the government, unacceptable. they want you elections as soon as possible. escape of outcome is absolutely no reason for waiting until january of next year and to hold a vote of confidence. the coalition no longer has a majority in the german 3 to start on the via and so this evening you will see a single in harlem entry group on it on an excuse me. unanimously. demand sucks far as the chancellor call for a vote of confidence for the home. you don't need to stay in baptist and by the beginning of next week at the latest the aftershocks are not over more talks a plan that we ahead on clear. but in the end, it will be schultz is decision about how sort of shows has how a closed on meeting with the opposition leader frivolous mat say the 2 politicians disagree about the timing of likely snap elections. math is the need of germany central. right? christian democrats and he has rejects, it shows this plan and has called for an immediate snow confidence vote in

parliament and new elections shots expressed again on the 1st day that he does not want to go for the vote of confidence before mid january next year. and the dw is head of news max hoffman told me more about the meeting and how it went. well, we know that it was short 25 minutes. so that gives you usually 2 possibilities. either they were on the same page right away and not much to discuss or they couldn't find a path forward. and it seems it was the latter. no path forward just for it because of the reasons that you just mentioned in that report. because of the date of the vote of confidence, very important to the opposition leaders here to have it as soon as possible. he said next week, hold it next week or maybe even earlier, as you said earlier, uh get hot there, but it seems very important to or that shows to not have it earlier, but to maintain the dates you mentioned yesterday. and that is the 15th of january

. so, and then i tell no results from that meeting. now, as you said, schultz is adamant that he wants to wait. why does he want to waste? is there a couple of possibilities? first of all, it's not looking good for this party, the cd, the social democrats in the polls. they're hovering around 1516 percent. that's not good. and in order to turn that around, it's the possibility exists. he would need some time and that's maybe what he's trying to buy. and the 2nd possibility is there's a number of laws that they still want to pass. what's left of this coalition? important to them, for example, the reform of the pension system or of the asylum system in germany, to named just to it's always of course, the woods need, the christian democrats to do that. so there is something to negotiate. there may be some kind of solution saying, okay, we'll have a vote of confidence earlier. if you help us pass those laws and religion that the opposition leader has said he was willing to talk about that. but only

a when is left shots with a can see to, to have that mode of confidence earlier. now this is a pretty serious political crisis in germany. and it also comes with a very difficult and tense time, politically, from it's being re elected in the usa, some readjustment needed at the war and ukraine, the war in gaza to just name a few is the german government right now fits the purpose or what remains of the coalition is certainly trying to give that impression that they are fit for purpose fit for duty. well, but how big the vice chancellor from the greens said, especially for a set. so today in a press conference, when it comes to international business, they were going to continue to do their job. but you know how it is. you know, every leader who is in his last phase is a lame duck to a certain extent, and nobody knows that better than other leaders. so the people that all sorts has

to deal with when he goes abroad in the you for example, or also at the climate conference in by cool and you know what, she just cancel this flight there. so that gives you an impression. yes, they can handle certain things, but as soon as money is involved or the approval of parliament, that's still a bit. now, what's your take here is thomas, the election, whether it's happening in december or, or later in the next year. we still political stability. if we're looking at the polls right now, just to go very basic here in germany. it's about cold listens. now that's how this works. that's how you get the majority in, in the buttons tax on the german parliament and the fewer partners you have. normally the more stable a government is because you don't have to try to get all kinds of different sizes of the political spectrum under one umbrella. what just happened here because of the current coalition or the coalition until yesterday at least had 3 parties. so

would it be possible to again, have sort of the classic coalition of 2 parties. if you look at the polls right now, it seems possible because the christian democrats are very strong in the polls. 3233 percent. and also the d. s. p. d, so the party that has the current sets or shows would probably have enough boats to make up and have sort of what we used to call the grand coalition, which is not necessarily a grand coalition anymore because the s b d lost so much. but this seems a possibility, and this has been a very, or a pretty stable government in the past, but it's getting harder because as you said, you have more parties that are deemed and democratic by other parties. for example, the far right a if the and they're gaining ground altogether, they may make up a quarter of the vote. so that complicates myself on their use. head of nit news reporting, thank you. marks the german government crisis is also a token point of view. the past where leaders of the european political community

are meeting that group also includes non e u states such as breton and ukraine, as well as nato. how did your opinion leaders that react to the collapse of germany's rooting coalition? w's brussels be a chief? i saw a phenomenon gave us the latest from that summit as well, europe and leader as that has come together here at the push ca stadium in budapest, they show a little concerned about the situation in germany. stressing that it's a democratic process and that they have trust in the institutions in germany with some of the shows even saying also the records that they think it may be not such a better idea for germany to hold elections a sooner then anticipated of to months of bickering among the coalition partners in germany with them being sometimes not able to find a common position,

unimportant to european topics. but let's have a listen to watch. the leaders had to say in front of our camera. all of schultz is a strong leader. i know very well, so i think he will navigate during the coming months, making sure that the germany place is role. it's a real estate. 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 of standing together, overcoming other challenges and most importantly, taking our responsibility to now own hands. germany of course, isn't it, is, is, is economic engine of the european uh, of european club. 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 and economy, or that it stops influence that germany has. i found that this crisis came on the same day that donald trump on the us presidential elections. how has that means landed among the europe and leaders as well? i have to say, god that's i was struck by the fact that many leaders, most leaders, i would have to say are focusing here on a positive message, a positive signal. they apparently wants to send it to washington and they stress the they joint interest with the us, the emphasizing that is good for both the you and you as to work together. and also saying that in the past they were able to corporate woods. donalds trump, during his term and office and, and this is quite striking cause of course,

every here everyone here understands that to europe may be facing a potential trade war. and then we can think of the nato alliance of both of which donald trump has stresses. and so they're all big it challenges ahead. and of course, as everyone here, so i understand that you're a pool needs to do more for it's depends with the french president emanuel mccomb calling on on you opinions. and you are p and leaders not to outsource europe's security any longer to america. however, we also have to say that's something that they have been discussing for many years . and it doesn't seem that europe has been able to make a lot of progress on that. now you, chris president. um, is it lensky is also that in and you to pass a trump password to, to a cutoff support or reduced support for ukraine? a, do the europeans have a plan?

if that happens? well, i would say that at the moment it doesn't seem that they really have a plan. we have to understand that the us is a big donor of military aids to ukraine. we talking here about more than 80000000000 the of course, since the start of the war and europe as a whole, they donate to its 118000000000 a 1000000000 of us. so you see how important america is and its support for ukraine and to europe and leaders, i think understand that you could not replace what america is providing to ukraine . so that is something that they are talking about right now. they heard from the ukraine and presidents, who urge to that you are peons to continue supporting q crane who also benefits frustration over being apparently pressed into talks with 14 saying

that, you know, there is no chance that you clean would be willing to make any concessions and criticizing some leaders of for expecting exactly that. and i think what he had to say today gives you a bit of a better understanding what is probably going on here behind close doors on itself . and now they're reporting from budapest. thank you. like somebody and finally the restoration of the terraces and also dumb cathedral as mock the milestone with the arrival of a set of new bells. the head of it's a reopening, next month's of the bells replace. those that was silenced off the fire, destroyed the spire and roof in 2019. 1 of them has a special meaning. it was used in this used cars olympics and the cities stopped the from the bows will be installed above the old, 86861 year of old gothic mazda piece,

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