the really nice overcoming divisions and a vision for tomorrow's journalism register now and join us for this discussion at the 16th edition of d w's global media forum. the . this is data of new news life from berlin. a presidential election runoff is set in turkey, sundays vote for just note here, winters setting the stage for a 2 week bible between the incumbent, rush of tie up. 31 and opposition candidate to come out can reach the road before

voters return to the polls. also coming up the u. k. promises ukraine more military hardware to guard the skies, but stopped short of including 5 projects and a political shakeup in thailand. pro democracy opposition parties have won by a landslide in parliamentary elections. the vote showed and a decade of military backed room the unpopular felony as welcome to the program. turkey's presidential race will be decided in a runoff in less than 2 weeks. state media and a turkish news agencies, a president, reggie of type or the one has received 49.5 percent of the vote. his rival come out of college, the role is trailing with just under 45 percent. officials have now confirmed

a run off on may 28th, as no candidate has taken more than 50 percent of the vote. the result is the strongest electoral challenge. 2 are the ones rule in 2 decades. they came expecting a victory speech, but unlike his previous presidential elections, project type arrow on couldn't claim the 1st round when for his waiting supporters . before all the ballots were even counted, turkeys incumbent president accepted. he may face of ronald, did it if the nation has made its choice in favor of the 2nd round of the election . and that is also welcome was understood that it was his main rival chemical. it's donald also said he was ready for another vote. the let to me it's all a nation says 2nd round, we gladly accepted. we wasn't absolutely witness selection in the 2nd round ever of

a see that with a run of now confirmed voters must wait another 2 weeks to know who will take power . yeah. change it song, the old countries been struggling lately, and that's up to a change in government which shake it for them to. that's why both candidates are problematic for me, which a so that's why i can see i voted with conviction that i go a lot of this is to the cold. yeah. it was obvious from that started with that this was going to go to the 2nd round and now that that's happening. so i'm surprised. we just have to wait till i'm upset. this shouldn't have been the result. even with a slight lead, the 1st round has been one of the top is test for air to on, but the run of is likely to be an uphill battle for college dotala. dw special correspondent to abraham is covering the turkish elections from stumble.

and we asked her about the obstacles faced by the opposition party trying to on seats are the one. when you talk to supporters of the opposition and also, you know, with the testament of a election observers, the general campaign, the general election is seen to be unfair. i mean, the incumbent, the incumbent president, or the one has been in power for 20 years. and in that time, media has been limited. state institutions are widely seen to have a, you know, created favorable circumstances for president or the one. and so in light of all of the circumstances for that circumstance, for the opposition to, you know, to grab over 44 percent. that is seen as, you know, perhaps as a, as an accomplishment. but also as assigned that there are a lot of people here in turkey, do want to see some kind of a change. a for him reporting their british prime minister richie sumac has

promised to send you crane long range attack drones and extra miss alt, so not ca, made the pledge after due cranes, presidents of a lot of mirrors the landscape visited the u. k. as part of a short tour to meet with your opinion leaders. despite the promise of more air defense hardware, the british prime minister stopped short of agreeing to send fighter jets. it was a flying visits by the ukrainian president after a weekend of meetings with you or p and lead as load of me is a landscape touch down in britain to meet prime minister wishes to knock you welcome to landscape to his country residence. well thought man, great to welcome you back to the you. k, whether ukrainian leda was thankful to breton, you are, but also acknowledged the difficulties that lie ahead for ukraine. i thank

you, especially especially to you and the your government for supporting us really at this moment. like i said at the moment, soft challenge is the moment for us for our society and our people, especially for our soldiers moment this tough difficult. but anyway, but we need success and now i'm happy that's in this way. we are in way of preparing were important comforter, offensive steps. the landscape is king to build up what he calls objects coalition to help ukraine defendants, aspects the u. k. has said that it will not be providing spiked objects to ukraine, but wishes to not cut a direct message, but the rest is president putin but i think it's important instead of coming into also know that we're not going away. right. we all have, for the long time,

we remain steadfast in wanting to defend you credit and not just now to reclaim its rightful territory. but also to ensure that ukraine has the means to defend itself into the future as well as the lensky left with a promise of re she's to not to train ukrainian pilots such without the commitment to deliver planes to get help solve it was another important trick for the ukrainian president, whose team to keep ups a part of the profile of the ongoing wall in ukraine. time to take a look now at some more stories making news around the world. at least 6 people have died in a fire in a hospital in the capital of new zealand. wellington dozens more are still missing . the hospital was reportedly housing temporary and long term residents, including elderly people. the cause of the fire is being investigated. anniversary

and leader alexander lucas jango has appeared in public for the 1st time in nearly a week as follows. days of speculation over his health state television shows the 68 year old inspecting an air force base. lucas chicago has been in power for nearly 3 decades. the arab world continues to normalize ties with syrian president bush or out of side after receiving an invitation to attend this week's arab league meeting. he's now being invited to the cop 28th climate summit in due by later this year. it's a sides 1st invitation to a global summit since the start of the syrian more in 2011. really like timelines to biggest opposition parties have begun. discussions on how to replace the country's military dominated parliament, the pro democracy party moved forward one a stunning victory in elections over the weekend. it's now hoping to work with the po, type party to replace the military back to government,

which 1st came to power in a to in 2014 or reach it by chance of prime minister. the pizza named dining room at boston. his election was elated, supporting the victory of the progressive position need to has some shop with through thailand's political establishment and could bring the 10 years of minute feedback to me to an end. the head of the move forward policy is confident and his mandate. the sentiment up there has change and it's right. it was the right timing that people have been through enough of the last decade in the past decade and today is a new day and hopefully it's full of bright sunshine of hope going forward. new fluids closer to the young liberals and welcome the promise of change.

i also feel that it carries in new me and will bring about even more changes. and i hope that there will be good things happening in thailand. have been look okay, you need to apply the to, to move forward. talk to you for the matter of a quarter to 2 bill because it has to pause the on other policies. i think the very straightforward, clear, and for them you'll find that being able to execute them. oh, i'm throwing money, not man, because i have the thing i keep on but forming a coalition. government might not be easy me for it has very ambitious goals to overhaul the political system on the economy that they want to challenge. the conservative rows of the money key and the military and tie society in general roch's looking to partner up with $5.00 of the cardinal position parties

including gone, is up to tie headed by the daughter of the former prime minister tax attention to what truck they campaigned with more traditional populous messages, even if a coalition is formed, it might not be easy to replace the incumbent government the prime minister will officially be selected in july and evoked by the lo house of parliament and the 250 states senate. the senators were put in place by the current leadership and so will likely vote to protect their interests. this could scott, to move fluids, chose to form a progressive government to sudan where the warring factions have committed. they say to minimizing harm to civilians and allowing safe passage for humanitarian relief. fighting has left medical facilities in ruins and forced many health

workers to sleep. those who remain are overwhelmed with patients. as a warning, some viewers may find parts of our next report, disturbing the full as ro, his balls as the fighting and how to rode up to the station. the twins had been born prematurely and were safe and an incubator, but then maternity hospital came under attack city and when the bombs started falling at the hospital on april 20, we were told we had to evacuate because no one knew what would happen next. so we scrambled to rescue my 2 babies. there were no ambulances to transport them in one died because of the lack of oxygen tombs medical facilities have been shelled again and again in the weeks since the conflict began, many medical workers have fled. the un estimates only 16 percent of hospitals in

the capital are still fully functional and those which are still open, like everything, electricity, water, medication, wayne beneficial car stocks of medicine are starting to dwindle. if it goes on like this, everything will collapse and a lot of people ask me for medicine, but i can give it to them. of these a month of fighting has been a never ending stream of severely wounded people. has a, he's a hospital is 2 hours outside hot to him, up to homes that come out, treats the engine to every day. like this man, he was shot in the back of the i'm a search and since the beginning of the fighting with we've received so many in good people the some of them now being shot in the like some of them in the hands. and some of them in the stomach some of them here survive. and some of the thoughts certainly don't receive between 3 and find patients every day. the most

dangerous injuries are the gunshots to the stomach. another young man describes what happened when he ventured with relatives out into the streets desperate to find food. suddenly he was surrounded by gunfire and hit in the foot. as i started moving forward, bullets were flying towards me more than a 150 bullets. and there was, i could hear the sounds i was get, i lay on the ground with 3 of us that my father, my cousin and myself we just gave up. they've been ambushed by the power military rapids support forces who robbed him and his family of older belongings. finally, letting them go to the nearest hospital. i saw the rapid support forces looting inside the homes of civilians, but i managed to make it here safely. thank god,

i meant the fighting hospitals were doctors like homes that come out, keep fearlessly working a one of the few places and so done with us at least the help of safety and refuge . all right, you are up to date coming up next our documentary film series dock film. and don't forget that there's plenty more news and analysis on our website, dw, dot com and you can follow us on our social media kinds or handle is data use. so for me, i'm the team here in berlin. thanks for watching. take care and also the loudest voice. my ceiling is out. she's the face of a protest movement. she's there motivator and she won't give up no matter what the

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