it has been almost a week since the beirut blasts europe and the us are sending aid and have pledged millions of dollars to help rebuild but that money cannot buy lebanon's political elite what the explosion obliterated credibility tonight the entire government of lebanon resigned a capitulation to corruption a power vacuum in a country that is now as close to collapsing as it has ever been i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. that the. suffering. hasn't affected them and today we are heeding the people it's our time pretty good

not going to look i'm not going to go we want to open the door towards national salvation i'm fat and i'm really sad angry and i'm here to tell them that they're such as i am today announcing the resignation of the government. also coming up tonight the president of bella ruse says he won sunday's election by a landslide but europe says there may be reason to believe the vote was forced and not free it would be easy lifted the sanctions against bellaver us because the country took steps in the right direction such as the release of political prisoners we must now discuss in the e.u. whether they still applies in the light of the past week and the past days and different government targets. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all the round the world welcome we begin the day in lebanon. where the shock waves from last week's explosion in beirut continue to rip

through the country today the entire government of lebanon resigned over the weekend ministers began stepping down one after the other as calls on the street for a revolution became more desperate and violent tonight's resignation amounts to an admission of utter failure a government accused of corruption at its core that was unable to protect the people it is supposed to represent a government many in lebanon now say with blood on its hands and here is the lebanese prime minister and what he told the nation of why the government has quit . now that today we are heeding the people and their demands to hold accountable those responsible for a disaster that has been concealed for 7 years. and their desire for real change. change from the corrupt destructive state from a state of theft to

a state of law and justice and transparency to a country that respects its people. in the face of this reality we are taking a step back to stand with the people to undergo this battle of change with them who we want to open the door towards national salvation that the lebanese people are taking part in. that this is why i am today announcing the resignation of the government. may god protect lebanon. and there was a lebanese prime minister speaking earlier today for more on joined tonight here at the big table by my colleague from arab it is from lebanon so good to have you back on the program with us tonight were you satisfied with the message from the prime minister today. that's a tough question to answer as many have been means not satisfied with this

resignation we've seen the protests this evening following the prime minister's resignation the protesters are saying this is not enough the resignation does not saturate the demands of the people they want to hold accountable those responsible for the blast and those responsible for years and years of neglect and mismanagement of the whole system and lebanon of the whole government so this resignation comes on the brink of an already boiling country with various crises and there's a big fear that this will only create more turmoil in this country. basically that corruption is bigger than the state bigger than even the political elite. but he said nothing really about how to change that absolutely and he said nothing about how he discovered that i mean that's definitely not new information for that have been these people they have witnessed the corruption in the state and its

various forms the last blast that blew up beirut last week was one last episode. that kind of showed the real corruption that's taking place in the state as the early investigations are showing that there has been m's mismanagement of this crisis so he did not say who's who stopped him from working he did not name call those who who are did not allow him to do the reform he had promised when he was elected as acted as prime minister he did not expand on the. why this had to happen and he left the lebanese people with a big question mark what happens next and what is your role he said i want to join the people but obviously the streets of beirut has answered him and told him people do not want you. let's look at what lebanon has been for the past decades it's been it's been controlled by men who are like we're almost like mafia like godfathers

you have acted in their own interest instead of in the interest of the lebanese people do you agree with that absolutely i agree 100 percent with that statement lebanon has been witnessing a big mismanagement project since the civil war and many of the lebanese crises that's been happening over and over in the country are due to this political ruling elite taking control of the country and their relations with the outside external forces meets regional or international forces this lebanon is a big example of a mismanagement of the state even of a failed state as it's being reported at the moment so the warlords definitely take the biggest responsibility and that's what has turned up today trying to say but in a very very vague way without calling names and what about. in the government i wonder how much credibility it has now today warned the

lebanese people not to allow the charity of foreign power particularly the u.s. and europe to influence them after what has happened is it does it have a leg to stand on hezbollah definitely has external support mainly from like any other lebanese party that also enjoys western and international support and the calls at the moment by lebanese all around the world today in berlin there was a protest at the german at the lebanese embassy in germany calling for the for the for the for the german. not to support this murderous system as they call it this murderous thing so is enjoying support from external powers however all the other parties are are enjoying the same the same privilege so the big question is how will the new government if a new government is going to be formed soon going to deal with these various questions and how are they going to address the external and influence it's

a good question and we haven't gotten an answer from any once and for europe the united states they've pledged millions of euros and dollars to help rebuild but only if the money goes to the people who need it who's going to make sure that happens that's the biggest question at the moment 250 almost 300 billions have been offered yesterday during the the the aids going to come to donor conference that michael had called for the question is how are they going to make sure they will get to the hands of the people is the resignation of the government the 1st step into forming a more credible government that will manage the aid that is going to be flooding lebannon in the in the near future or does this open a new bigger question into what kind of future does the ban on it has to face and in the future and how are we going to get rid of that and that's what the people

are calling for of that complicated system before we let you go are there people in the wings waiting who would like to come to power were he would be you know fresh for lebanon i mean i don't i don't see in the new faces but are there there's definitely a lot of faces that could be the new prime minister the question is will they let someone credible who's honest and who's transparent to take over that's the biggest question rushed in all right. as always we appreciate your insights thank you thank you brant happened to be him. when the religions are not top priority for the lebanese people tonight food clean water electricity and medicine are and there is money already earmarked yesterday french president mccrone led a virtual donor conference with leaders from the u.s. europe and the middle east participating 250000000 euros was pledged but mccrone said that money will come with conditions the time for awakening and action has

come the lebanese authorities must now implement the political and economic reforms demanded by the lebanese people that will also enable the international community to act effectively alongside lebanon in the reconstruction process that was the french president there mccrone for more tonight i'm joined by the w.'s political correspondent simon young here in berlin good evening to you simon those conditions there not only french they're also german the german foreign minister made that point clear today didn't it. well that's right brant the german foreign minister echoing that idea saying that if what lebanon really needs is a long term long term plan long term support and the support from the international community in particular for germany will involve a commitment to overcome corruption as we've been hearing about but more than

that i think. foreign minister marse was saying that so you know 1st of all what the people of lebanon need is free and fair elections that's the very least they can expect he he said and going forward it's not just about overcoming corruption it's also about you know laying down the rule of law strengthening the rule of law and reforming the economy so that international investors know that the money they're putting into lebanon will be well spent and will get to the people we know that the german foreign minister is planning to travel to levanon later this week who does he plan to meet with now that the government has resigned do we know. well it's not clear but i think the meetings will be with officials said that he really wants to put across the german concern about the. state of reform in lebanon and obviously it'll be for him about just seeing the damage on the ground

seeing the off the moth and the relief efforts off to germany of course pledged $20000000.00 euros worth of support at that conference on sunday all right simon stand by we're going to go from one political crisis to another the election results in belo roofs president lukashenko has declared victory with 80 percent of the vote but his challenger disputes that and europe and the u.s. they have their own doubts as well the german foreign minister travels to moscow tomorrow and della reese will be on the agenda take a listen as a counselor we will certainly be talking about the current developments in ballerinas tomorrow in moscow and. i have to say that the ambitions but also hopes that ballerinas would after all open up to once more democracy and the rule of law they have suffered a modern city a setback with the presidential election that we are all currently following. and

simon can't germany can the european union ever really get a conclusive definitive answer about the elections there were no well lection observers i mean is it almost too late. well it would appear so brant presumably a recount in the presence of international observers could go some way to. obtaining that that clear result from these elections but i see no prospect of that happening at the moment and foreign minister last again talking about bellerose he said there was no sign whatsoever that there had been a free or fair election that he's very concerned about it and that democratic progress in the country had suffered more than a bitter defeat so you know germany's in concert with the e.u. and the international community more generally i think he's trying to put the pressure on the regime and of course also at the same time calling for

restraint from the authorities you say put pressure on me what could the european union do if there is consensus that the vote was indeed writ well one thing we've been talking about today is reintroducing some sanctions there are there is a program of e.u. sanctions against about. more than 100 individuals it was from belarus but they were partially lifted in 2016. amid signs that maybe a democratic sheets were beginning to emerge in belarus and in order to sort of improve relations with that country and the a you but so now what the german foreign minister has been suggesting might happen is that they could look at whether it was appropriate to reimpose sanctions on some of those individuals in order to you know tighten the screws a little bit perhaps but as you say it does come rather late night that it does

a political correspondents i mean you have on the story force here in berlin tonight so i mean thank you. well lebanon bellew's have one thing in common both of our countries with a political class engulfed in a crisis of credibility in bellerose the result of sunday's election ignited violent protests on the streets of minsk the whites which the capital has never seen a state media declared reelection victory for the credit president alexander lukashenko he reportedly received as we said 80 percent of the votes but the opposition is not buying that the president's name challenger is refusing to recognize the results and says that she won the most votes in. the leaders of bella russi these demonstrations as a threat to their authority in minsk and other cities tens of thousands showed their support for the opposition on election night even though according to

official figures their main candidate won only 9.9 percent of the vote. then the situation escalated security forces attempted to disperse the demonstrators using stun grenades water cannons and rubber bullets almost 100 people were injured in the clashes authorities say they made more than 3000 arrests and challenged at 1st things were peaceful people walked in a chain there were a lot of them then police vans came and started to arrest them. there were a lot of people with weapons they started shooting at people's arms and legs despite reportedly winning less than 10 percent of the vote opposition candidates that line a teacher not claim victory and she called on president lukashenko to step down. the authorities should think about how they can peacefully hand over power to us. right. now so far they have only responded with violence against peaceful citizens . and she did noun's the election as

illegitimate. we have official reports from many polling stations that i received more votes than the other candidates. we have proof of voter fraud . have people who are ready to come forward about fraud at polling stations around the world evidence that is allegedly circulating on the internet this video purports to show a woman climbing out of a polling station with bags claimed to be filled with ballot papers. it is it incumbent lucas shanker the official winner with nearly 80 percent of the vote said the protests are being organized from abroad. to work. cheap are being directed by people in the czech republic feature that the opposition understands nothing new and is urging people to take to the streets in order to i quote hold negotiations

with the government so that it voluntarily hands over power lust but handing over power is something lucas shango has categorically ruled out you are joined by. analyses at the research center for east european studies at the university of bremen here in germany organs good to have you on the program tonight 1st of all what did you make of the result. overwhelming when 80 percent of the vote did that surprise you. well actually i was not of course surprised the fact that he won and everybody expected didn't think that you know we have this long history of cation or an accident will actually result in better still pro 20 years already so it's not a surprise we're actually surprised me and disdain peter that used to have you know

the last 10 years maybe being a more it's 80 percent that he is definitely not heaven now it's quite obvious so this he has lost the popular support and it's actually all b.s. for quite a majority of people that even if you had a chance to win which i don't really believe you that would definitely not be 80 percent what does all of this mean then for his main challenger who managed to attract tens of thousands of supporters. does she have any recourse here or does she have to accept the fact that she has lost this election. well the problem is nobody actually knew gently and even now it's not quite clear what is the end strategy like the strategy all. of the in position and also for people to show that there might giora t.m. to protect them since people are kind of self organizing themselves also able to help who does this dance also social media other than we need. to one last is not

calling for protests and she cannot always not willing to join the protests because she's afraid that she will be and arrested so it is of course the problem that people embarrass and all kind of looking for a leader and they don't have that at the same time they they show an unprecedented level of health organization because last totems in that we use in the smallest seat is up to the elections and i was have met since. president lukashenko he has been in power for 26 years i mean he has staying power but at some point it has to end do you see the cracks in his ability to to rule bella rousseau meat is the end of this era is it on the horizon in europe it. well i have been a few of the end of the era of you know the nation's leader or hoffler and leader

of the president was involved people that he started also during the president so it's not the 1st time that we see people aren't happy with him. that they've been also some you know signs of cracks in the system as you just mentioned just it we'll see how many polls and actual polls. on the ground sold it was i think over 100 or something like that should polling station that show that you actually lost to turn on the last day and this is quite good that you see you never had this number that any of tall. members of the election commissions groups have who would not have these here to you know to come to blows kerry and it's ignoring you i tendency for better or worse and it showed that people became more also lived through trials and people start to lose weight here and we definitely have been you know that old relationship between state and society and that was when i think you know that that obviously is an important development and we will

see how that plays out to moving forward. and over from the research center for eastern european studies at the university of bremen over we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you thank you. been showing stalls selling goods and services have long been a traditional feature of city streets but they don't suit the image of a smart modern china that the government wants the world to see and so stalls have been banned in many places where now with a recession and many people struggling to earn a decent wage street stalls are making a comeback our correspondent martina sperling reports tonight from chengdu and western john. sheeple night market is located at an hour's drive from the charles city center. it is one of the places in the western chinese metropolis where

vendors can set up stores without any special permission when one has just recently started to manicure business you know you need to get here early otherwise all the spots are occupied. with the economy slumping and unemployment on the rise the government is encouraging people to engage in smaller trades grin used to work in the h.r. department of a big company. behind. the epidemic is change the job market. those companies who survived are treating employees differently they don't care about their employees because they think you won't dare to leave i quit because they made me work a lot of overtime. and i'm exhausted and. until recently this was how china wanted its retail industry to look like a real estate in a city neighborhoods torn down and replaced with shopping centers many of them catering to the luxury 2nd markets and street stores were driven out of the city up

to today vendors who set up their stores in chengdu city center face hefty fines but some take the risk this man who does not want to reveal his name used to work on the city's construction sites i. think there is no way to find employment right now i'm getting too old for these jobs so i set up the stall. people like him are called aereo vendors in china they show up in popular places and quickly leave when offices approach with few other perspectives he invested his savings into an old router rice prices say you call it you say oh my business is not really good it's just enough to survive and pay my rent i have to make a living somehow be out there with the money i. despite encouragement from the central government cities a hesitating to allow them back to duty is often limited to the old school after switching off his job one was looking forward to being her own boss but quickly had

to learn that her you really want freedom has its limits too. there are days when business is bad and you just don't feel like coming back the next day but if you do that you'll lose many customers there are rules in this business and one is that you have to be there consistently if your customers know you will be here and they will come if you're here one day and the next day you're not it won't work well. for a long time officials and citizens or street stores as a remnant of the past but for one does not plan for the near future. well the day is always done the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter news you can follow me at. t.v. every member whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we'll see you then everybody.

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