this is deja vu news live from berlin victory for poland's populist president on day due to wins a 2nd term he scored a narrow victory over his e.u. friendly challenger what does this conservative when mean for the country's next 5 years we'll go live to the presidential palace in warsaw also coming up. the coronaviruses ravaging croatia's tourism industry the dramatic drop in foreign rivals has left many in this key sector for that country fearing for their livelihoods.

i'm brian thomas great to have you with us today the polish president on j. due to has narrowly secured a 2nd 5 year term in office following sunday's presidential election with nearly all the votes now counted the conservative incumbent has won with 51.2 percent over his rival the liberal warsaw mare rough off to coffee the result is a victory for poland's ruling a national conservative law and justice party it has avoided as a result a scenario in which an opposition president would be able to veto legislation approved in parliament. let's go straight to the presidential palace now in warsaw and monica sure aska from w.'s polish bureau good morning to you monica has now been declared the winner what does this mean for poland.

terry i can hear you. ok we have some sound there. now i can ok monograph some sound with you there at the presidential palace in warsaw can you tell us what this victory for duda means for the country for poland . this victoria is a very good news for the government because now the ruling claw and justice party can feel secure and comfortable with continuing its reforms which have been heavily criticised by the european union. in just this part of the present incumbent president. uses a signatory every bill passed by a majority in the parliament so he will remain. a president which is

strongly supporting the government. and of course for the opposition is not a good sign but on the other hand it's a very consolidating for the opposition this election showed how strong the liberal powers in poland the are at the moment ok looking at that that liberal turnout very close to a victory itself will do to nonetheless be continuing with the conservative course for the country as he has up until this point. well that will support this government as i said and he will probably be have a very strong supporter for for this part party as he as he was in the last in the recent 5 years he would also. seek closer ties to the united states.

ok we lost that connection to war so we'll be getting it back up throughout the day to get more reactions from the polish capital for now monica thank you very much from warsaw in other news food supplies for millions of people in northern syria could be at risk that according to international aid groups they say the season by the u.n. security council to authorize only one crossing point for supplies via turkey is creating too high a level of dependency on that country the u.n. decision caps a week of tough negotiations with russia and china overriding warnings from aid organizations. showdown at the u.n. security council syria's backa russia with the help of china forced through a compromise that none of the other members had wanted only the battle how a crossing point on the turkish syrian border will remain open aid organizations

now fear that around half a 1000000 children will no longer have access to foreign aid while tensions run high at the security council the german foreign minister also criticized russia and china has got remind us what we have always agreed that humanitarian aid should be accessible regardless of political and military conflicts russia and china have now revoked this consensus this is very cynical. russia wants its ally bashar al assad to decide what happens inside his country and who receives the aid without any foreign interference these issues should not be politicized so what we have to the discussions today is not about humanitarian deliveries to syria we also want this oh discussion is about politics if you need serious concern about hypocrisy he probably should not use the words that he matters and i should not be in its because that is exactly what russians don't screw up his presence and since he continues to do a disappointing result for the u.n.

and the people of syria. if you briefed on some of the other stories making the news this hour tesla as outs it's expected to hire up to 10 and a half 1000 employees to fill shifts at this 1st factory in europe is being built outside of berlin the car manufacturer plans to have 3 shifts a day after opening next year. and darren lawyer says it will need to make new job cuts that song top of the 15000 previously announced. the german automaker told news agency d.p.a. that it needs to increase cost cutting its demand for its vehicles slumps dialer currently employ boys about $300000.00 people worldwide. the gunman in last year's terror attacks on mosques in new zealand has fired his lawyers ahead of sentencing in march he is saillant admitted he killed 51 worshippers he faces jail for life and his hearing next month. floods are continuing to batter large

stretches of southern china affecting some 34000000 people and more rain is expected in the coming days authorities have sent in thousands of troops help contain record high water levels. a funeral service has been held for the mayor of south korea's capital seoul amidst controversy more than half a 1000000 people signed an online petition opposing publicly funded ceremonies for the man which was also streamlined streamed online park one soon was found dead on a mountainside friday an apparent suicide that was days after his former secretary filed a criminal complaint against him it was reported to involve sexual harassment charges as mayor of seoul park was one of south korea's most powerful political leaders. earlier i asked correspondent frank smith in seoul why this funeral became so

controversial so quickly there was debate whether it should be a 3 day sort of more family oriented mourning period in funeral or a 5 day city civil city sponsored funeral there was actually as well as a petition online there was a court injunction saw a conservative group that was put down by a judge earlier today or or yesterday centered on that controversy are the allegations that you mention that reports and rumors suggest now involve some some in inappropriate touching as well as perhaps some graphic messages sent by the president to his former secretary there's also concern that that former secretary has been the subject of some abuse online in some measures that are being taken to protect her her or her representative are also scheduled to perhaps make a statement sometime today or later this week if we go back just a year and

a half or 2 years local governor was actually jailed for raping his secretary and for sexual assault he is currently behind bars serving 3 and a half years this is and he jumped to chong province so this is not an on president an event and certainly south korean politicians and especially the leading group here in south korea are looking inward to see if they can't do more to address gender and balances in south korean society franks with well here are some of the main developments in the corona virus pandemic today deaths in mexico from the virus have now exceeded 35000 the u.s. brazil and the u.k. have seen more deaths. british airways save the children is warning that as many as 10000000 children may never return to school due to lockdown measures they're

urging governments to do more to protect the educational outcomes of their country's poorest and most vulnerable and south africa and spain's catalonia region have joined the list of areas reimposing lockdown measures due to new outbreaks the city of use that in the u.s. is also reportedly considering a new lock down well south african president 0 poses real posed a ban on alcohol sales unannounced the return of a national curfew south africa's facing a rapid increase in corona virus cases after losing what had been one of the world's strictest lock downs health officials are warning of impending shortages of beds in hospitals his case loads climb poses so the restrictions on alcohol would free up beds and hospitals for over 1000 patients we've now decided that the sale the dispensing and the distribution of oklahoma will be suspended with immediate

effect. there is. now key evidence that there is some sheen of uncle holmes. has resulted in substations patients being put on hospitals. including trauma and i.c.u. units due to motor vehicle accidents violence. as well as related to told mother home in jus' the south african president there well millions of europeans will be going without a summer vacation abroad this year and instead will be staying closer to home and that is hitting countries with large tourism sectors like true asia very hard in a popular coastal city of split for example a dramatic drop in foreign tourists is leaving many there without an income including the crews of chartered boats. even rockledge would love to be able to set sail again but almost all of his charity yacht tours this summer have been

cancelled some $100.00 captains and their crews here face the same fish that's left many of them wondering where their next paycheck will come from. and we almost. there are no anything. my financial situation is very bad. here and split it's only the ferries that are leaving this year visitor numbers have plummeted in a country where tourism accounts for a 5th of the economic output it's a disaster people who do make it here have a very different experience from usual. lot of things have gotten cheap i can stand no tells that i otherwise couldn't afford. personally i enjoy the peace and quiet but i feel sorry for the croatians who don't make money. when things are tough some turn to their 5th further martens church services now draw the same numbers as they did before the coronavirus and

a place like split for so many livelihoods have been affected by the pandemic many are seeking solace in religion solidarity it seems is on the rise. doesn't amount of people appreciate your thoughts and words. it makes them feel less scared. when you boy. it's not all doom and gloom this year croatians have their pristine beaches to themselves free of the usual crowds of tourists but beneath the idyllic scenes there is real concern about the economic turmoil to come captain even doesn't have a single booking for this summer despite offering a huge reduction to cure all of those and kill the. very economical problem. in croatia the travel industry is bracing itself for 2 unpleasant eventualities. the tourists may not return but that the virus will. we have some football news now

and manchester city's 2 year european ban has been overturned that following an appeal according to the court of arbitration for sport premier league club was sanctioned in february for quote serious breaches of you evas financial regulation regulations the clubs that accuse of overstating sponsorship revenue in order to offset heavy transfers spending and initial 30000000 euro fine has been reduced to 10 while the 2 year ban from the wafer competitions that has been overturned entirely. by the world's top tennis players are in for a windfall that despite destruction to that sports calendar the organizers organizers of wimbledon have announced that they will be paying about $11000000.00 euros in prize money for this year's tournament the all england club says that $620.00 players are in line to receive prizes ranging from 522-8000 euros per player they're distributing that money even though the tournaments had to be

cancelled due to pandemic guidelines the finals for this year's edition of wimbledon ridgeley due to take place this weekend. that's all we have time for i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being here and don't forget there's always our website and social media from. a meal and welcome to the 2nd season of on the fence of. the planet on the brink of disaster we did a long in-depth interview experts about one question how can we change things in the insane.