this is t w news live from berlin the scandal in austria ostrich chancellor sebastian currents pulls the plug on his governing coalition calls for snap elections after his vice chancellor is forced to resign amid allegations that he offered lucrative government contracts in exchange for campaign donations from. australia's governing conservative coalition scores and shock victory in the country's election prime minister scott morrison calls the win a miracle after polls ahead of the vote suggesting a victory for the opposition labor party.

waiter welcome to the show. austria is austria sebastian chancellor sebastian cross has announced new elections following a corruption scandal involving his deputy he made the decision after his vice chancellor from the far right freedom party apparently offered lucrative government contracts to a potential russian benefactor curt's a center right people's party has been in a coalition with the freedom party here's what the chancellor had to say meant to you and guns and so it's my goal is a simple one i want to work for our wonderful country according to my political beliefs my policies and with the support of the majority of the population but. without any incidents or any scandals. just i believe that right

now that's not possible for any other political party freedom party cannot do trying to social democrats concert and the other parties. to support the government . to clinton. that's why i have proposed to the president that austria hold early elections as soon as possible. scandal was triggered when a video surfaced purportedly showing vice chancellor heinz questioned telling an unnamed russian woman he wanted her to buy a leading austrian newspaper and use it to support his party amid growing pressure stuff it resigned on saturday we'll talk to our correspondent in vienna in a moment but 1st this report. is vice chancellor how he did not want to be seen on t.v. . caught on tape apparently soliciting campaign funding in return for government

contracts. at a meeting in a villa in a pizza and a party colleague thought they were talking to the niece of a russian oligarch. in addition to legal donations they discussed the possibility of her buying a stake in austria's biggest tabloid to generate favorable coverage ahead of the elections in 2017. but this was a sting and the video was leaked to german media who published it on friday denies any wrongdoing. i know that i spent almost 7 hours this mating it was a d.n.r. from 5 am to midnight. during the course of this meeting i insisted that no laws were being broken. i repeatedly made this very clear. i did not do anything illegal and i never have despite pleading his innocence knew his game was up and he resigned on saturday. and for more on this i'm joined by klaus pos in vienna casserly stop elections were to be expected here but explain

exactly why the chancellor had to do this. you're already b. how he said enough is enough and says the last point is radio which appears to be evenly that wanted out of the coalition with the free democratic party the write up in history of the record free democratic party didn't really function and not only decided he had to acknowledge that the leaders didn't really hold at risk on their party that still has some neo nazis still some of his images of people hating immigrants and. so a lot of things happened in those 15 months they approached together because he had to cover something in the one or the other way and he didn't want to do this any longer and every set out. and let's go to new elections. and in the meantime thousands of people were on the streets in vienna today protesting is this what

they wanted what were their demands. that eman was exactly this you will actually let's clarify who is responsible in the government and who is really taking the aim of response ability into a split ticket position against reelection. the president of the country. and said in the evening this is dr austria what we have seen in the video yesterday night we are ashamed of what we are seeing we want to believe that the hellmouth republic which are trustworthy which into your and which the draw they are elected to do and obviously it also doubts about what security and ready. to end your uncle dana's had done. where does this leave the governing party of australia now. i think. it's

opes that she can she is majority last time he was a little bit about 30 percent 31 percent and maybe he can gain a margin of the last 10 percent in the elections to be taken to the courts in september this year next week in the european elections you know austria taking place on sunday really indicate a little bit results escaped relation goes through i think it was a wise decision not to go to the polls and to ask people to walk again and is any currency or kind of really young men here before and afterwards but this government was not open to the struggling with which one another but there was in turn are struggles more and more and so it didn't really touch red. phone pass for us in vienna thank you so much you reckon. and the scandal in austria overshadowed a rally of right wing populist leaders in milan shah who was scheduled to speak at

the event the leader of the alternative for germany yoga mats miten said austria's freedom party would remain an important partner despite these developments the growing movement of populist parties hoping for historic results in next week's european parliament elections. the answer the call of italy's far right interior minister also the many leaders of nationalist parties from 11 european countries beating to win more votes in next weekend's european elections. the rhetoric was anti globalization anti migrant and anti you know that you know what we do not want this european union that damages europe through globalization globalization that is not regulated is made by slaves and sold to the unemployed there's still no. the league of disparate groups hopes to become the 3rd largest alliance in the european parliament and shape policy making across the european union. meanwhile germany's

chancellor angela merkel was in croatia to attend a campaign event a pro european union gathering of moderate conservatives she warned against supporting far right groups. who tune the decisions we're dealing with a populist movement is who want to destroy european values. the does all. this includes minorities not being protected fundamental human rights being questioned corruption playing a role in politics. we have to stand up to them decisively and that is what we will do for. one. in milan the far right party leaders presented a united front but some nationalist groups notably the governing parties of poland and hungary did not attend an indication that the show of unity may not be so deep

the e.u. parliament election will reveal how much support they have. analysts take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world former u.s. vice president joe biden has officially kicked off his campaign for the 20 twentieth's presidential elections speaking to supporters in philadelphia he called on democrats to reject the anger and division that have become a hallmark of u.s. policy in recent years go. ahead parliament elections next week thousands marched in warsaw to celebrate poland's membership in the european union european council president donald tusk was among those taking part opposition leaders hope to get out the pro e.u. poland's conservative government is highly critical of the e.u. and if the situation. there's been a shock result in australia's national actions prime minister scott morrison is conservative coalition has retained office despite trailing in the polls before election day in a victory speech to supporters morrison called the way in

a miracle after conceding defeat the leader of the opposition labor party bill shorten said he would step down after 6 years out the. frustration is conservatives and their leader this is an unexpectedly sweet victory scott morrison had trailed in every poll since he became prime minister but the former tourism executive has clung on with a tenacious one man campaign successfully concealing divisions among his team and now against the odds morrison has been returned as a stray as prime minister. our government will come together after this not and we will get back to work and that is our task and that is more undertaking to his drive from one end of the country to the other i said that i was going to burn for you and on. it's a night man favorite bill shorten for decades he's been seen as a potential leader by labor and spent nearly 6 years uniting the divided party he

presented a detailed policy plan and campaigned heavily on climate issues but voters rejected him and now he's quit his post. and i'm proud that we argued what was right. you know what. this is what politics should they are now free. politics should pay back its pre-election polls may have got the result in rome but they did predict the continuing success of independents like one time olympic skier. running on a climate change action platform she won a seat in parliament that had been held by a former conservative prime minister for 25 years. analysts say prime minister scott morrison and his conservative coalition may well need the independent support if they haven't got the numbers to form a majority government so strangely is next parliament may be just as divided and

just as turbulent as its 45th. to sri lanka now where people are marking 10 years since the end of the brutal civil war but victory came at a high price in mali where the conflict came to its bloody and civilians became trapped between the advancing sri lankan army and the separatist rebels. who got us and. sent us this report from call where tunnels gathered to remember their dead. riser for a loved one she'll never see again others console her they were here and 10 years ago heavy and indiscriminate shelling they were forced onto a tiny patch of land with nowhere to go many were separated from their families as they fled. but my husband went missing here and in different directions i ran with my children one way my husband went in another we didn't see each other

after that i tell my children their father is alive and he'll come home one day but in my heart i think he's gone i think he died. losing plays as more. light flames for those who died the u.n. says some 40000 people were killed in the year weeks other reports indicate the death toll is much much higher some survivors saw family members perish before their eyes on able to forget what they witnessed their desperate to remember a relative. these girls were orphaned here a decade ago sister chris shaunie helps care for children without parents she says even the very young remain traumatised when out of the medical exam remember they remember the path the families took as they fled there remember being in a place where so many died they remember the parents and the children wanted to come hand now to one of the girls didn't want to in the past thinking about

a father but wanted to be here today. have come to this remembrance event from all across the country there's sorrow but there's also a sense of guilt. a little bit of everyone has dreams i've studied i have a job but the people who died here had dreams too and that's devastating i'm living my life they lost theirs they say it's up to them to memorialize their dead in sri lanka the grief is shared the pain still raw. and our reminder of the top story we're following for you austria's chance most of us in kurt's has pulled the plug on his governing coalition and called snap elections as soon as possible after his vice chancellor was forced to resign amid allegations of corruption. in washington w. news we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour but stick around because after the break it's the bundesliga show with my colleague problem fully las will show you how to buy a new nick wrapped up a set of records 7 straight for this they get title stay tuned for all the goals

from their match with i toss frankfurt and all the rest of saturday's action and. all that and more coming up after a short break i'm irish waiter thanks so much for watching and stay tuned. i'm secure in the volume. down time and in the end this is the me you're not allowed to stay here in the rules and you. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers with alliances of the what's your story. ready with numbers of women especially of victims of violence.