the online on facebook, the app store and youtube the . this is the w news live from to then a cold for com and a storm as the german government collapses. johnson little off schultz file as a couple of as in papa and calls for a confidence vote in parliament after christmas. the deposition says there is no reason to wipe the boat tomorrow. this as the german president calls for cool. it's also coming up. we will engage in a peaceful transfer of power. the consistent speech of us vice president campbell, a harris includes a dig at president elect trump, and congratulations for winning back the white house. the

. you have welcome to the program. the governing coalition in germany has collapsed and johnson, the old f sholtes as code for a confidence vote in mid january shots of the social democratic party dismissed his finance minister. clifton with relates the business friendly, freed democrats. they formed deposit of the countries 3 potty coalition government with the green party, the confidence but will likely trigger new parliament tree elections by the end of march. it's a political or quick that's been threatening for months. now, all of schultz has had enough of the fighting to, to of type one, this minister to many times the finance minister letting the block laws get relevancy to off topic so many times to be added to surface gland data and body 2 of so many times if you break by trust with thought, germany's 3 way correlation government is over unable to compromise will the

ideological differences. schultz will call a vote of confidence in himself in january. so can you make it up as this will allow the members of the buddhist dog to decide whether they want to be able to wait for the elections. these have on these elections could then take raised by the end of march at the latest that's for the subject of the deadlines stipulated in the basic law. this is the mon schultz sacked christian letter from the free democrats accused shouts of recklessness in the face of economic crisis. so i'm good now is all carefully prepared. statement from tonight proves that charlotte was no longer aiming for an agreement sustainable for everyone see, but rather a calculated break of this collision. i'm kind of quickly up with this. he is needing germany into a phase of uncertainty, outdoor funding on the falls, and that one is the chart. when the knights of high drama, it was the 3rd wheel in this complicated relationship, the greens, who sounded

a regretful tone and one of the collateral damage going on. so we also wanted to say that there was no need for the night to end this week. again, didn't house, it was not possible just for the budget or even though there was a nuisance on the table, is often 2 different solutions were on the table. and the biggest probably would have been to get before the supporting crane and that wouldn't be the right answer at the beginning of the day in response to the election of donors from getting this tigris off device. i'm going to try to give you some needless to say, the mood among the opposition center, right? christian democrats this morning. jovial the spot, the prospect to buy minority government, unacceptable. they want you elections as soon as possible is give us so absolutely no reason to wait until january of next year to hold the vote of confidence. the coalition no longer has the majority in the german bonus tag and sold the conservative parliament to regroup, anonymously demands that the chance called

a vote of confidence immediately. that's by the beginning of next week or at the latest was calling to target to stay in a distance on funk. nice stuff. well, the aftershocks are not over more talk. so plan the we ahead on clear, but in the end it will be schultz is decision. and the gym and president frank salter stein maya has addressed the public during what he has called a political crisis in germany. he said he'd be ready to call for snap elections if need be, but he's also asked on all parties to act with reason is there's 2 sides to tech. take one face is not the time to talk tech. this is both titles to fund on. it is time for resent on and responsibility about it for an iron fundable. i expect all those responsible for an eye to do justice to the scale, to see the challenges ahead. they also don't directly to the deputies, julia, south dailey, has more about the german president statement. so yeah,

we've heard him speaking of challenging times and calls for responsibility. and this was his main message as he spoke today. and the situation that he himself described is quite serious. but what he also did was try to reassure the german public that there is not too much to worry about. he said, yes, this is a government crisis. the government has collapse, but it is not the end of the world and the german constitution provides the tools to overcome the situation of crisis. he also mentioned the great uncertainty that people in germany might be feeling right now. both domestically with, with go collapse of the governments, but also internationally did explicitly reference the re election of donald trump in the us. a situation that is likely to post challenges for germany with a trump possibly trump, and the republicans possibly cutting support for ukraine. and possibly also

questioning the us supports for europe's defense. and these are all issues that the german government is going to have to be able to handle. so the 2 leaders in this part of the german chancellor and the opposition leader will make the tools. now, what can we reasonably expect from making? so on the one hand we have chancellor all of shows who basically the fact so now leads a minority government with just his social democrats and the greens. they do not have a majority in parliament. and what shows has said is that he hopes to continue saying and government, or he plans to at least until the end of this year to try to still bring forward a some measures. and some laws that he thinks is important to approve to do that. he would need the support of the conservative opposition, the cd you to be able to pass these laws with a majority. and so he's likely going to try to convince the leader of the opposition for the mats, to be able to be in dialogue and to try to find an agreement to support these

measures in parliament's now, on the other hand. so leave, it man's has said that he doesn't really want to keep supporting or actually the started supporting of this and government for of the medium term. he actually wants chancellor shots to call for a vote of confidence as soon as possible next week at the latest and to go to new elections as soon as possible. so it looks quite difficult that these 2 politicians are actually going to come to an agreement. right, the opposition to calling for this confidence i next week, as you say, sholtes wants to white aside from shafting their demands. is there anything else that the opposition can do to force him to get what i want? is there a way that i can apply more pressure at this point? well, not really because the german constitution says that a for the parliament to be dissolved and for there to be snapped elections. it has to come from the chancellor himself. the chancellor has to call himself for

a vote of confidence and only after the parliament has voted against the government and is taking away its confidence. only then can the german president actually dissolve the parliaments and call for new elections. so the opposition really doesn't have a lot to say or a lot to do in this situation. what it can do is keep trying to apply political pressure to possibly convinced the chancellor that it might be a good idea to hold elections earlier. and this is likely what we're already seeing, the opposition doing what they're likely going to try to continue to do the deputy of political correspondent, jalisa ability. thank you. so what's behind the collapse of germany's governing coalition? as we've heard, the country struggling economy plays a big role and is also widespread uncertainty among the gym and people. you're fired. german chancellor,

all of schultz had let go of finance minister cuz his general, in the after months of that are wrangling over economic policy. voters were unsure of what to make of the news. news coach them cuz it's not good. we have no leadership impala. take advantage, fussy, and we don't know what will happen to the country or what will happen next. i think the solution will be with new elections has i, whether it's already better and if will then have a solution with the right wait until somebody to loose and got this. now they said that the use of worries you have as a citizen, so you might as well as program. as soon as i say this does hops, it wasn't the signal that was needed depending on how you interpret to. if it's on one side, we'll say that we needed this signal a fresh start. others will say we should have just pulled our selves together. it's not much is i'm so vice and of, of the crisis comes at a bad time with the economy expected to be in recession for a 2nd year in a row. and the looming threat of car tariffs from america's newly elected president, we want to have security. we want to this kind of in security, which is

a general feeling, a psychological feeling that might also impact germany in the direct so that investments will be reduced in germany. until things become somehow clear out what the certainty also to be expected is that for jumping from swift start again, produce more into your asked us to circumvent so to say terrace, produce there and create jobs there, which also means that certainly jobs are also on the flight to germany, such like the final straw, came as schultz demanded the suspension of the constitutional debt, brady, which limits government spending, saying the money is needed for investment. lender was strictly against deficit, spending a decision which cost him his job. schultz, top deputy finance minister and fellow social democrat, your cookies to replace letting or heal inherit a litany of economic was from high energy costs struggling automotive industry to crumbling infrastructure. schultz says he will seek

a vote of confidence in january if he can delay the final blow to his government until then early elections would follow in march. the german government process is also a talking point in budapest way. the leaders of the european political community meeting. the group also includes non ag states such as britain and ukraine, as well as nicer. that's across side to data believes brussels bureau chief alexandra phenomena in the hungry and capital covering the summit for its alexandra . what spring the reaction day to the collapse of germany's rolling calculation spell european leaders that has come together here as the push because a rena, which is a new stadium in budapest, leaders said we've been talking with, told us that they had little concern about the situation over the situation in germany, they were stressing that this, this way, this is the beauty of the democratic system and that they trust to have trust in

democratic institutions in germany of the records. however, some of them indicated that they see it even as a chance for germany and for europe to move forward, often months of internal bickering and arguments within the german government. but let's have a look and listen to what stood leaders have to say in front of our camera. total schultz is a strong leader. i know very well, so i think he will navigate during the coming months, making sure that germany place is roll at a real stage. one thing special you with is not strong without a strong gemini, and that is one thing that we will look forward to continue to see in the next few months. if this is very important for us, for the european union, it is important to stay the course that we've engaged on since many years now. and it's a successful course standing together, overcoming the challenges and most importantly,

taking our responsibility to now own hands. germany of course, is an is, is, is economic engine of the european uh, of european club. um, but i would not dramatize this as part of democracy and democracy. you have government and you have elections and you have new governments. that does not mean that it stops in europe in economy or that it stops influence that germany has. so you're paying late just reacting that to the situation in germany. this cross is coming on the same day. alexandra, that donald trump won the us presidential price. i wanted a how is that new reality landed among you are paying late as the 2nd coming of donald trump? while the riots that the news broke on the day were, when all eyes were on the american, its choice for the next president. but my impression here is up to talking to our sources here on the ground that the timing of the announcement in germany is not

being discussed here. to a big extent, leaders are saying, well, we wait for all of shows when he is going to join them this evening for our leaders dinner. but of course, we have to understand that germany is as the largest economy in the european union, very important member of the block and the political and certainly in germany is not good for the european union. because at the same time, we also see a weak french president, me and my number my call of to a press, a parliamentary election in france that that's to a debt look into parliament. so all of that is, of course, not very good for the european union and the challenges that they are facing, of course, right? one of them thing does the trump effect in europe, particularly, and you find that one of the many questions of perhaps the most put and that is, does europe have a plan if trump abruptly cuts off weapons and financial support the as

well, that is something that i would say there are discussing tonight also tomorrow a they were joined by that you creating president today. and so he once again, urge them to continue supporting q crane and to call in europe to be strong, and to continue providing weapons and all that that ukraine needs to win the war. but the experts we've been speaking with the are telling us to, to europe alone cannot replace what said you asked is doing in terms of supporting q crane. so this is really a big challenge. should donald trump decide to reduce america support for ukraine, and at that moment it doesn't seem that you are really has a plan awards to do that. but that's something there are there are discussing.