this is d.w. news live from berlin could the lebanese government be about to resign one minister has already quit in the whole cabinet maybe on the way out they route has been clearing up after a night on rest and the huge explosions that ripped the city of heart on tuesday. also coming up the people of belarus go to the polls president alexander lukashenko has been in power since the 1990 s. but this time around he's facing a serious challenge from this woman. and

way in blue cross welcome to the program a lebanese government minister has resigned following protests that left one police officer dead and more than 100 people injured information minister mob best ahmed said she was quitting because the government had failed to carry out reforms our correspondent in beirut says the whole cabinet may be preparing to resign more on that in a bit but 1st this report to catch you up on saturday night's protests. i'm not a day and night of rage in beirut. protesters stormed government buildings and banks as their fury reached boiling point. chouse days massive explosion reignited their disdain for authorities in power. to many a deep and already existing distrust for the leaders who they say are incompetent and corrupt the country was already struggling through

a deepening financial crisis making the recovery from this disaster that much harder the desperation was clear. and adamo we were long to have money the leaders during care about the people no food no houses more than 300000 people lost their homes after the explosion in addition to the depreciation of the lira. anger transformed the city making it unrecognizable to the devastating scenes from just days earlier. police fired tear gas amidst the chaos trying to regain control. of thousands marched through the streets of the capital. some set up symbolic nurses to hang politicians whose corruption and negligence they blame for the explosion. they want the government out i am here because of this devastation explosion that we just witnessed and you

haven't aren't that much as it is that i have complete neglect this neglect this and could have and happen to see if i am here to let me we can do it say and speak about have to change the government to change to how we act i find america after change everything people are dying from hunger and this is unacceptable how typical of the interim prime minister has sandy aabs as the only solution is to hold early elections he says that's how change will happen ergo it's unlikely to put out the fires on the streets of beirut. the government has also promised to find those responsible. for hundreds of thousands left timeless and many with loved ones still missing since we don't come 1st. for more on the situation in bray beirut let's bring in our correspondent basile aryeetey who is there. she's the

1st minister to resign since the explosions on tuesday what are people there making of that resignation they would come to see as a nation on the unexpecting motors ignition the diggnation government. could meet tomorrow in full 2 of the ministers. economy and their minister of environment would resign today that you mention one think it maybe it's it indicates something important that the minister of environment is one of the closest friends to the prime minister the high standard yeah. but i know it's a few minutes. maximum or a few minutes ago the prime minister had a meeting with the ministers discussing if there is a nation of the old government so it's obvious that the situation going straight forward to a computer technician at the same time on the planet it would be that ignition from

the cabinet there is some designation from department yesterday one of the. blocks resigned they want to belong to one of the political parties and lebanon resigned today we have 2 motors ignitions so to talk number of m.p.'s that resigned 6 until this moment expecting some more in the coming days so lot of dominoes falling let's hear from. resignation the statement that she made. no honey cloth allowed this is not a point of no return people are hungry and the economy is collapsing the economic financial and monetary crisis is escalating our family children relatives and friends a harmless consumed by grief despair and frustration. in this decisive moment we cannot but take the side of the honorable patriot. i apologize to the

lebanese people for not being able to live up to their ambitions to him he said. it's just one resignation you've mentioned many other resignations the prime minister has said he's going to call for early elections lot of things coming out of this disaster in the protests what are the possible solutions or lebanon's crisis. complicated $11.00 the prime minister said that he would discuss on monday the elections seems similar scene or similar scenario to what happened with the prime minister start off to the 17th of global demonstrations when he when he addressed the bunny's would a package of reforms but it was too late after 3 days of that announcement he signed today it seems same scenario happening with the prime minister hasn't yet he at last that he's going to discuss with his ministers. the election which was which

was one of the make demands of the protesters in lebanon since the seventy's october they are support elections but it seems that this announcement came a little bit late to. the coming days the coming hours as i mentioned it seems that we're going to have a lot of dramatic situation to the political. talk to try to contact the minister ivanov some of. you didn't answer her cell phone out of the other so i talked to her advisor she said she told me her up by her. she preferred some of will resign after the find the love. that the investigation. took its final decision. and what happened with up to some a special that 2 days ago to some of the minister of information said that she will discuss on monday if the investigation didn't reach an end in specific.

causes and who is responsible for their names. specific names she will ask the cabinet to have an international investigation so what happened with up to some up with the minister of information i really don't know i tried to. understand from her directly i couldn't her advisers use that that. she did she expect the decision of her minister. in beirut thanks very much for bringing that to us. the people of belarus are voting today in one of the most closely contested presidential presidential races there in decades president alexander lukashenko seen here casting his vote has held power since the mid 1990 s. and is running for a 6th term he faces the toughest challenge so far to his authoritarian rule from the wife of a jailed presidential candidate head of the election international observers

express concern after more than 1000 people were detained. we love we can we win. they're not giving up. 3 women taking on veteran leader alexander lukashenko. is the one on the ballot this weekend but maria and veronica's the pollard have thrown their support behind her together they have been drawing tens of thousands belorussians desperate for something me. people have put all their hopes in me all their desires for change. they've joined forces are the candidates they were backing were forced out to collars husband fled the country with their children. kolesnikov was working for. arrested on charges of bribery. the. husband was jailed and disqualified from

running. she knew. my husband is in prison he lives in very cramped conditions and of course there's tremendous pressure on him. and this is the man determined to stop the opposition alexander lukashenko he's been in power for 26 years and he's made it clear he and the officials here back him aren't going anywhere. the stage will not give you up it will protect the we have found a way to bring these extremists to justice. has almost no chance of forcing out lucas shanker but she and the other campaigners have still managed to hope belorussians imagine a country without its long term leader. from the german marshall fund in berlin is here to talk with us about this potentially historic day in belarus marina tell us more how real is the pressure that look i was facing from

this opposition candidate. oh this pressure is very real this is an extraordinary situation that this election takes place basically in this and it's not that much about the alternative or the simple atlantic anasta was meant who was mentioned in the report. basically and thesis is the current president she is she is. very mild and. all and all if it comes from have is only peace and love. well we have an election happening today but without international observers president to monitor it how can we be assured that it's going to be free and fair. we can be assured that it's not going to be free and not

a single election since $99.00 full of the question has been elected was you can ice as and election is not 0 as it did when actually what we saw preceding to potential candidates in jail. needs is that there are pools and no international observers this time domestic agendas heavy and very difficult and they have been also pressured to put this in. 6 days preceding to today. is that. in full to what they send was allegedly people going to vote it so cruel is to also then to office so lucas hanko he may withstand this test today but he's been in power for a very long time if you were to fall today or fall sometime soon what do bellaver see as their face what kind of world are they looking at in a post lucas shank oh country. i guess it's not that much of all of the

intensity all about this hope that it's going to be very easy for bill who sent people in sends a whole economy a look at a social social shocks that might be connected to in kind change but anyway this is a very special. this is a bill and since i hope so did they see and you can see and this basically is sending a very strong signal to the whole country to the ruling elite and to the whole world they. and they do want to take their seats in their own hands arena replay from the german marshall fund thanks for those insights. the afghan government says it's quote on the verge of peace talks in its war with the taliban after tribal leaders agreed to release $400.00 of the islamist groups prisoners the loya jirga a traditional meeting that brings together the country's many communities agreed to

the release in hopes of moving forward on talks the taliban had made that a precondition. for afghan troops to the nearly 2 decades conflict follows a separate agreement the us made with the taliban in february. the europa league quarter finals kick off on monday clubs have traveled to germany to finish the rest of the tournament in the rue and iran regions in the west of the country stadiums and gelsen kishan dusseldorf and cologne will be used to host the knockout fixtures in monday's matches buyer leverkusen face inter milan manchester united play opening. you're watching news here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you 11 these government and government minister has resigned following angry overnight protests and the whole cabinet may be about to quit after the massive blast on tuesday president of france

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