this is d.w. news live from burlington iraq's first parliamentary elections and the government proclaimed the defeat of so-called islamic state is underway but security unseen tarion tensions are still big issues on polling day we go to baghdad to find out what the feeling is on the streets and also coming out of the catalan parliament just said to vote in a new leader but he was the favorite interested in ending the feud with madrid. and it's an action packed final day in the bundesliga with a champions league showdown between hoffenheim and dortmund leverkusen are also in

the hunt for europe for hamburg loves cork and freiburg it's survival by any means necessary. a warm welcome to the program i'm airing it 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've 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 you as i asked 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 your mcduff with a cough and you know we're somewhere with cough and establishment of the special voting days for security stuff who will be working during saturday's election. yes why they can't leave their post on election day to vote and completely disregard voter safety when they want to know your. 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 hideout of body and

has the added mary from the iranian backed militia popular plays ation forces are seen as having led the fight against i asked how did i let it come up with. is close to the people because you truly followed the other just sat around on chairs getting money i believe that harvey elementary 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 thora g.'s s. made the country needs close to ninety billion dollars to rebuild infrastructure that. the need to inform i a strong holds like they are not a sham in addition i mean no it means nothing to me they have 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 smoothing the sunni shiite drift which is deep in during a body's tenure some soon eyes you can plan on an election boycott the also be on high alert to quash any lingering i support with some polling stations already under threat of extremist attack. w correspondent a far a dual karim is in baghdad covering the elections in iraq in cooperation with iraqi channel al rashid t.v.

i spoke to him a short time ago and asked if voters believe this election will 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 just are destroyed and high corruption and oldest together makes a big question by the voters and a 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 alibi. but yet he does face tough competition why is that. yes. because our buddy today is being questioned by a lot of iraqis because as an example he said we defeated i asked but if you look today in iraq you have a lot of terrorism happening in different countries along today here the elections on my way to this to this place where i'm saying now where is it where is election 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's doing this election sometimes there is

insecurity beside that you have to look at the corruption in iraq according to its transparency international is at the last places 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 the better alternative but if you talk to the people too now there's no clear who could be his alternative and that's why others say since there is no alternative he could be prime minister again and that was the telling a correspondent jeff far until karim speaking to me a short time ago from that. and now to some of the other stories making news around the world and syrian human rights observers say eleven the reigning ins were among

those killed in israeli strikes on syria this week israel's army says it struck iranian 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 taro 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 ron 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 a charge he denies the country's new prime minister mahathir mohamad says he ordered the travel ban the catalan parliament is sent to vote in a new leader for the region after months of deadlock these has begun debated the

candidates for regional president pro independence parties are backing kim taught up he's vowing to continue the fight against madrid catalonia has been without a government since carlos pushed a month cavite was sacked by madrid late last year whose dumond's allies then one regional elections in december and have been trying to form a government ever since. well for more on the story i'm joined now by journalist on a yaddo fetter who is in barcelona so anna kim torah is the for fur choice among catalonia as independence parties but he is known to be quite a controversial figure what more can you tell us about him. hello good afternoon from us when i ask in toronto lawyer and maybe your rights are a cultural activities a close ally of would someone is also an in fear of spartina cuts head on poly and

of course he has the support of the prime dependence but he has gained some criticism from the unionist party right now there is a pause in parliament the session will continue at three on the day this morning. a speech on he insisted. someone is the legitimate president but he is the provisional president and. a war in seven of catalonia. an independent country to made catalonia a republican republic in india were and it's important to mention that today is that there's a round of the vault of the vote. on absolute majority and if you should not invest the precedent there is a second round second round that could be held on monday and if everything goes

expected you could be the new president of catalonia on monday does everything goes us expect well sure it was hand-picked by the booze former president carter's pushed him on and some critics say to her would just be a puppet and imprisonment would retain control just briefly is there evidence of this. well of course the union is far too the opposition party said tories are puppets of woods and long because. well jim on the west well someone who chose to be. president of the tongue out because spain blocked from being president. they said it's also important to mention. all the prime dependents party. he's a prohibition coming into probational prescient and that's why you know his party say. he is a puppet i will see because he could provide

a bridge we split them all in. where put them on the job one could also have a role into a new government. all right and yet a fair reporting from bersih lonna many thanks indeed. thank you my pleasure. some sports news now and here in germany is the final day 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 and as for the title itself well there's little change there. another year another title footballing they'll be more pictures like this at the end of the card in this league season only with a few different faces on show spine celebrate this part of the road in the battle for the remaining champions league spot hope in hindsight dortmund. while

leverkusen unlikely go still even with a shout don't mean they're 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. 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 if them it's 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 miss me is the. 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 on competition twenty six nations are competing in the final of the euro vision song contest which takes place in lisbon portugal tonight among the favorites. dystonia whose contender is a trained opera singer wearing a giant gown and durrant with a lampard video projections oh now we see the bookmakers favorite with the class of club class the club track called. and also well placed is row with.

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