anchor: this is "dw news" live from berlin. big win for the opposition party . the party says it is on course for a landslide victory in the first open election in 25 years. the german woman being accused of being part of a terrorist cell said she will make a statement through her lawyer and we ask what it means for her landmark trial. russia should be banned from international olympics. they allege state-response --

sponsored corruption. the first results from subpoenaed's election in mir and march has given a big majority to the opposition party. our coverage begins with the woman seeking to lead the country towards democracy. there were scenes outside the headquarters. the supporters celebrating what is likely to be a landslide victory in mir and march. earlier, a large crowd greeted the 70-year-old opposition leader. her party had been expected to win. addressing her supporters, she called for unity. i want to remind everyone even candidates who didn't win have to accept the winners.

it's also important not to provoke those who didn't win to make them feel bad. international observers say although there were problems, the election was fair. election officials said the vote was successful. the 2015 general election was peaceful. it was conducted peacefully and it was a success. but despite the victory, the winner is banned from serving as president. the military government changed the constitution years ago to exclude candidates who have foreign relatives. her late husband was british and their sons have british passports. beyond that, the generals will be playing a major role.

the constitution which serves a quarter of the seats in parallelment for the military. so she cannot become president. we asked our correspondent what role she could play after the elections. reporter: well, i think she sees it and made it clear in a press conference just last week is that it doesn't really matter who becomes president. that's what she says because she is going to be if they get the 2/3 majority of the seats, she is going to be the one and if she has that majority who are going to follow her orders and going to be the one making the important zigs. she doesn't mind who becomes president because it will be her ruling the country. anchor: now there are signs of a possible breakthrough of a landmark trial.

the last surviving member of the national socialist underground is planning to break her silence. they are accused of killing 10 people. beate zschape has refused to give testimony in her involvement and being held in tight security in munich where she has been on trial for more than two years. her lawyer expect to read out a statement on wednesday. our correspondent has been covering this trial. could this be a turning point? reporter: it could be if she actually says something that gives us a better idea of how this could happen, the whole n.s.u. trial is the legal proceeding trying to find answers to whole layers of scandals that lie behind this n.s.u. cell allegedly to be a group of three neo-nazis and

beate zschape who is accused to have been a part and carrying out murders and two bomb attacks and several robberies and were only to have found to have carried this out almost four years ago now, almost to the day. and there are many open questions for sure but whether we will get answers or whether this is just the way of dragging out proceedings, we will probably find out over the coming days. anchor: this trial has gone on for two years. when can relatives of the victims hope to see justice? reporter: there were signs she might talk. she had been telling judges that she was toying with the idea last summer but without her speaking, we were expecting to see some kind of ruling early in the coming year.

now if she starts speaking and she was pretty certain to go to prison in any case because there is quite conclusive evidence that at least she endangered her neighbor when she blew up her flat. so there is enough grounds most likely to see her go to prison. but if she starts opening new small, tiny questions, relatives might have to wait even longer for answers, even longer for justice to be served. in any case we know of six parties of relatives who are expected to be attending wednesday's proceedings and we'll have to see what she actually lets her lawyer say in court. anchor: you talked about layers of scandal. why this case is so important to germany? reporter: a complete failure of intelligence agencies and there was a special committee in the

parliament that came to that conclusion in connecting the dots and seeing the formation also implication of whether certain officials might not just simply -- might not have seen evidence and connected the dots, but could be impolice it in these terrorist attacks and murders being carried out. anchor: australia has been dealing with migrants. they have seized control of a facility in the indian ocean. detainees on christmas island lit fires forcing the staff to leave. refugee advocates says it was an asylum seeker who broke out on subpoenaed and they are investigating how he died. staying with the issue of migration, the german government has a question, should refugees

be allowed to send for their families. germany's interior minister has questioned it a than he doesn't speak for everyone and it is putting a strain on the ruling government. reporter: this gentleman seeks shelter, but there's no hiding from the next coalition crisis in the making. >> of course we have to limit the number of family members that join refugees here. our capacity isn't unlimited and we have to examine every case and it must become clear to syria that not everyone can come to germany now. the most respected figure throws his political weight behind the interior minister. there has been anger.

>> we discussed the opposite and nobody can expect them to say yes or no to proposals that are being turned out publicly every 24 hours or so. reporter: some even see this as an attack on the chancellor herself. the morning after the media storm, the unity sounds like this. >> this is not against the chancellor. these are unusual times. we can't limit our thinking. reporter: months into the crisis, merkel's government is struggling to find a clear-cut policy, a challenge she herself has described as a historic test for germany and europe. anchor: not only germany struggling to come to the terms of the scale of the migration crisis. interior ministers are meeting to try to agree to a plan to deal with the number of people arriving and they are under increasing pressure to go with a

unified approach. reporter: the e.u. is trying to pick up the pieces. ministers have arrived for another special meeting in brussels amid growing concern that the crisis might be getting worse again. >> let's be clear, it's the most popular destination and they are no longer able to cope and close their doors. it would create a backlog with unforeseeable consequences. reporter: the key issue is this, e.u. member countries agreed on a number of matters weeks ago but implementation on the ground is slow. the so-called relocation scheme for migrants is one of the best examples. the e.u. agreed to relocate 160,000 refugees from greece, hungary. and member states have only

created 3,546 places for relocated refugees and only 135 of them have so far benefited from the scheme. >> the main issue here is that the hot spots are not fully operational. reporter: they have to be registered and accommodated in greece and italy. and then they can be relocated from there to finland, belgium or to germany. fully registration centers, more secure borders, more financial aid, the wish list among e.u. members is packed with objectives that have been already been agreed. anchor: that is a look at some of the other stories, could so vow has failed to gain membership in united nations body unesco.

it was three votes short. kosovo declared independence from serbia and isn't recognized as a sovereign state. regional lawmakers in catalonia paving the way for independence from spain. they have 30 days to draft the next steps in the secession process. madrid said it will block the move. heavy snow and sleet caused disruptions to northern china. several expressways have been closed. a power cut affected 380,000 households. here in berlin, a ceremony has taken place to mark the fall of the wall. the cold war symbol was torn down on november 9, 1989 when berlinners gathered to remember. signs of the city's division can be seen there. these roses were put out.

tens of thousands poured into the west, demanding freedom and democracy and an end to the east german regime. we asked where we were you were. tell us what people have been saying. reporter: we have received diverse comments from all around the world and some of those we got our facebook page, this one is right here in germany and said she was 16 years old when the wall fell. and she said it felt strange to see my mother cry but now i know what it meant and what it means for us as a people. the whole topic is close to home for a lot of people who are living in divided countries like north north and south korea.

i was in elementary school and i hope korea will be reunited. not everybody is in that mood. some people are saying we don't have nothing to celebrate. the one that u.s. made with mexico and israel with palestine. those are just a few comments that we have and because of the time, we have to end it here. anchor: thank you. you are watching "dw news." still to come, the latest doping scandal hits the world of athletics. and russian authorities are in the firing line. you can always get "dw news" on the go, download our app to get the latest news around the world. you can use the app to send us

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anchor: you are watching "dw news" live from berlin. it's looking a big win in mir and march, and the democracy party has won but all of the one sees so far. world anti-doping commission recommended that russia be suspended from international athletics. at the heart of the case is the

former president and accused of accepting bribes. the findings of the report were announced by the commission's head. he didn't mince his words. >> opportunity toage that exists there may be residue of an old soviet union system. it exists, then stop it. i really hope that russia takes it on board. anchor: let's find out more in geneva. we are joined by the journalist who brought the scandal to light a year ago. welcome to dw. the agentics committee has recommended that russia be banned. does that sound fair to you?

reporter: i think that sounds very far and it's time for this step because international sport federations was always claiming that when it came to decisions, they had been reluctant. now is the best way to give more pressure on countries to begin with russia i think is very necessary and very good because russia has very, very big doping problem with a corrupt anti-doping agency and federation and sports politicians are involved in the whole affair and also with doctors and coaches and other people. so i think is the right time now to draw the right conclusions and that's what they did to exclude russia from the olympics and the world championships. it's only a recommendation, but i think and i believe in that

this will happen next year in rio. anchor: who is it that actually enforces it? reporter: they are considering recommendations. so i'm really curious to learn if they are taking it more seriously than they did in the past. the new president of the athletic federation was claiming that were fighting the accusations. so now we have conclusions, we have results of the investigative commission and we have to see if they are reacting in the way they promised to do. anchor: thank you so much. we have the latest from the

world of business. reporter: lufthansa cabin crews walked off the job. third day of walkouts in dispute over pensions that could last for a week. the management is in crisis talks. the carrier had to cancel more than 900 flights today and the union said it will take its strike action to different airports. munich and frankfurt. they want to lower early retirement benefits to compete with budget carriers. the flight attendant's union has been in talks for two years. volkswagen supervisory board is trying to get the report over the emissions scandal. it is emerging that 540,000 cars out of the 2.4 million feathed in germany will require substantial work and not just a

software update. green peace activists have scaled the headquarters saying the problem is carbon dioxide and not that they installed cheap engines in cars. seven managers have been suspended. the final bill for fines, lawsuits and recalls could come up to 35 billion ueoost. calls are getting to dismantle to give you how big a task, let's look at the structure of one of germany's most iconic companies. reporter: what is volkswagen? it is a giant comprising 12 different brands as well as v.w., there is audi and others, and bentley and lamborghini and porsche. and then there is motor bike

maker and commercial vehicles as well as trucks. to produce and market them, the volkswagen group employs 600,000 people around the world. only 11% of the company is owned by private share holders. the majority stake is held by porsche holding while qatar has a 17% stake. the lower saxonny owns the company and has the right to outvote in circumstances. that unusual structure is the reason why regional government and labor representatives are closely connected at v.w. politicians and unions have considerable clout in the company. anchor: the supervisory board is meeting at the moment. let's talk to frankfurt. can we expect anything

substantial to come out of this meeting already? reporter: well, not really. this was a nonexecutive meeting which means the circle was broader and included members of the founding families and other stakeholders. what was expected for v.w. to assess the scale of the damage. their report on the meeting is coming out at this moment. but what i have seen there are no substantial news that we didn't know before. anchor: turning to that other german legacy company that is making headlines, the cabin crew going to strike again. any signs of an agreement on the horizon there? reporter: not at all. we got confirmation that the strike is going to continued tomorrow and hit the long haul and short haul routes and hit three lufthansa hubs. this isn't going away easily because this has been going on for two years so it is difficult

to enter into an agreement with the parties. we'll see if this strike will continue throughout the whole week or if lufthansa enters legal action to stop it via court which has happened at least in the pilots' strike and it is a difficult situation that will have a major impact on the company's image and on their finances. anchor: we'll follow his story. anchor: the organization for economic development cut its global forecast under 3% in 2015. in march, it was predicting 4%. the group warned against the dangers of stagnating trade, especially china's shift away from an export economy has led to this slowdown and commodity slump that has affected emerging economies. beijing's stimulus measures may

keep damage to global growth in check. and that's it from the business desk for the moment. back to phil. anchor: breaking news, german football association president wolfgang niersbach has resigned from the world cub 2006 slush fund scandal. niersbach said he was taking what he called political responsibility. niersbach has been under pressure after a magazine reported that he used a secret multi-million slush fund to buy if i havea votes to host the 2006 world cup. niersbach denied wrong doing but they invaded the offices. this has been moving across the day. tell us more. reporter: it's not a surprise.

the pressure has been building for so long now. he said he did nothing wrong and knew nothing about this and wasn't president at the time of the world cup bid but it's his responsibility. he thought i got to get out of here. anchor: if he goes and now he's gone, is that the end of it? reporter: not at all. there is a further chapter to go in this scandal. i mean no one's fully admitted wrongdoing and no one has said -- it was the former president who said there was a slush fund that was used to buy votes for the 2006 world cup and leaves everything for them. it was a wonderful tournament and you one of the greatest world cups. we are talking about corruption at the highest level. normally we talk about corruption in wider places in the world. people don't expect it from a country like germany.

one of the heartlands of football. anchor: thank you for that. let me remind you of our top stories. looking like a big win for the opposition leader. the democracy party has won all but one seat. this is dw world news. we will be back with more on the top of the hour. find us on twitter and facebook and our website and that is dw.com. have a good day. captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org óóññ♪

♪ max: hello everybody, welcome to "focus on europe." showing you the human stories behind the headlines. kw my name is max hofmann and here are the topics for today's show. slovenia -- refugee trek in a race against winter. moldova -- boxing for a better future. germany -- cemeteries for humans and their pets. tens of thousands of refugees are still on the move. most of them are from war torn syria and most of them want to go to germany. to get there they take the western balkans route from greece via croatia to austria. s