and how we can all make a difference. knowledge grows through sharing, download it now with the news business. good news, like from berlin, it is election day in iran. citizens can go to the polls to choose a new president for the atomic republic, but with nearly all performance candidates borrowed from running what choice do people really have. also coming up to paris, tries to lower back tourists after a year of code, the devastation, prices are slashed and deals of balance,

but the crowd are yet to return. ah, i'm to me so much kinder welcome to the show. we start in iran were voting is underway in a controversial presidential election voters in tehran lined up to cast their ballots. but overall turn out is expected to be exceptionally low. there is widespread apathy after hundreds of candidates, including prominent moderates, or borrowed from running. many voters are also angry over the impact of international sanctions, unemployment and hard line rule. 3 of the 4 candidates are viewed as hard liners. a front runner in for him, racy is one of them. the ultra conservative clerk is a staunch ally and protege of the supreme leader. i told her many

ibrahim race, he has what it takes to make it to the top in iran, the 60 year old received most of his education and religious seminaries, supported ayatollah khomeini during the revolution in 1979 and has been part of the islamic republics in a circle ever since he's got the support of the ultra conservative establishment and most importantly, iran supreme leader. so when he entered the race to become president racy, immediately became a front runner even more so after any serious reformist and moderate competition was bought from running and other hardliners boat out to boost his job to the few relatively unknown rivals. still in the running, no, they don't stand a chance against the truck when the services head of the traditional reach, they only serve as a backdrop, give raise the one thing only lacking so far, democrats to mislead studying again. as a result, many iranians feel they have no real choice at the ballot box. not much again,

i'm not taking part in the election. so we participated for many years and it had no impact on our lives. and the elections are not free with them. so i have voted 3 times before, but what i wanted never came to pass. so this time i'll definitely not vote that public dissatisfaction and high inflation. no one's living in comfort and peace and the government never keeps it work. but i guess i am paradoxically, this increases raise his chances of winning even further because he runs most conservative voters are the ones that usually do turn up at the pulse. in the long term though, if he's elected, a lack of public support could end up undermining his standing. let's speak now to the author of that report. d w's has a that proper. she frequently reports from iran and joins us for more. hi, teresa. this really seems like this election isn't about any sort of choice for

voters. is it? no, not at all this time around. did ron have even less choice than in previous election when he got to choose between hotline? margaret when performed this time around the almost exclusive i'm running the only exception the only standard for wanting ministration is i've done left him a for my non profit and for my head of iran central bank, he promised he will cite poverty by increasing economic engagement with a width and that makes him already and more by iranian vendor. but he is love, very well known inside iran. and so far he failed to excite the wrong young and well educated voters were looking for change. well, this is one of the reasons that turn out is expected to be very low for this election. we heard from some dissolution voters in your report there, but tell us more about why radians are so frustrated. many just feel that it

doesn't make a difference with the president, especially since they saw the current presidential. honda made a lot of probably before he got elected because both iraq, the consultant and that way. and also the, and us ration under donald trump, who pulled out of the nuclear feel so, and they don't feel or where it's the next. i can make a difference that so many young iranians rather try to move abroad and change that somewhere else. then voting in the selection, if people really don't turn out to vote, what could that mean for the legitimacy of this election? well, we republic just consider itself a democracy at least parties. so whether or not a president has the backing of the electorate meadows to a degree. and if you bring him right, the wind this time around and has that vote than last time when he last against

president vermani, i would certainly not put in my called public anger or even protest. and that will be a problem both for the islamic republic in facing legitimacy. questions in the past year and also bring him right now because it would diminish a credibility at present. but it would also question the suitability for the wheel top shop in iran, something on where the dying and the long term successful company is iraq. to be leader until the let's 1st we take a look at the international perspective on the selection. if he does, when is which is expected? what would that mean for the possibility of reviving the iran nuclear deal? it would probably not have much of an impact because the negotiations with the international community already in the final stages in all candidates running today say there's report those negotiations. even if you're right, you criticize the face in the past or not being taught. and when dealing with that

that only a strong government or government led by him. and you also have to keep in mind that iran in president is not the one that makes important decision about the country direction that isn't state. there's a green leader that come in a doesn't make a difference for the nuclear. you who acted in iran today dw teresa tougher reporting for us. thank you. now the number of people fleeing wars violence or civil disorder rose again last year. even as the corona virus pandemic brought much of the world to a standstill. now, by the end of 2020, there were 82400000 people who were forcibly displaced from their homes. that's according to the united nations refugee agency. and it is also double the number that was just a decade ago. more than 2 thirds of those officially recognized as refugees came

from just 5 countries, syria, venezuela, dennis, 10, south to them, and me and mar. now people who fled, understand make up one of the world's largest and longest standing refugee populations. 1.4000000 live in neighboring pakistan, which is hosted displaced afghans for, for decades. i spoke earlier to chris meltzer, who's the spokesperson for the us refugee agency. and i asked him what the biggest drivers were behind this rise in refugee numbers. and this is indeed a very, very depressing numbers. you already mentioned that more than 2 thirds of the refugees from, from 5 countries and the most of the, of the refugees from syria, 6700000. the spot is also due to the flu. that country gone south. saddam, these are all of these, these drivers of the development the, the class is this year. not,

not that big. like in other use that yes, 82400000. that is the complete all the happens with germany or one percent of the human kind is now refugee are entitled to paper. chris meltzer from the u. n. h c r there. let's take a look now at some other stories from around the world. hong kong police have charged the chief editor and chief executive of the pro democracy tabloid apple daily with foreign collusion. it comes a day after the 2 men and 3 others were arrested in a raid on the media outlet. the verdict is another blow to press freedom in the territory. gunman in nigeria have kidnapped at least 80 students and 5 teachers from a school in the remote town of bidding yadi and cabby state a police officer was killed in the raid. it is the latest in a series of mass abductions in the countries northwest authorities, blame, armed groups seeking ransom payments,

and israel is launched air strikes in garza for a 2nd time this week. the army says it targeted sites belonging to the militant group, hamas after palestinians fired incendiary balloons into israeli territory for the 3rd straight day. the violence threatened the fragile, the fire that ended 11 days of fighting last month. portugal capital is locking down for the weekend following a spike in cobra. 1900 cases, latest figures show that lisbon accounts for 3 quarters of new infections detected nationwide. starting friday afternoon, residents will only be able to leave with a valid reason. flights out of lisbon airport are exempt from the band as our work related travel authorities believe the highly transmissible delta of variance is driving the search. meanwhile, frances reopening to foreign tourists after the pandemic, devastated business the capital paris was enticing visitors with bargains and unusually empty museums. but as the w lisa lewis found out,

the city has some tough competition. paris loves its tourists. that's the message. these young, multilingual ambassadors are trying to spread. why should you know to return? it shouldn't hesitate and just come to paris. we'll help them find the bearings here, sancho, pompey do. and all the other side. paris is such a pleasant city and there are more and more of us to help visitors. this makes me happy. some are up to $500.00 of them will be deployed this year in an effort to kick stop tourism again after a visit to numbers plummeted by 2 thirds last year. but the tourists who normally represent a lot share the cities, visitors, people from asia and the u. s. might be a bit longer incoming or sweat school or more of the movie, the more we would like everybody to come back to paris. but we are obviously aware that the french and european choices are likely to be the 1st one back,

as it's still easier for them to travel. some place you on the many hotels are trying to learn in the locals with special deals with some luxury establishment, offering discounts of up to 70 percent. but no offer will convince those already desperate to get out of the city. this french couple have chosen to go to higher ground, 50 kilometers north of the french capital. with this pandemic, people have understood that they needed to disconnect from reality. such as special offers aren't necessarily so important for me. we need to breathe and take a step back from work, especially as we've all been working from home for quite a while now, because they are not the only ones who feel the urge to get out of the city baba reservations at these cabins have skyrocketed. said sir, i'm only dicky for i mentally did. they feel like people have slipped since the

beginning of the code. 1900 crisis and realized that they needed nature to reconnect to who they are. we can't keep up with demand and, and now planning to construct an additional 5 cabin by the end of next year. it will function well given that this is any portion. and yet, some might argue, this is exactly the right time to visit paris or other cities. here at the level of the world's biggest museum furnace makeup, 3 quarters of visitors. but due to close at 19 restrictions, many of these visitors from abroad are not showing up. that's why you can now even get tickets at short notice and visit wolf famous works of art, almost by yourself. what's true for the louvre is true for other sites in the french capital. you no longer have to queue for hours and that might be the most appealing tourist attraction of all. now report by japan's top

medical experts is warned that holding the olympics during the covered 900, pandemic could increase infections and that a band on spectators was the least risky option. but tokyo organizers want to allow up 210000 people as olympics venues. the government is lifting the state of emergency and the capital on sunday. authorities are also set to relax curves on serving alcohol. tokyo 2020 stars on july 23rd. now to the european football championships, the netherlands continued their successful start to, to the tournament with a win over austria. the dutch took the lead in the 1st half a penalty. and after halftime denzil don't preach added a 2nd goal to confirm the win and leave the netherlands with 6 points from 2 games . denmark christian ericsson will get at the fibral later implant after he suffered cardiac arrest during his country's opening game. at the 2020 on saturday.

meanwhile, on the pitch, his teammates lost 21 to belgium, kevin, to brian, not a goal and an assist after coming on as a substitute canceling out denmark's early opening. go. thank you for watching. the w news are documentary the business with terror, secret services and jihad is that the ah what people have to say to us i that's why we listen to their stories reporter every

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