business d.w. news live from berlin iraq's first parliamentary election since the government proclaimed the defeat of the so-called islamic state is underway but security and six marion tensions are still big issues on polling day we go to baghdad to find out what the feeling is on the street but also coming up could italy finally be getting a new government after months of deadlock the leaders of the five 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

dortmund and deliver coups and among the teams chasing champions league qualification meanwhile for hamburg was poor and freiburg its survival by any means necessary. welcome to the program i married and stay in iraq is holding its first parliamentary elections since the defeat of the so-called islamic state last year as the country seeks 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 have dominated iraqi politics since the u.s. led invasion toppled dictator saddam hussein back in two thousand and three security forces are 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. well here's a look at the central issues that have dominated the campaign. voting time came early for these soldiers and back dant at the foot of coffee who were 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 you cannot go 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 have to run 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 hideout a body and heidi out of miri from the iranian backed militia popular move plays

ation forces are seen as having led the fight against i asked how did i will come up with. this close to the people because he truly thought the other just sat around on chairs getting money because i believe that hard yellow miry 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 at 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 authorities estimate the country needs close to ninety billion dollars to rebuild infrastructure. badly needed and for my a strong holds 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 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 me think the sooner she liked rift which is deepened during a body's ten year subsidize you can plan on an election boycott the also be on high alert to quash any lingering iowa support with some polling stations already under threat of extremist attack. let's get the latest now on the iraqi vote and for that we're joined by de faria duel karim who's in baghdad so just far clearly lots of issues on the minds of voters but do they actually expect this election to change

anything. when i talk to the people here in iraq if it's here in baghdad or in mosul or in erbil they don't expect big changes they are some kind of confused and don't feel well about the whole elections they see it more as a show because they are they ask themselves having now an election in times where you face terrorism where unemployment is very high and if you look like to the north in parts of iraq in mosul which is like a year ago was under control of the i as i know was defeated according what the government here says there's no infrastructure in the city half of the city is destroyed and the people don't have a place to live you have a lot of internally displaced people around one million who are not being able to go back to their homes because their homes are destroyed and high corruption and oldest together makes a big question by the voters and lot of people you talk here on the streets i talk to them and they said i'm not going to vote because it's not going to change

anything the same people the same game and that's why i don't want to be part of it . well this vote is being seen by many as a kind of a referendum on prime minister hyder alibaba. but yet he does face certain tough competition why is that. yes. because buddy today is being questioned by a lot of iraqis because as an example he said we defeated i-s. but if you look today in iraq you have a lot of terrorism happening in different countries alone today here the elections on my way to this to displace where i'm standing now where does that where is that action is happening you have a curfew no one is allowed to be with their cars people are walking like really far from different places in order to be able to elect and this shows how in secure location is and how and how security is playing a role and all say ok how is the how he is doing this election sometimes there is

insecurity beside that you have to look at the corruption iraq according to transparency international is that the last place is concerning corruption so people say there's a lot of corruption what is he doing exactly going again to the north to mosul people say one year after that they are not doing anything where's the money they always talk we are trying to rebuild iraq we are trying to improve but on the ground you don't see it and all this is being is being us against our body and that's why his competitors say for him maybe it's time over we are better alternatives but if you talk to the people to know there's no clear who could be his alternative and that's why others say since there's no alternative he could be prime minister again well one alternative who said to the alabama main challenger is had a mary he's known to have there is strong ties to iran just what kind of influence does iran have on iraqi politics. you see the influence of

very clear when you talk with some politicians and how they are financed by iran and supported by iran and the armory is one of them but on the other hand what it's very important to focus on today especially today's elections is it when you talk to the people they are fed up from every influence coming from outside if it is iran if it's the u.s. or if saudi arabia and that's why you're on the ground on the ground when you talk to the people they start that's a serious part. as a corruption because they say if we have a free democratic elections so there should be no influence from outside and this is a proof that there is influence from outside questioning and that again the whole elections what's happening today and the credibility of the politicians today represent the iraqis or are there presenting foreign policies in iraq and that's what you feel and you hear when you talk to the people and that's why to now the election are very shy the polls are very shy not

a lot of people participated when you look to the south in part around forty percent in baghdad because the different of the curfew it's very shy and the north in part also so this it's everything today is being questions of although if you look from the outside there are elections happening and people are coming to vote but nevertheless there is a big doubt in what's happening today did at least just a duel karim monitoring the election in iraq many thanks indeed for that update. well now to some of the other stories making news around the world and syrian human rights observers say eleven iranians were among those killed in israeli strikes on syria this week israel's army says it struck the reigning military targets south of damascus after iran fired rockets at these really controlled golan heights. the chief inspector of the un's nuclear watchdog has resigned no reason was given for a taro vario rant as sudden departure it comes just days after donald trump pulled

the u.s. out of the nuclear deal between iran and world powers are you iran to have been responsible for policing the deal in iran malaysia's former prime minister najib razak has been barred from leaving the country just days after his party lost power in the country's elections and has been accused of taking hundreds of millions of dollars from a national investment fund he denies that the country's new prime minister mahathir mohamad says he ordered the travel ban. now italy could soon have a new prime minister two months after the country's election resulted in political deadlock talks and room between the populist five star movement and the far right league party finally appeared to be making progress the two party's leaders hope to propose a new prime minister by sunday. they could be the end of the waiting game material salvini head of the far right northern league made his way through

a throng of journalists but gave very little away after weeks of stalemate it was up to luigi to mile cell of ynys potential partner from the populist five star movement to reveal what's in the works for you yes well first of all we are very proud we have arrived at this point yesterday evening we finally laid the foundations for an agreement with the league launching our projects for a government of change this afternoon our deputies plus experts will start working on a coalition agreement that remains our most important focus for the people there will be a place that will. just last monday the talian president sergio declare that negotiations to build a new government had failed for weeks he had been pressuring the two biggest parties to come to an agreement threatening to call fresh elections if they failed to do so. now it seems increasingly unlikely that italian voters will have to go to

the polls again the end of the political impasse is largely down to one man silvio berlusconi. the former prime minister has allowed the northern league to form an agreement with five stars he's traditionally been allied with the league but he's left them make a deal even though that means he's likely to go into opposition the two parties are looking to form a government this weekend on sunday they hope to be able to name their new head of government they'll present their candidate to the president who will have the final say. so 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 relegation battle as for the title itself well there's been little change

there. another year another title corboy they'll be more pictures like this at the end of the current business league season only with a few different faces on show a spy and celebrate their six titles in a row in the battle for the remaining champions league spot hoffenheim take on dortmund. while leverkusen unlike ziggo still in with a shout dortmund are looking to redeem themselves after 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. to go crazy go. 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 in our own

hands this saturday so we don't need to worry about what the other teams are doing . me a. second last hamburg 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 team's achievements over the last few weeks have got the funds but 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 coach your pint is his final match in charge. and finally it's europe's biggest most popular and cheesiest asong competition twenty six nations are competing in the final of the euro vision song contest which takes place in lisbon portugal tonight well one of the favorites dystonia whose contender

is a trained opera singer wearing a giant gallon adorned with a labyrinth video projections cypress the bookmakers favorite the class a club track called wiggle also well placed his row with toy inspired by the need to movement. thank you up to date now on d w news will be back again at the top of the hour and there in evanston thanks for watching. where i come from we have to fight for a free press and was born and raised in a military dictatorship with just one t.v. shadow and if you news papers with official information as a journalist i have worked all of the streets of many cantrips and they have problems are almost the same who are doing social inequality and a lack of the freedom of the press and corruption who can afford to stay silent when.