when generation backslash was now i'm due to the www ministry. this kind of fun, it feels like this is do you have any news live from the island? german, easy to lock shows and this is a confidence fight off the collapse of his competition. government rice smiled for the chancellor smell elections. germans will likely head so the polls in february was a has as christians in syria hold that 1st months since the full of former president, i saw what does the new regime mean for the countries, minority groups and fashion. all of a sudden breaks his silence off to his full from power and serious interest and statements. he says he planned to keep on fighting for russia, evacuated him, the

high that i'm jack power. we saw him in germany, west small collections, and i just around the corner off to the german chancellor, failed to win a confidence vote in parliament or lock shows had been expecting to lose the jews dispute ahead of the ballad to set types his election priorities. the country now look set to head to the pose in february. as the members of jim and his parliament gathered on monday, no lack of confidence was visible on the face of the shelves. jones let put the confidence question to the boldest tongue lead the 6th time this has happened, but he's a goes to the school vote, paving the way for an early election, which he's already campaigning to. we. this isn't done done. does. he didn't talk and we're in the country that goes together every day and a country that value is because he's, you know, but the vision,

a country that does not have its best days behind it. but i made it because i will continue to give my old rock country for germany every day. and i ask you, do citizens to put your confidence in the home and thoughts on conservative opposition leader friedrich meds likes to become the next john slough. went on the attack, he said, shouts holmes gemini, is finding how you behave with the european level is embarrassing. you're a disgrace to jem, and where, where are you? in the last 22 years, s p. d. general secretary, s p. d. labor, administer s p. the finance minister as be the john slot. were you on another planet where you in another well when it came to the vent shows design policy, the play confidence in him as expected. but the other policies, 100 stained hope voted against the chancellor,

who was soon on his way to the presidential pro is for a meeting with the countries head of state. now has to decide if and waiting to hold a new election. president, bank balance or stein maya has already signal do things. the 23rd of february, next year is a realistic date. then germans will decide if they want more of chancellor shoulds or check to direct to get here in the studio with me is dw reports or jessica so so little bit more about this or last souls. he lost the confidence vote in parliament by quite a significant margin, but rather than seeing something of a defeat, this was kind of the outcome he was hoping for. why is that? yeah, so the show that she's cool to this confidence, very, pretty sure that he was going to lose it and this was in order to pave the weight for fresh elections. we sold the raw, the best to end to job nice through a coalition government backed at the beginning of november of to months of infighting, mostly between schultz and the liberal democrats. things where they came to and had

over budget over that reforms between sholtes the then finance minister custom in the and this that to show actually firing into the really big drama in german politics that but since then all the shots is actually being the governing a minority government and show us doesn't really want to limp along with the minority government until september, next year when federal elections were planned and try and get legislation across the line against face of position. right now. he wants fresh elections. he wants to press refresh on his own, his campaign on his message, and go out and convince very to is about really who he is and what his messages does. why do we expect to that the elections are going to take take place? probably on the 23rd of february, one of the going to be issues that dominate the campaigns. well, the economy is the main issue. i mean, germany was one moment powerhouse of europe. and as we stopped touring, along on the brink of recession, this is really on the concerning right to the across the country, inflation job losses of hits and lots of industry. and when you look at the campaign, programs of the major policies,

this is the economy and how they've planned to deal with it really is front and center. now, a lot of shots, for example, wants to invest in social reforms. he wants to comp, electricity prices on the other hand, for different meds of the conservatives wants to tax breaks. it raises a lot of questions about how this is going to be a forwarded. um, but another issue i think we're going to see in this election campaign being a big issue is the issue of migration, especially for the, for does not matter of the conservatism very much of hotline and when it comes to migration of sholtes, of the social democrats on the green parties form will open when it comes to the issue of migration. so the conservatives on top of the oppose fos full would, let's say might, as does potentially when the next the license, you're gonna get an easy arrive themselves is how does doesn't impala to is headed for more stable and more common waters? unfortunately, i think not looking at my christabel, i think you know, the cd using very well at the moment is pulling it around 31 percent. that's nearly twice as much as or actual it's, it's a 17 percent spots gemini, is, is it is

a country that is governed by coalitions. so however, well, matt does, if he does do well, he will actually have to find a coalition pot no to, to join forces with in order to govern. and this is where it's going to get very difficult. we saw an incredibly heated and impassioned debate in the going to start to get to lots of popped words between the neatest of these main parties. they do not like each other. they do not get on, but mets will have to, to join forces. it seems unlikely at the moment it could be with the social democrats and the liberal policy looked like they might not even get the 5 percent needed to stay in parliament. so that could be tricky for math in order to get over 50 to get over 50 percent in order to govern with a coalition partner. a bunch of course, you know, a few weeks is a long time in politics. anything could happen. but of course, of a job at the moment as well, the economy, a big issue, and that's going to be a big issue for whoever is the next leader. just so thank you so much for giving us the insights that grateful that you with us. it's great, serious, i said,

president bustle outside has broken. his silence, abides his full from part from power and a written statement posted on social media. i said, says he never planned to abandon his country as rebel forces closed in on damascus claims he initially moved to a russian base in weston. serious continue fighting. fox says russia evacuated him off to the base, came under attack. he will say the nicest syria is nearly to is as terrace. so many of syria's my minorities are waiting to see if the country is new rulers will come good on the promise to protect the rights and freedoms. these are the mist group, piet's tyree. i'll sean will haste. yes. the sold to reassure them off the ending decades of brutal repression under the assad regime. but for some, there's a sense of ambivalence towards the new syria. southern comes here for conflicts. because local church near his home in central

damascus. deep wants it to continue being a safe space, continue 0 young and leave it that there was a new group that went around the country and the next change go about if they i'm not sure how it will be. i mean, just some of the cut off unless you need and it's still unclear honestly, and i can't predict it. i can't say will be negative and be but also i can't be reassured. point of dealing with someone like many of serious minority groups, cushions are eager to find a place under serious new government. right under those stuff. the see signs of the change already on the way the fly go serial under a son who is being raised. i'm the dental, i'll be on. we're painting it like made bring us white and prosperous days. elena,

that says, we are forced to paint the flag on our doors all of us. but now we're free to painted and light. so by so many asylums friends have long since left the country to escape the turbulent political situation over the past decades . and he worries that now things might get worse on daughter. he's a old people or q him for bread, that's a bakery in there. but despite the form of the regime, he says, very little has changed so far. i like to see why he's in the self. and the only thing that has changed here, that'd be nice about is that this building of the air force intelligence is empty. it out to so we uh huh. hello. it was always surrounded by arm soldiers. no, no, i don't see them. i thought you had wanted to see the other one. i said it's all the same when about you must have a lot of

a holiday in the air force intelligence spending is a prominent feature of a central noun for exclusive detention center. the base is now applied by serial position fighters. they show us what those you've agents left behind this as the interrogation room. these are the prison cells. and these were the close of its paintings. and instead of these chairs were used for torture. after seeing the present sunday and starts believing that any future might be possible and celia newman saw and see what he said, he, i'm optimistic that there will be changing the to an area on us on my that to be fast will be more relax,

comfortable. no longer be complicated and the price of the infinity buckroe. and how about what worries me the most is the chaos. in this transitional period, i had to tell you in the, in the folder live it's going, you might have to be, this is what i'm scared of. can hotley and i be on the phone with me about good it's time for southern but i have left question about his relationship with them. i see the most my relationship with the mask has not had any trouble. just like when you fight with your lover, you know, typically in the quarterly suite and the internet went up and that's how my relationship with the mask is, is the most p a heck. hello, miss. a complex relationship and the complexity where he hopes to find the reassuring future are ins. ellen is a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy, and he said is not clear if minorities will have better representation under the

new government. i think in relation to minority communities, it, there's a lot of questions the way that they ruled previously, especially in the last few years, minorities were allowed to be left alone and they weren't really harassed. um, at the same time they didn't have political representation within their civilian government. and yet we've seen a lot of messaging that there would be potentially more openness to greater involvement of minorities. and it's at the same time, the transitional government so far has just been a carbon copy of what they had running in italy previously. so you know, there remains to be a lot to be seen. so okay, let's take a look at some of the of the headlines making use around the world. and i was ortiz in the us states of wisconsin. say at least 2 people have been killed and several others injured in a school shooting police in the time of madison. save a suspected shooter who's among the dad was a 15 year old female student at the school. she's also had concerns to have died.

and total comes bit to have his harsh money conviction dismissed as being rejected by a judge in new york city. trump had asked for the dismissal following a recent ruling by the us supreme court on presidential immunity. the conviction stems from hush money payments, trump made to poor and start stormy daniels. with ortiz and the french overseas territory of nail, it's fit hundreds. possibly thousands of people have died off to the island was busted by, as was cycling in almost a century. a huge emergency operation is still on the way the french red cross has described the devastation that as unimaginable take talk has filed an emergency appeal with the us supreme court in a last ditch effort to continue operating in the united states lawyers. but the company owns the justices to step in before the deadline. on january, the 19th,

the new legislation would find the popular platform in the united states, unless is china based parent company agreed to sell it. a quick reminder of us, the top story at this hour, the german tons of life shows as lost the confidence sites in parliament, the results post the country on costs to snap elections. in february, the voted follows the collapse of his coalition. governments shouts has not lost the german president frank volter stein meyer to dissolve. on serious, deposed, president, pass around the side has broken his silence, often leading to russia, interest and statements. he says he planned to keep on fighting with the russians, evacuated him. okay, that's all we've got time full for nice. thanks for watching. stay with us though. nice. house products a looks at how chinese climate projects in germany failed to deliver on that promise. and a reminder, you can catch all of our content on youtube,

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