to the point of the find it here repos every weekend on d w the this is the w news live from balance syria is as the president breaks his silence parcel, all aside. the address is full, full from power for the 1st time. in the rest of the statement, he says he planned to keep on fighting, but russia evacuated him. and christians have held that 1st of mass since the fall of the assad government, serious minority groups, question what the new regime means for them. what's the coming i've done and these need to hold life show lose is a confidence vote. also the collapse of his coalition. government demons will likely head. so the polls in february,

the archive that welcome to the program. syria's eyes to president bush are all a side has broken his silence, a bible, his food from power, and the recent statement posted on social media aside, says he never planned to abandon his country. as rebel forces closed in on damascus . he claims he initially moved to a russian base in west and syria to continue fighting. besides russia evacuated him off to the base, came under attack. you will say tonight is this series new leaders as terrace. so many of syria's minorities all waiting to see if the country's new rulers will come good on that promise to protect their rights and freedoms. the is the mist group. hyatt tyree, i'll sheil more haste. yes. assault to reassure them off the ending decades of

brutal repression under the asset, raising the stomach a few under a thoughts who is being raised. i'm the dental, i'll be out. we're painting it like made bring us white and prosperous days. that says we were forced to paint the flag on our doors all of us. but now we're free to painted and light football. so many of southern 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 the people or q him for bread and but the bakery in there. but despite the form of the regime, he says, very little has changed so far. hello, see why he's a list fellows. and the only thing that has changed here, how did you notice about, is that this building of the air force intelligence is empty? it out to 0?

we. uh huh. hello. it was always surrounded by arms. soldiers. no, no. i don't see them. i thought you had on it before i've seen otherwise, it's all the same will about you must have a lot of highlight. the air force intelligence spending is a prominent future central noun for exclusive detention center. the base is now applied by serial position fighters. the show us what the machine agents left behind. this is the interrogation room, but again these are the prison cells. and these are the close of its paintings. instead of these chairs were used for torture. for us to seeing the prison. sullen starts believing that in your future might be possible and celia newman saw and see

what he said. he, i'm optimistic that there will be changing date on area going us on my, the to be exact, will be more relax, companies will no longer be complicating 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 folder live, it's going to be, this is what i'm scared of. can hotley and i, you'll be so listening about going it's time for southern but i have left question about his relationship with the most i lot see the most my relationship with the mascot, my head of the headboard, just like when you fight with your lover, you know, because it was that clearly sweet and the internet went up and then that's how my relationship with the mask is, is do you must be a heck headed woman, a complex relationship and a complexity where he hopes to find the reassuring future are

in selling a fellow at the washington institute for near east policy. so it 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. 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 um, you know, there remains to be a lot to be seen. let's take a look at some of the other headlines making use around the world. with ortiz in the us states of wisconsin and 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 was among the dad was a 15 year old female student at the school. she is also concerns to have died. donald trump bid 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 convictions stems from hush money payments, trump made to pull and start stormy daniels with ortiz and the french overseas territory of my old fit. hundreds, possibly thousands of people have died off to the island, was by to bye, as west cycling in almost a century. a huge emergency operation is on the way the french red cross has described the devastation that as unimaginable an 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 for the

company as the justices to step in before the deadline. on january the 19th, the new legislation would found the popular platform in the united states, unless it's china based parent company agreed to sell it. steering gemini stuff, elections, and i've just around the corner off to the german chancellor. failed to when it comes to that in spite impala events or log shows have been expecting to lose and use the speed ahead of the balance to satisfied his priorities. the country now look set to head to the poles 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 because he didn't talk and we're in the country that goes together every day and a country that values can 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 say no, to you to give my old rock country for germany every day. and i ask you, do citizens to put your confidence in the common thoughts on conservative opposition leader free drink methods heights to become the next john slough winds on the attack? he said, shouts holmes, gemini, is how you behave with the european level. is embarrassing. you may disgrace to jem . and where, where are you? in the last 22 years, s p. d general secretary s p d. labor administer s. be the finance minister as be the jobs, like where you want another planet where you in another well

when it came to the vent shows design policy, the play confidence and he as expected. but the other policies i've abstained. hope voted against the chancellor, who was soon on his way to the presidential pro is for a meeting with the country's head of state. now has to decide if and waiting to hold a new election. president, bank balance or stein maya has already signaled he thinks the 23rd of february next year is a realistic date. then germans will decide they want more of challenge the shelves, or check to direct to. i got here in the studio with me is dw reports or jessica so so little bit more about this. a lot souls, he lost the confidence both empowerment by quite a significant margin. but rather than seeing this as something of a defeat, this was kind of the outcome he was hoping for. why is that? yes, the other show, it's actually cool to this confidence. very, pretty sure that he was going to lose it. and this was in order to pay the weight for fresh elections. we sold the best to end to japanese through

a coalition government, backed at the beginning of november, of the months of infighting, mostly between schultz and the liberal democrats. things where they came to and had over budget over that reforms between schultz the then finance minister cutty and then the and this led to show actually firing into the really big drama in german politics that but since then although schultz is actually being the governing of 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 the legislation across the line against various of position right now. he wants fresh elections. he wants to press refresh on his, on 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 the elections are going to take, take place? probably on the 23rd of february, one of the going to be the issues that dominate the campaigns. well, the economy is the main issue. i mean, germany was one moment powerhouse of europe and this restructuring, along on the brink of recession. this is really on the concerning rights 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 plan to deal with it really is front and center. now uh, what i show its, 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 afforded. 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 smotts, matches of the conservatism. very much a hard line. and when it comes to migration of sholtes, of the social democrats on the green parties, formal open when it comes to the issue of migration. so the conservatives off top of the oppose fos full would, let's say might as does potentially when the next elections, they're going to get an easy arrived themselves is how this gentleman policy is headed for more stable, more commer waters? unfortunately, i think not looking in my christabel, i think you know,

the cd was doing very well at the moment. it's pulling it around 31 percent. that's nearly twice as much as old actual it's. it's a 17 percent bots. germany is, is it is a country that is governed by coalitions. so however, well met does, if he does do well. uh, he will actually have to find a coalition partner to, to join forces with an 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 the notes of bumped was between the lead this of these main parties. they do not like each other. they do not get on, but mess will have to, to join forces. it seems unlikely at the moment it could be with the social democrats, the liberal party 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 the coalition partner. but of course, you know, a few weeks as 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 a to just so thank you so much for giving us the in size, the grateful that you with us okay, a reminder of our top stories this hour. syria is deposed. president, special on the sides, has broken his silence, often leading to russia. in a recent statement, he says he planned to keep on fighting, but the russians event, q 8 to 10 and german chancellor life shows has lost a vote of confidence in parliament. the result puts the country on costs as not collections in february. the votes follows the collapse of his coalition. governments shows has not lost the government president, frank votes or stein my this is old parliament. okay. lots of time. all in german politics tabs,

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