threatening to cool fresh elections if they failed to do so. in the interests of the devalue the fact that italian voters won't have to go to the polls again and that the political impasse may soon be over is largely down to one man. said to palace kone the media mogul and former prime minister stepped aside in an act of endless generosity as his forty attorney a party put it that clears the way for the league who had teamed up with ford said tara as part of a center right coalition to negotiate with the five star movement that party had categorically refused to strike a deal as long as by the scrutiny was still in office. the coalition partners are looking to build the government by the beginning of next week on sunday they hope to be able to name a new head of government and media reports say could possibly be an independent

candidate but ultimately it will be italy's president said you must have who has the last word. some sports news now and here in germany is the final weekend of the bundesliga soccer season at the top of the table four teams are locked in a fierce tussle for champions league qualification while at the bottom will see the climax of a tense relations battle as for the title itself well there's little change there. another year another title footballer and they'll be more pictures like this at the end of the current but this league season only with a few different faces on show i spy and celebrate their six title road in the battle for the remaining champions league spot up in hindsight on dortmund. while leverkusen unlike sega still in with a shout dortmund are looking to redeem themselves off to a turbulent season. of course i'm confident that we can go there and get a point or a win it's an exciting game as hoffenheim also need to take risks. down

the bottom they have other concerns survival by any means the target freiburg and fifteenth spot need only a point to guarantee safety. but a firm its attempts battle between wolfsburg and hamburg the wolves have nosedived in recent weeks but a point against last place cologne will give them a chance to save themselves for the relegation play off as we know it's a no own hands this saturday so we don't need to worry about what the other teams are doing to me is the. second last cumbered need a miracle i went home to go out back is the minimum requirement but the belief among supporters is back. and see fast as you can see that the teams achievements over the last few weeks have got the funds back behind us the team and the funds are united as i hope present here. by and will be aiming to finish the league

season strongly in preparation for next week's german cup final the showpiece will be coached pikas his final match in charge. and europe is gearing up for its annual can't be pop extravaganza the euro vision song contest entries from twenty six countries are gearing up for the grand finale on saturday evening here's a look at some of the favorites. the eurovision it is as much about the spectacle as the song and as far as that goes the studios. will be hard to beat. but your official is also sometimes used for political or social messages and this year france is in the running with a song about the refugee crisis. one of the hot tips to win is israel's not a bestseller who's also chosen to address

a current topic with her song toward. the song as a strong message of me too and i thought about something funky that can sound. like a cycle of. abuse like ouch like. like the fans so you write a story about a message of a different kind as offered by the two thousand and nine winner norway's alexander everything he's back this year with the song explaining just how to write a song. it's. just. so. bad but the current favorite among the bookmakers is cyprus represented by any fool with the song for a go no political message just a classic sexy dance track. the

competition is also known for surprise upsets though and with people from so many different countries voting it can be difficult to protect who will come out the winner on saturday night. and we'll be watching it for sure tonight you're up to date now on the daily news thanks for watching. and. a blessing. and a curse. for specific nature and in the schedule for. most of. the trouble. of the song.