berlin. britain will go to the polls on june 8. we will bring you the latest as the country shifts into campaign mode. and the face of german right-wing populism deals a surprise below -- blow. protests in turkey as the electoral board rejects an

appeal against the result of the countries referendum. welcome to the program. british mps have given the go-ahead to the prime minister's plans for a snap general election. parliament voted in favor of the june ballot. the result is a boost for theresa may who says winning the election will give her a stronger hand negotiating britain's withdrawal from the european union. >> the eyes to the right, 522. >> an overwhelming decision. britons will vote june 8.

prime minister theresa may reiterated her reasons for calling the snap election. >> i believe it is in britain's national interest, a general election is the best way to strengthen britain's hand in the negotiations ahead because securing the right deal for britain is my priority and i am confident we have the plan to do it. >> mays you turn on holding a vote came under fire accused of clinical opportunism and being untrustworthy. with just over seven weeks until polls open election campaigning was already underway. >> this election is about her governments failure to rebuild the economy and living standards for the majority. it is a crisis her government has plunged our national health service into. because to our children's schools which will limit the chances of every child in

britain. >> much focus will be on the conservative's performance. >> why is it the prime minister stands in the face of the scottish parliament and scottish government that have voted for a referendum on scotland's future? why shouldn't the scottish people? >> after being given the green light theresa may was reaching out to voters. opinion polls have put the conservatives ahead of all of our position parties but events have proven politics to be unpredictable. >> our correspondent spoke with vince cable and former minister in david cameron's government. >> were you surprised?

>> i was surprised. the prime minister had been very adamant. she did not want an election. she was getting on with the job of brexit. she regarded it not in the national interest. i think the rational explanation is she saw an opportunity to take advantage of the weakness of the labour party. >> >> we will certainly recover. the question is how much? we have the same kind of thing in free germany. we will certainly increase that. the conceit where i was the mp is a tight margin with the conservatives. the main issue will be brexit.

there are a lot of parts of the country like mine where substantial majority want to remain in the european union and a very angry about what has happened. they will want to express that politically. >> why have the lib dems, the only party campaigning against brexit, why have they turned around? >> we are not accepting it. we accept there was a referendum result. the public have spoken for the worse we believe but there was a democratic process. one has to accept that. >> let's turn to simon. he is a political scientist in the u.k.. thank you for being with us. we just heard vince cable accusing theresa may of

opportunism. is that a fair charge? >> it is a fair charge. there is not going to be much benefit that comes to theresa may in the brexit negotiations that come from having an increased majority which is what we expect to happen. the process is driven by what the eu is prepared to offer. >> what sort of campaign is this likely to be? >> it is going to be a short campaign in comparison to recent general elections. it is unexpected. parties say they are prepared for this. in their comparative perspective

this is going to be quite scrappy. parties or wind have to make things happening quickly. we can see interesting things coming out of the next few weeks. the basic dynamic is in place. labor really has to try and avoid being destroyed in this election. >> this is going to elect the government for the next five years. what other issues are going to be driving people? >> labor hope that part of this will be a question about austerity. the way the government has handled the coming out of the financial crisis of the past few years. i think brexit is the key issue in all of this. in two years, negotiations to leave the eu, there might need to be a transitional period.

most of that will have a past. any government that comes after will have no choice but to accept the course on which she has set the u.k.. >> thank you for being here. one of the leading figures of germany's right-wing populist movement has dropped a bombshell head of september federal elections. she will no longer lead the alternative for germany's campaign and has ruled herself out as the lead candidate amid rumors of infighting. they have become a significant electoral force under her leadership. >> is this game over? in a video statement, the face of the right-wing populist amd has said she is not in the

candidacy for the elections. >> and using the opportunity of this video message to stay i'm neither available for a loan lead candidacy nor for a top team. >> her withdrawal avoids a further escalation in what has become a shakespearean power the -- party power struggle. detractors fear that she was trying to shut down more extreme voices. most prominently the regional afd leader the open label right-wing extremist views. she broke into tears over criticism of her leadership. she may well have jumped but she was pushed.

withdrawal opens room for the deputy leader, a former member of the cdu party, expected to push the afd further to the right. the afd has been here before. is how the -- the party's founder was ousted when he lost his power struggle against her. victory can't be a poisoned chalice and the party conference will show whether it can learn from its own short past. >> let's bring in our political correspondent. good evening to you. a leader who says she does not want the top job. what she pushed out? >> one can get the impression her rivals have one over the

party leader. she still is the party leader and she only renounced to be the leading candidate in the elections but never said i don't want to leave the party anymore. there's the upcoming party convention where she has a proposal. she did not withdrawal that proposal. she asked the party to take a fundamental turn in the oval strategy. to transform into some sort of a center-right movement, this is evidence that we are just seeing yet another chapter of long-lasting power struggles. >> what has been the reaction amongst her colleagues? >> most leadership has taken by

surprise. the only official who has known what was going on was her husband. one of the few afd members of the european parliament. her biggest rivals have been completely taken by surprise. does the party need a leading candidate or should it have some sort of a leading team. let's just listen to what had to say. >> she has made her decision not to run. i believe the party leader has to be part of a team of leading members if it is decided members should be set up. this will be agreed upon the party congress >> what affect my

this have on the election in september? >> she's been the most popular and known facebook the alternative for germany. she leaves the party now with no face to show off to the electorate. then9 we are still having to see what is going to happen at the party convention. this is the party at a bad moment. the party has in seeing dropping opinion polls. they are down to 9%. there is quite a lot that is going to happen. >> rejecting an opposition appeal to annul sunday's referendum. the slim margin of victory for the yes group gave the president

sweeping new powers. the outcome is being questioned by international observers. there have been demonstrations since the result was announced. lamar demanding the elector aboard resigned. julia is an smb where dozens of protesters have been detained by police. >> reportedly these are the first political arrests being made after sunday's referendum. 38 people, mostly people who join the protest about the referendum results on social media. the official accusation is they have been agitating people against the yes vote. he claimed a narrow victory in

sunday's referendum. people have taken to the streets to protest what they are calling a rigged election. >> you are watching dw news coming live from berlin. stay with us. >> what do you think? what do you get for $.50? >> not a lot. >> did you know it costs $.50 to feed one hungry child for one full day?

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either alone or part of a team. a massive antigovernment demonstration has turned deadly. a young man shot and killed as tens of thousands took part in marches. the national guard deployed tear gas. they have been calling for new elections amid an economic crisis that left many without access to basic goods. he has called on supporters to rally behind him. let's cross to dw. he joins us in caracas. you were at these demonstrations earlier today. what more can you tell us about the young protester who was killed? >> this was reported as an

injury caused by a bullet to the head. later he passed away while doctors were operating. family members have told media he was not protesting. the images we are saying, it was clear he was among people protesting. the unmanned was shot because he resisted a robbery. the attorney general has assigned an investigation to this case. they have been known to cause havoc in past protests. >> they are the result of months of increasing tension. what exactly are the protesters asking for? >> the opposition is protesting today what they call a coup against the parliament after the supreme court issued sentences

that took powers from the opposition led congress. all of last year the supreme court has annulled the legislation from parliament, accusing it of being in contempt. the up road nationally with so strong that the supreme court retracted these sentences. the opposition wants to remove the supreme court judges. protesters are demanding general elections. >> what about the security situation. we have one protester dead. >> and armed the appointment of civilians, loyal. this militia is trained and politically inclined to defend

the revolution started by the deceased hugo chavez. they will increase their militia forces by 500,000 and have weapons ready for them. they are currently deployed in caracas and blocking access to avoid confrontation between the protest and the opposition. in terms of the military, it is business as usual. not only caracas, but other cities. >> we know you we monitoring this. thank you for your reporting. here is a quick look at other stories making headlines across the world. in syria, evacuation from several besieged towns have resumed after a suicide bombing targeted evacuation buses. the blast killed people and dozens of children.

the uf and council president has been met by supporters and critics as he arrived in warsaw. rescue teams are looking for survivors after a cargo ship sank off of russia's coast. one crew member has been a rescued -- rescued. nine other members remain unaccounted for. high wind and strong waves have hindered the rescue efforts. >> america first, higher american as well. the question is would you want to work in the united states not knowing what the future will

hold for migrant employees? probably not. for the first time in five years applications for the visa for skilled foreign workers have declined. after the latest eeo it is easy to see why. it makes it more difficult to get an h-1b visa. the trump administration things the skilled workers are already there. americans in america losing their jobs to foreigners. >> a software engineer from iran, he's on an extended student visa after graduating. now he is applying for a visa to keep working for his current employer, a u.s. trade company. >> we don't move here to become better -- we move your become

that of professionals in her career, to contribute to a talented community, and maybe create jobs. >> donald trump signed the new executive order tuesday. he believes there has been widespread abuse in the immigration system allowing workers from other countries to fill the same jobs as american workers for less pay. >> this historic action declares the policy of our government is to aggressively promote and use american-made goods and to ensure that american labor is hired to do the job. >> a change in the program would affect many u.s. technology companies where thousands of foreign programmers. the tech industry argues the program encourages students to

stay in the u.s. after getting degrees in high-tech specialities and companies can't always find enough workers with needed skills. >> we strive to hire the best possible engineers regardless of where they are in the world. >> the industry fears the new order could slow down innovation in high-tech startups and create incentives for highly talented people to look for jobs elsewhere in the world. >> on a related note, u.s. president donald trump's proposed tax cut's and financial deregulation could trigger a new round of risk-taking. and that semiannual global financial stability report, increased cash flow from the reforms could become into risky investments including stocks and mergers. such risk-taking has led to

large destabilizing swings in the financial system over the past decades. let's bring in our financial correspondent on wall street. we hear the imf warning about tax cut's and deregulation but none of those are really in the horizon, at least not in the short term. >> the market seems to be in a tricky spot. if we look at the warning, they are saying if the trump administration goes along with aggressive fiscal stimulus and infrastructure spending that could increase debt. we could see inflationary pressure and could force the federal reserve to be more aggressive with the rate hikes. that could mean pressure for u.s. corporations to actually pay for the debt levels they are having. that would be a negative on the other side.

there will be tax cut's. it is priced into the market. that will be a negative for the market. it is not a win-win situation at this point. >> taking a look at the financial market, we see ibm is still in the headlines. >> it is clearly the biggest loser. losing almost 5% in value in the wednesday session. the earnings report for 20 consecutive quarter, ibm reported a drop in revenue. they are still having some issues converting from being more focused on hardware, software and services, getting deeper into the cloud computing industry.

there is some upside. the transformation clearly seems to take longer as the market expected. we also solve this sharp decrease in the price of oil. >> thank you for the analysis. >> that is all from the business desk. back to sarah. >> we believe you now. thank you for watching dw news. see you next time. ♪

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