susan believes trump important starts august 3rd d. w. . this is the w. news a live from berlin and croatia votes in parliamentary elections and dominated by the coronavirus cases are on the right and the tourism dependent a commie is in crisis early results a put the ruling conservatives on course to take victory ahead of the opposition center left also coming up on the show. parts of australia as a 2nd city melbourne are back in lockdown to fight a 2nd wave of infections 9 public housing blocks are put under quarantine.

i'm kyra phillips and welcome to the show croatians have voted in parliamentary elections that could push the e.u. member state further to the right according to exit polls and the governing conservatives will win the most seats ahead of the center left social democratic party but neither is expected to gain an outright majority making a coalition government a likely that could leave room for a new force in croatian politics the nationalist homeland movement led by a popular folk singer. observing strict hygiene precautions and social distancing routes voters in croatia cost their ballots. prime minister under a plane coverage its ruling party is expected to take victory some say the center

right party called the early elections in order to profit from its relatively successful handling of the coronavirus pandemic and that decision seems to have paid off. chrissy means that citizens can express their opinions today is the day in which we have this great encounter with the will of the people and i will be happy with the decision of our citizens to continue working for croatia plan coverage ahead of his main challenger social democrat leader davo benediction he leads a restored coalition made up of small not center left parties but the h.d. that won't win enough seats to secure a majority meaning it will have to find allies to govern with. 'd one option could be the homeland movement of folk singer miroslav story a poet 3rd despite public outrage over his nationalist views a coalition with him would push the government further to the right but finding

a coalition partner is only the beginning of a difficult journey the new government will have to navigate croatia out of an economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic some voters are pessimistic many a bit of a hunger for what's important to me is to come and vote but frankly i don't expect things to change dramatically isn't that what i think both the ruling and the social democrats have not achieved anything positive in the last 30. croatians are hungry for change one of the reasons why they turned out to vote in spite of the pandemic. well i'm joined now by day on the of which is a professor of political science at the university of zagreb exit polls show the governing party at winning the most seats how surprising as best results so as a group you do surprising because earlier public opinion polls during the campaign actually predicted that the result would be tight and that 2 main coalitions the

conservatives and social democrats would be almost like the neck it hasn't actually happened the creation democrats union has won about 20 seats more than social democrats and is now in a very comfortable position to choose the coalition partner what is also good for them for the prime minister plank overage in particular is that actually he doesn't have to form the coalition with the 3rd party that has made us less corus homeland movement and this is good for him because the what his whole a 1st term in office between 16 and 20 was extremely marked by moving towards the center center rather than following a kind of orb on the stick politics such as we see for example by a big orbán in hungary beautiful score is a force that's the blunt to see more conservative coalition more empty minority more on the migrant he questions the issue of gender equality and has a few and some quite on the are outrageous outrageous statements to this effect now

under a blanket which construes to have other smaller part this in government and to form a more centrist coalition but he will certainly remain the prime minister of great shops. all right what about voter turnout in the time of coronavirus did the pandemic discouraged rationed from going to the polls. well to a degree i think it was due to 40 percent smaller than in the elections 2016 but you know just bear in mind that in the european elections the turnout was only a 30 percent now it was just a little bit short of 50 percent in the presidential elections earlier this year it was 56 percent so gracious not really well known for 13 i would but it was decent are and what can we expect to see next we can expect the formation of the yogo a governmental action a coalition talks or the negotiations between age does that which is now we know very strong position and forcibly some smaller part there's too little further to

the right but i wouldn't exclude for example also an option but he invites left liberal parties to the government to just bear in mind that his last government was also composed of croatian democratic union the conservatives but also the liberal party and of the representatives of i think minorities who have got the 8 seats in the parliament who is now only i think 14 or 15 seats short from an overall majority so that shouldn't be too difficult for him down you know if it's from the university of baghdad thank you thank you. let's go now to some other stories making news around the world mexico's coronavirus dought death toll has topped 30000 mexico has now overtaken france with the 5th highest number of victims worldwide the capital mexico city has returned to strict a lockdown after a week of easing restrictions. protesters in the u.s.

city of baltimore have torn down a statue of christopher columbus president donald trump had earlier praised columbus in his independence day speech columbus and his men killed and in slave to digitise people and his voyages marked the start of european colonization of the americas. us rapper kanye west has taken to twitter to announce his intention to join the 2020 presidential race seen here with his wife a reality t.v. star compared ashin west has been a supporter of republican president donald trump but it's not yet clear how serious west is about his white house run. migrants stuck at sea on a rescue ship will now be transferred to a coronavirus quarantine vessel the ocean viking it declared an emergency after several people attempted to commit suicide conditions for the 180 migrants on board

became desperate after the ship was refused permission to dock in italy and malta. well authorities in australia as a 2nd biggest city have reimposed a strict lockdown measures in an attempt to contain a 2nd wave of infections residents of 9 public housing blocks have been put in quarantine for 5 days the move took many tenants by surprise. this is the closest to outside they can get for the next 5 days no going to work no running out to get groceries. police swarmed 9 public housing towers in melbourne on saturday evening blocking driveways and doorways to prevent anyone from leaving . it isn't a crime scene the state government says is to avoid any explosive corona virus outbreak there's $27.00 confirmed cases of the virus among the $3000.00 residents of the estates.

because that is the appropriate period to test everybody every single resident. have already tested positive across. the authorities insist the lockdown isn't about punishment but protection except some residents say they're being treated like prisoners aid groups have expressed concerns about vulnerable communities inside the units some who have fled war or family violence they are calling for less police officers and more social workers and translators. are down for a moment underestimate how challenging magic in some respects that for the 3000 residents. the state government has wholefood a 2 week rent freeze and welfare payments to support those in the law. but residents say the seriousness of the measures are unfair with many highlighting how

all the people in looks down suburbs are still allowed to leave their houses for work or grocery shopping their tenants feel powerless they will spend the next 5 days waiting for a knock at the door that brings food supplies or a coded 19 test and won't be allowed out until everyone has been tested. let's bring you up to date now with some of the other developments on the coronavirus pandemic the world health organization says it will stop studying the effectiveness of hydroxy chloroquine and hiv drugs as treatments for covert 19 after trials failed to reduce deaths the w.h.o. has announced to the highest a single day increase in new infections since the start of the pandemic member states reported more than 212000 new cases and india's caseload is fuelling that rise it recorded its highest a single day spike almost 23000 people tested positive meanwhile spain has reimposed to lock down conditions on 70000 people on the northern coast is the 2nd

spanish region at to close down again. when germany's capital berlin is renaming a central subway station that has become notorious for bearing a name based on a derogatory word for black people the move comes after worldwide protests against racism connected with the violent death of george floyd at the hands of u.s. police. this berlin metro station has borne many names since it opened in 1908 but the name it acquired in 1991 has been hotly debated since the beginning more bunched hasa it translates as more street using them an evil term for people from north africa. rowland's public transport company the b v g things it's time for yet another change of this day sions name. on this was a target on the occasion of diversity day we have to side to rename the station we

have people from 51 countries working at the b.b.c. bilin is an open minded city and we at the b.g. wacom the world so we thought in times like this it would be appropriate to you name the station. by the end of the year the station will be renamed. after the 19th century russian composer mikhail evanovich going to composed this symphony. he actually has for tests. and i think it's fantastic they're doing it it's not right in the 21st century to name things after gracious terms for black people it is high times and i hope that not only the station but also the streets get renamed let's remember that the renaming comes as countries around the world we evaluate their legacies of racism and colonialism but in berlin not everyone is happy with the change of name from father to leave it be that the metro station will be renamed but i can live with the fact that it might have soon

a new name because i can understand that we have some more pressing problems in the city walls but linguists say more as not a neutral term they say it was already derogatory by the 18th century and while the d.v.d. has taken this into account the city of berlin is still has a tend to name the nearby street that carries the same name. so formula one now and a mercedes driver voluntary buch us has won the season opening a grand prix in austria as f one drivers a made a statement against racism before the event defending world champion to lewis hamilton led a majority of drivers in ealing while some wore t. shirts bearing the message and racism 6 of the 20 drivers remain just standing o. test claimed his 8th career women with the charlotte clare coming 2nd and youngster lender norris in 3rd. in football byron munich have one

of the german cup they beat laver coups in $42.00 to clinch a league and cup double for the 2nd year running the pandemic meant it was the 1st to german cup final to be played before empty stands david alabama opens the scoring for biron after just 14 minutes. after serving an artery added a 2nd goal robert lewandowski made sure of the cup with biron's 3rd goal on the hour. leverkusen hit back 3 spend bender who scored a powerful header from a corner but despite that and a late penalty it was byron's day lewandowsky scored their 4th to clinch another double. russians looking for a way to cool off from the summer sun have hit the ski slopes dozens of skiers donned a swimsuits for their downhill dash at a western russian resort by the volga river preparations for the annual event began in february when the snow was gathered and stored away the frozen runs usually last

for 3 days but this year's high temperatures organizers say the final will likely melts away after just one. you're watching d.w. news we'll have more headlines for you at the top of the hour i'm going to richard sam in berlin for me and the whole team thanks so much for joining us. on. a. good solution to. the sure that. i'm doing. whatever it takes. you know running now.