justify the means. to its witnesses starts december 13th on d. w. . o. s. . this is d. w. news lawyer from violating the record turnout in hong kong's local elections is seen as a test of support for the territories chief executive. pro-democracy protests just want to send her out beijing a message also coming up vying for the remaining years presidency incumbent thouse your highness faces the country's the 1st female prime minister yet he eventually

in a runoff election. and believe he is a senate approves a bill that could pave the way for new elections without former president able moralities the interim government types that a new poll will end weeks of on the rest it is left a dozen people say. i'm going to home free glad you could join me rarely has a district council election been the focus of so much attention but in hong kong more people have already voted in today's poll than in any election in the territory's history and polls haven't even closed yet well the vote is seen as both a test of support for a battle chief executive kerry lamb and as a referendum on the pro-democracy movement that has rocked the city for close to 6 months now. the pro-democracy movement urged hong kong people to vote and they

turned out in force hours before polls closed numbers had already exceeded previous records on the surface of it the poll to choose council representatives and link community level concerns like garbage collection may not seem particularly exciting but these elections are the closest thing that hong kong has have to direct representation district councils have long been dominated by the pro beijing establishment and voters seeking change hope that weakening their grip will give the movement a fresh momentum. people have been long thought for long you know their time at that time cooperate. this might mean it's worth of my mortal thank you. this and to do was that of people. hong kong's chief executive kerry lam also encouraged voter turnout and appealed for smooth and peaceful voting

some voters are backing her to bring an end to the violent unrest that's crippled the semi autonomous territory. after the feel months of the r. incident in hong kong i would like to express my wings through the on a far more election so that i am in the. point that i can express my feelings the elections are mainly symbolically important district councils don't have any real political power they can't pass laws and they can only advise the government but pro-democracy voters are hoping to win majorities in some of hong kong's 18 districts as that will win them seats on the committee that elects hong kong's chief executive. well i d r spoke to our correspondent in hong kong shot at chelsea and i asked her why local election was generating such high voting on this. yes home that you're joining me now from what is

a record breaking district council election this now has the highest turnout of any election in hong kong history and there's still some time left before these polls close now we have seen throughout the day today huge numbers of people gathering outside this polling station here at one point there were queues lining up way back some people telling us they were queuing for up to 2 hours to pass their ballots now the queues have now gargi dissipated that there is still a steady stream of people coming and going wanting to to voice their opinion this after all is the 1st vote that's taken place since this unrest here in hong kong began in june people tell us that this is their opportunity to express their sentiments about this on rest and the way that the government has been handling it is essentially a referendum on this almost 6 months of violent clashes here on the streets of hong kong but at the end of the day of course the in theory we're talking about local

elections local issues clearly people in hong kong are just not wasting that opportunity to get out there to exercise democracy for them what is at stake. oh no as you say there isn't usually much fanfare about district council elections like this especially not attracting huge amounts of attention and the international community this election though very different people treating it as a symbol of how these protests are going down particularly now that there is increasing violence on the streets now there are a lot of people who perhaps might not be taking to the streets taking part in these protests weekend after weekend fearing the increasing violence and the fact that police are allowing these protests to go ahead less frequently so we will get a sense today of exactly how these protests are going down and how the government is handling them now the promise stablish main parties have known

a dominated these district council elections they're on the defensive now they want to prove that they can still attract similar numbers to in previous district council elections for the pro-democracy parties though they want to try and make some gains they're well aware that in the district council elections it's unlikely that they will dominate or take major ground from pro stablish from parties but they would consider any gains a step in the right direction in improving that there is still some support for their movement on the streets almost 6 months now since this movement began shouting let's touch on that violence a little bit now because of course it's been going on for months as you well know you have often been in the thick of it any signs of trouble so far. and so far today has been extremely peaceful there are riot police guarding all of the polling stations here making sure that this stays calm what we have seen from social media accounts and from what we've been hearing from activists on the

streets they want to try and keep today as peaceful as possible there have been concerns among these protesters that any violence authorities here would use as an excuse to council suspend these elections as it stands they going ahead it is remaining peaceful here today helena our correspondent. in hong kong shot it thanks a lot for that. well romanian voters are costing their ballots in the 2nd round of presidential elections amid allegations of corruption now that's an issue that has sparked huge street protests in the country and voters well they're deciding between the incumbent president and a former prime minister whose government was recently alstott. a proud romanian staunchly pro europe and a level headed champion of the rule of law. that's the carefully crafted image of romania's incumbent president klaus your highness he's been in office since 2014

and secured 40 percent of votes in the 1st round of the 29000 presidential election . i'm going to wear a little old woman should i have always believed in romanians this is a great joy for democracy. this 60 year old member of the centrist national liberal party has also presented himself as a vocal critic of corruption the various she brought his political opponent to her knees. former prime minister of your ticket down sheila and a social democratic government ousted by parliament last month following an era of corruption scandals that steered the country onto a collision course with the european union. but done she is hoping for political resurrection she's trying to shift the focus on to economic achievements and social reform. or of a mania of well being of guaranteed rights for

a safe and proud romania i voted so romanians don't live in fear of tomorrow when they won't have anything to put on the table and won't have money for medicine or bills i voted against the cutting of the pensions and salaries i voted against austerity. richard rounds and i was in a country struggling with widespread poverty these are words that could go down well but political observers say the dumb shit us party just isn't managing to shake claims of corruption the issue that voters of all political persuasions are fed up with. in the past 3 years romania has seen massive anti corruption protests. the weather wins the presidential run a photo will face close scrutiny by voters and the heat. has taken it now some of the other stories making news around the world at this hour several people have been killed in

a plane crash in goma in the democratic republic of congo the aircraft came down in a poppy. ated area moments after taking off rescue services say they have so far recovered more than 20 bodies from the scene. security forces in the southern iraqi city of nasiriyah have opened fire on protesters killing at least 3 people the demonstrators have gathered on 3 key bridges in the city demanding the overthrow of a political class seen as corrupt 7 phone powers while many iraqis live in poverty . contenders in israel's governing likud party are just playing for position after prime minister benjamin netanyahu was indicted on corruption charges former minister gideon saw her school for a party primary saying that he would run but israeli no does not require netanyahu to step down unless he is convicted from civil war. lawmakers in bolivia have passed a bill paving the way for new elections without ex-president. once formally approved

the no will counsel the results of a disputed poll last month of the vote so what are those when an unprecedented 4th term but then resign office facing pressure from the military he was accused of election rigging now weeks of on west following the election have left dozens of people in the country dead. finally after weeks of waiting and hours of standing in line natural gas a lifeline for people who've been reduced to using whatever fuel they can find. that is the us and with been coming here for 3 days and for nothing but now we were sold gas and we're very happy. the barricades that blocked this gas facility were put up by ex-president hateful morales's supporters a way to put pressure on the caretaker government it rules with the support of the military the morales is movement for socialism party controls both houses of

parliament. negotiators from the united nations and the european union. helped craft a law allowing new elections. she knew that when asked without a doubt this is the 1st step for bolivia to change course and return to democracy to hold credible transparent free and inclusive elections a soon as possible. however self-proclaimed interim president jeanine anya has rejected lawmakers attempts to give morales amnesty her government has accused him of sedition after he urged his supporters to keep up blockades. we have categorically affirmed that my government will not persecute any political union all civically death. at the same time we are clear that he'll she who has not respected the lowell who has committed crimes will not have amnesty of any kind me some of morales's supporters are still fighting running

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