this debate watch now on youtube. w documentary the . this is dw news live from building slovaks, votes in a key election that could further split into the he use unity on ukraine. polls show and that combat grace between former prime minister. and so who wants to, and military support with ukraine and a pro western liberal? who wants to stay the course on foreign policy. also coming up almost the entire population is to let the ethnic armenian enclave on the go, in a town or by residents have been leaving since

a lightning offensive by as or by john to re takes control offer. this is a time the told me illogical. welcome to the program. funding is going on in slovakia in a closely watch parliamentary election that could see the country radically changed course. in particular on ukraine. polls show a tight race between pro west and liberals, led by vice president of the european parliament, michelle she, mexico ad, former prime minister robot feats. so both sides have about 20 percent support and would require coalition partners to form a government feed. so has campaigned on a populist platform calling for lance novak is robust, military support for ukraine and for closer ties, 2 months ago or out with

a new in with the old. that's what's the values, former prime minister, robert feet, so hopes voters will choose when they go to the polls. he's already let the country twice and he's promising major changes if he wants a 3rd term in office. no weapons for ukraine, a veto fun ukrainian needle membership and a weakening of anti russian sanctions. if slovaks vote feet so and his left wing populace summer party back into power, it would be a dramatic about face and the countries support for ukraine. since the start of rushes invasion practice lava has been one of cubes. staunchest supporters regularly delivering large quantities of ammunition and other military hardware. slovakia, as parliament has also sought to forge political ties with the u. s. declaring it a special partner. however, many slovaks are skeptical of closer ties to the west. 2023 survey said 50 percent

of people view the us as a threatened current president, susanna chapter tova has worn slovaks. the closer ties to russia, combined with kremlin back to propaganda, campaigns have unleashed what she calls an epidemic of populism and lies one that could deliver moscow a new partner in the heart of the you. after saturday's election in the world, i don't use brussels bureau chief alexandra from them and joins us now from the election headquarters of the pro west candidates, michelle. she, mexico, next under a theme disabilities being closely watched outside. so can you tell us more about what's at stake? well, what's at stake is, as you have just mentioned, you need to when it comes to support for your grades until now, europe has to manage to close the rang and keep 14 q crane militarily and financially. and is that the pro you will be the liberal party of progressive

slovakia wins and we are, as you mentioned at the election party, i hope this finds you. this is going to stay this way, preferably because they are expected to continue with that. there is don't support for ukraine. they're also sold following a liberal line when it comes to other hotspot issues, such as i typically q plus rights or we call the c. but is the main competitor frontrunner mr. feats, so the pro russian populace swinson is able to form a government. the picture will be quite different. he has already announced he's against father's sanctions against russia. he is a questioning arms deliveries to ukraine and ukraine's ability to win this war. so he could disrupt a europe. you need see. right. it's been quite the divisive campaign. as you mention, we'll continue the conversation in just

a minute. but let's listen to some voters in breakfast louder. so i feel like the campaign is exactly like the demonstration of this, like we're sending culture and the hatred and, and use of this information in lives in the, in the overall communication and politics in this campaign. i feel like has been the yeah, the demonstration of that month. voltage across comply as soon as the funded things have gotten lower while ago that it would be better if it is not like this. one in politics would be more the competition of ideas and plans for the future. unfortunately, the emotions went in defense via the impulse. the totally thought that there is a dangerous organization that are getting more. russo 5 is taking colder. i'm preventing themselves from and every course i cups the back. yeah. it's not like people have enough wisdom to prevent this from happening to play division in slovakia will either of these candidates be in a be able to unite the people after the election but i think it will be

a totally totally difficult job. i spoke to many people here, young generation, people who describe them selves as very pro european and they would not like to seem as to feed. so at the home of the government. i also traveled to rural school about yeah. were many people are not happy with their lives in the rapidity union. they think that progressive slovak, have this pro liberal party is much too liberal for us to go back. yeah. so it is the polarized society as it seems, that it will be difficult to unite them regardless of who is winning this election . right. and, and do you have an idea of when we will know the results? no visual results will be published on sundays. holding stations are closing at 10 pm this evening. however, they have been to emergency as to pulling stations so they will stay open

a bit longer. and that's why we are expecting 1st exit schools around our to 11 pm in the evening, but i'll push the results only tomorrow. we'll be watching that closely. dw alexandra phenomena. thank you for that update. here's a roundup of some of the stories of making headlines. the us as want of a major sevien military build up and a bell great to pull its forces back from its florida with comfortable tensions of escalated and recent months from northern cause of our formerly a province of serbia. that'd be violent last week between sub gunmen and the close of a police patrol for the west and he is. pope frances has presided over every ceremony. naming 21. new cardinals include, key fee goes and the vatican, including controversial missionary, robin provost of a cool. now that the catholic church is bishop candidates around the world,

the $21.00 will join the college of cardinals in the body that will eventually elect the success of the francis. as a by john's defense ministry says, one of its soldiers has been killed by sniper fire, from armenian forces in the border district of cable to the media. but all media rejects the claims that it was behind the alleged incident. this comes nearly after nearly the entire ethnic medium population of the disputed region of the go on a car box of fled to on media following, and azerbaijan, a military offensive the central square in the town of quotas. most refugees land here, after leaving the gardener cut off by, by of the latch and corridor dionte wrote linking to region 2. i mean all of them left behind the home that will cease to exist as they knew. it's as also by john re to complete the control i left it for whoever would come to live in my house,

no matter whether it's an enemy, you're not there. human beings know on the human, i want somebody or we don't want to lose our home or next, but it was an order for mazda by john. gunner judas. copper ring to gratian with, as and by john was not an option on both sides. have had a lot of victims. and now i think i will return to them. they're going to come up. ah, it's impossible. 30 percent of those arriving of children of the months of being cut so from supplies. some of them are in dire condition. this the waste is that some of these arriving with children that are so weak and even stated at the hands of their parents for it. so if some of them are dropped the say to live in the hands of the interest cost fast. all right, volunteers, the u. n. refugee agency believes that the number of people arriving could rise to 120000 in the next few days,

which matches the estimated population of the breakaway region. going forward, i'd be thought of, i would work. we'd be putting, suiting that people left behind, i'd care of we had been planning for equations to be a longer process. they like ways on these, we have a going very, very fast, very high numbers of people. but us, every sort of that many people become instructed, the 10s of thousands of refugees need to be moved to suicide, collect invitation for winter sets in. moreover, this fee is that some hospitals may soon run out of resources. huge tasks lie ahead for armenia in the upcoming days and weeks go now by neil, how are a journalist and analyst focused on the caucasus? russia and ukraine was just back in europe and after spending some days in the

media and bought a town of coordinates or thank you for joining us on the program meal. now can you tell us what the situation is with the refugees who arrived in armenia? what, what, what are they needing right now? i mean, the main thing these people are going to need is long term housing. you know, there's, there's a good amount of temporary housing set up for them. and you know, stay in hotels and other public be institutions like that. but our media is by that is like, like most countries, it's not the exec prepare to take in suddenly a 120000 people in the course of a week i'll be especially being developing country up under 3000000 people. so it's a challenging task. and the people themselves, what are you hearing from them because they loved them, would have had to make a very quick decision to needs. so how they coping with this? i mean, the people, either the likely from the people you talked to the day it is i that is it's core, you know, pretty much the same message is that other buys on star goes for 9 months and then

fondest and then shot us killed us. and there's no way we could live under a government like this, you know, they, they, there's, no, there's, there's, there's a lot of voluntary exit just by any means is these are people open for some of their homes that have been ethically plans. right. and, and they're going into on media, there's a local population there that has to receive them as well. is that adequate? is a media getting all the supportive needs? i mean, it's got a decent amount of support so far by the i think not nearly the amount that is going to require, you know, especially if it is what have to be new homes built for these people from scratch. so that, that's going to be a quite a large undertaking. so i think, i mean, yeah, definitely these are quite a bit more support, especially when was the western partners of course, the story is still developing according to the us about tons defense ministry. and a very soldier was killed by a sniper along the border with our media. a claim that media has denied. what do you know about this incident? either by the way to save is about every, every week or 2 and they like to use this as

a justification for anything right of their, their, their next military attacks. you know, they've been doing this for the last 3 plus years now as but and including inside our media proper. last fall in september 30 to $40.00 does or buys on launch the full scale offensive into our media itself using these days or to wednesday. and obviously not for justification. so as advice on is quite the habit of doing this. try list now. our in your event, thank you for bringing us up to speed. thank you. it's not turning to one of the world's most unique entertainment. veney is which has just opened its doors in las vegas with the performance by the irish rock band . you to the sphere costs $2300000000.00 to build the features. 1.2000000 l e. d light bulbs. 160000 speak us more than 260000000 video pixels and the state of the art venue sets. we define the concept

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