using interactive content to inspire people to take action legally do the series of global three titles and on t.w. and online. business do w. news live from berlin iraq has held its first parliamentary elections since the government declared victory over the so-called islamic state despite that claim security and sectarian tensions have been major issues we'll take you to baghdad for the latest also on the program. the cattle and parliament is selecting a new leader but is the likely winner interested in ending the feud in spain

central government. and i'm going to sligo football hamburg had been relegated for the first time in the club's history after yet another season of draws and defeats fans' fears of controversy wishing the genes of record uninterrupted top flight run calms to an end. and welcome to the program in iraq at least three people have reportedly been killed in a bomb attack the explosion happened just south of the oil rich city of kirkuk this comes just hours after polls close in iraq's first parliamentary elections since the government declared victory over islamic state militants security forces in the area say the blast is linked to the election. iraqi voters cast their ballots amid

tight security but turnout was lower than expected partly because islamic state militants had threatened attacks at polling places because if you own cars in the areas surrounding polling stations had kept some voters away but the only reported violence was a car bomb attack in kirkuk which killed the vehicles passengers some voters were frustrated by long lines at polling booths others found their names weren't on voting lists in areas where they live. many had come from the government of d.l. i've been living here since two thousand and six and there's been three elections and it's the same story the same problems we come to the polling station and they say your name's not here so we need proof of nationality we need another id what law many voters faced a similar problems in a country where there are now estimated three million internally displaced people. the two top candidates are the pro western incumbent prime minister buddy and how

the other a mutiny from the iranian backed militia the popular mobilization forces the group is seen as having led the fight against i.a.s. how did i let it. be as close to the people because he fought my others were sitting on chairs and got money therefore i believe that. is the best for the people. shall. fifteen years after saddam hussein was toppled the country is in ruins and in need of close to ninety billion dollars to rebuild infrastructure. but the first task iraq's next prime minister faces is to repair the growing rift between the country's majority shiite and minority sunni populations. w. correspondent you're far too all karim is covering these elections from baghdad in cooperation with a rocky channel all rashid t.v. just far welcome what are you hearing about the bomb attack near the city of kirkuk

at the moment. ok what i heard so far what happened in career cooped up three people where. were killed through the blast that's happened there through the two voters and one observer but to no there's nothing. and that's the only what we know so far ok now with regard to the election the prime minister partially lifted a curfew to encourage more people to vote this appeared to have made any difference from what you could tell whether what i can tell i wasn't. going to one of the polls opposing stations you could see that the streets were empty and the curfew was there and you see people walking maybe three to four kilometers in order to reach the voting stations and off today so that the turnout is very low even at the afternoon day a body decided to change it but according to what i saw on my impression because i

came back the streets were still almost empty and when i talked also told deserver here they told me that there was no change even after stopping the curfew and the turnout at the end was was low when i can talk today about back. of the observers told me only twenty five percent of the population in baghdad participated today in the election and population of black that is almost more than five million so all over when you talk to the people it wasn't a big surprise for them that the turnout was low because at the beginning they didn't have enough trust in this elections because they're criticizing the government because they're doing this elections in times where you have daily attacks and daily blasts and also criticizing the government and a bloody himself for corruption. jeff eyes you just mentioned you've been speaking to iraqis there cut the country faces major economic challenges after battling the so-called islamic state for the past several years so do voters there expect this

election to bring about the change that they need when i talk to them and especially when not see here only in baghdad but in north of iraq in mosul where d.s. one year ago was still there and a body always says like we defeated today that the the i asked talk to the people there day know that this elections will not change anything because even one year after defeating the so-called islamic state nothing happened there are no big changes you still have the old town of mosul is totally destroyed you still have bridges that are destroyed schools there are destroyed hospitals that are destroyed we don't have to forget that almost one million internally displaced iraqis didn't return back to their home so the politicians here are making big words and talking a lot when you say when you talk to people but when it comes to facts on which comes to doing they are not doing it and you can see this very well through the

whole posters you have here and the big picture is hanging all over iraq and telling them we will build up iraq we will support you and you know it's kind of a joke that people here do their what what's written on this papers taste on these papers and on this posters and they get not they will not do it on the ground and change anything so the trust in the elections is very low the credibility of the elections is also low and the people tell me we don't trust him what's going on nothing is going to have the same faces will appear again jafar abdul karim in baghdad thank you very much. to spain now where the regional parliament of catalonia has failed to elect a new president and its fifth attempt to form a new government pro independence parties are backing kim torah who remains likely to clinch the position in a second vote on monday he has vowed to continue the independence fight against madrid catalonia has been without

a government since late last year in madrid removed car last put them on cabinet position months allies then one regional elections in december and have been trying to form a government ever since if the region is still without a government by may twenty second catalonia will face fresh elections. journalist and a lot of fred is in the catalan capital barcelona and it's good to see you kim tora has fallen short of the absolute majority that he needed to be elected in the first round he's still the heavy favorite though what happens next. hello will. get them absolute majority today in the first round. filey a man sixty six and these votes as you say were of interest sixty five against that there were also four abstentions it's. the same result today monday he could be next president because a monday a second round. parliament is expected to be held and he only needs

a simple majority so that means up to catalonia who casts a new president on monday there six months without a president six months of dead log but just like our last push to mock him torah is a hard line independent supporter what's that likely to mean for the region's relationship with the spanish government if he's chosen on monday as many expect. yes tkinter is a strong ally well jim on his a strong supporter of the independence of catalonia and today in his speech he insisted that you will work for the independence of that's along he also said that he's open to dialogue with the spanish government and the spanish government also said that it's open to dialogue within the framework of law and today are also asked for day for a mediation i asked the president of the european commission for mediation between

spain and catalunya now the spanish press does regard him torah as carla's put demands poppet as it were is there any evidence of this at all anna. well although most of the pro unity parties most of the opposition parties in catalonia said giora is a puppet of belgium and because westwood's among who chose her oz their new candidate and it's important to mention also that the he chose can turn new candidate a big us he cannot be elected president because spain blocked him blocked from being elected under de interest said that he would the provisional president because that puts him on. to make president and also the opposition parties said that giora doesn't represent all the cats around because he only represents the

catalans in saber seen dependence and i laugh at their barcelona thank you very much thank you my pleasure. germany's chancellor has been awarded the is easy peace prize franciscan monks recognize angle americal for her work promoting the peaceful coexistence of different peoples medical was in italy to receive the accolade this as italy edges towards a breakthrough in the political deadlock that has gripped the country since inconclusive elections two months ago seen francis basilica in a c.c. . the setting for a highly anticipated speech by german chancellor angela merkel. this is a word ceremony fell on a decisive day for italy the country's path could soon be determined by a coalition of the euro skeptic five star movement and the end to migration link italian because it is in a crucial political phase which i of course won't take a stand on that what i want to say is that we germany want to join forces with the

to solve the great issues of our time will be more in the outside. echo was here to receive the lamp of peace award for what the franciscan order described as her work promoting the peaceful coexistence of peoples the piece of land is a replica of a glass or a lamp that burns in the burial chamber of the orders founder francis of assisi. hedonist on a title absolute peace is hardly conceivable without inclusiveness solidarity and justice freedom for peace is not free peace requires work peace is like the light of a lamp that only lights us as long as we really continue adding oil. a rallying cry from the german chancellor for more concerted efforts to end wars around the world . sport where there is proof that all good things must come to an end even for hamburg a historic day in the bundesliga as the club crashed out of the top tier for the

first time ever they needed to be bach and they needed to lose to cologne and while hamburg did post a two one victory against gladbach walls berg refused to play along and defeated kolo in their encounter and barak had been the only club to stay in the bundesliga first divisions and it was founded in one thousand nine hundred sixty three. the homburg clock must be set back to zero he counted every second they spent as the only ever present club in the bundesliga the. but hamburg glory days are long gone but club successful period a distant memory even the nine hundred eighty three european cup triumph. recent years have been filled with relegation dog fights they've managed to save themselves time and again but despite the huge fan base they family drop down to

the second division the club structural problems have been partly to blame frequent changes in the coaching staff this season left them without a long term plan. christian tits has helped inspire a revival in recent weeks but it came too late to spare them. a first bundesliga relegation up to fifty five years behind but will not have been a long time in the making. so let's round up a dramatic final day in the bundesliga there is that hamburg went over gladbach two one but not enough to save them and well for exist sysiphus for one victory over cologne dortmund just squeaked through the champions league after losing to hoffenheim that in spite of laver couzin success against hanover in freiburg ensured their own survival in the first division by beating out to nil leipzig demolished her to berlin a thumping six two when she stood guard upset champions byron munich braman came

out on top against mines two one and she beat frankfurt. you're watching the news join us again at the top of the hour you always get the latest anytime on our web site that's d.w. dot com i'm abbie quite often in berlin thanks for turning it. up blessing. and a curse. for suppose a new church and.