was just one day to go and so jenny's a federal election as he looks at the main candidates and the final push to win over voters. in artie's other world headlines with me jaclyn france's president mccrone rushes through his overhaul of the country's labor code with a raft of executive orders amid scenes of violent protests against the reform. and human rights watch accuses the un of failing to investigate war crimes and iraq claiming the security council missed the opportunity to consider abuses by all sides not just islamic state.

welcome to the program it's just turned five pm here at r t h q in moscow. and we'll have your world news a little bit later but first our main focus for now is germany where it's the eve of the federal election this time tomorrow voters will be choosing who they want to represent them in the next bundestag live now to the r.t. election team in the capital. yeah why the very good afternoon from us is just a record for the afternoon here in lovely city that is welcome to our special election coverage live from the heart of this city with me kevin and nikki. pierce the results of sunday's very two will determine whether chancellor merkel will

remain in power for both. mr and the action have squeezed it all together into the highlight selection of just fifty seconds to squeeze all together and take a look at. this. one. here is a. minute outside and a few people from. the whole thing. find that. i didn't hear the schedule.

ahead of polling day the candidates have been very busy making last ditch appeals to vote the former campaign rallies taking place to make cities all across the country of course although congress haven't always received the warmest of welcomes far from it in some cases. i i. i. tried to look at the pundits who cold storage. let's see shall this has started to . hurt because so that i know and i wasn't going to be still with why she was trying to win over any floating boat says i don't want two hundred protesters i called the chance of that a number of people were even arrested. close a coast tips to be elected chancellor for a fourth time they think making her the soldier of these longest serving leader of the helmut kohl in the eighty's and ninety's indeed he was

a mental medical notes many of her rivals have come and gone through twelve years at the top next the nazis were ghastly it was more and how she's become something of a political survivor. she is the run a saurus rex of politics. indomitable mike much unlike the dinosaur new wave sting should twelve years in power because you know when you think she was out of touch.

how can she last of these long that was hard out through does he say you have a crisis of the migrant crisis you wouldn't tara. and median migrants in a year welcome to germany voters got cold feet but merkel she's a survivor a political prodigy who has learned to work the whole way out of anything to say exactly what the voters want to hear and isn't it all those who have been persecuted who are refugees displaced by war should be allowed in europe and then

it's current or if i could i would turn back time many many years to prepare better together with the entire government and those responsible for the refugees you turn a one of my old speciality take gay marriage back yes mrs merkel is offended since two thousand and five you supported discrimination against gays and lesbians and did nothing to bring about equality merkel's pods in support of opposed to gay marriage the public wanted. she led parliament legalized but did they get to save face. as failing to steal the ideas of others and take undeserved credit that's pretty bad picked saddle unfairly by name on the ceilings they really went beyond the fifteen and they are doing something even after. the thing that has taken. a really i mean.

if it works it's worth stealing for the first time campaign posters plus the with the national flag which is a symbol of the nationalist anti immigrant opposition. we're in times where right wing populists are stronger and we don't want to leave patriotism to these people in twelve years merkel has practiced her trick stupefaction. yes the problems. these are it's becoming harder and harder to. get she she does she says. that's not going to try and stop. you believe. you might be here and it went against you. well it's not cross live to our correspondent daniel hawkins he is also here in

berlin with us and joins us with the latest is germany ready to head to the polls daniel good to see you know what are the main things to look out for. to be set expectations for this election all the limited to be honest there's no shock results expected as for example we saw in the u.k. election earlier this year of a summer when the result the labor especially of course really went against many pundits predictions this election in germany is much more about the changing landscape of german domestic politics and also a litmus test for popularity and voters confidence in her policies we've been speaking to people on the street quite mixed opinions let's take a listen to what people are saying here. if you have a kind of stalemate you know that nothing's really moving politicians i would translate she's pretty good on one side on the other side says since twelve years

now in office and so i think this is definitely time for change to have fresh power even if she is a powerful woman overdoses i think it will stay more or less the way it is there will be no groundbreaking difference because merkel will carry on and that's good for me to start this morning that is just as predictable as hillary clinton becoming the next u.s. president so you never know and i hope. people including myself are trying to. to avoid. going together with the. because there will be a kind of very near liberal coalition that many including myself want to avoid having or maybe we are happy that many things going to change because i think a lot of things are pretty ok so pick change always come as a big big risk. oh i think a lot has to be changed i for one am not

a fan of merkel no one that i know is a fan of merkel and i hope that we will cause a big change. there is a variety of opinions out there but really the voters can be divided into several distinct groups the merkel fireman's those who are very happy with the status quo i would be happy in fact to see another c.s.u. c.d.u. coalition with another party those who want to change and some fresh faces but within the confines of really mainstream political consensus leading to all centrist center left of center right close in place because of the social democrats or perhaps the f.d.p. the party those voting for fringe parties and those voting to stop those fringe parties coming to power i think we all know who those fringe parties are the concern for many here is that the deal terms of for germany party may get their first seats in parliament that will be the first time in german modern history

since the second world war a fact that a party seen by many as far right would get seats in the in the event of a coalition they have had a late surge in the polls they gaining on the smaller parties they could well be the next german opposition which to many here would be the surprise result there's not long to find out will find out hopefully by tomorrow evening exactly how the landscape will play out. ok thanks for that that's. daniel hawkins bar is checking out the voices of the people on the street there thanks dan yeah we got a lot of special coverage coming up as well that was their thoughts and words are going to go it's going to be more of the same it's going to be something a little bit different will raise some eyebrows across europe the big question on the line from brussels is lucre very easy for the people magazine thanks be with us live in a program time so. vote for may you know you're going to get there isn't going to

be a lot of change but it's safe the outcome of this election is widely regarded as a foregone conclusion we one of them out there or not as far as you see it. but i think. your corresponds and say that mrs marker with the wind obviously the real question is what what our margin will be should probably lose five percentage points and the third party that's the main thing probably in this election the party. new thing will be the fake. in third position or the link to the left party so they both are around ten percent but they could be a surprise some polls put the. twelve percent or even higher so we will see anyway we will have four more years of the same very probably mrs merkel with the socialist grand coalition that they have now so nothing much will change but

politics could change for germany mrs merkel has said what people wanted to hear now that she doesn't want turkey in europe that she wants the bad apples so sent back to that country for the markets and so that's what the people wanted to hear so maybe she will regain her status of absolute leader in germany. yeah at the moment is this grand coalition with the s.t.p. martin shields do you produce. to morrow. i think there will remain stable to twenty five percent it was difficult for martin schulz of course because his party is in the gulf with mrs sparkles people so can he say that she's a bad leader very difficult for him so the debates were very boring during the campaign and they could make the difference but probably mrs merkel will be weak enough to have to go with them into government with the socialists. because they're not of

topic in europe and they on people's minds at the moment think frequently is the immigration do you think that their immigration will play a big factor in people's decisions in the polls. i think so greatly. the alternative would get ten percent or more which is. a huge progress for them that were under five percent the last time so anything mainly because of mrs merkel and how strange policy of accepting all mark ronson one go like that one million. people and muslims most of them so the people don't like it they don't like it at all even if nobody says it openly very few people say it openly so. that's the reason why mrs merkel will lose five percentage points in the elections very probably it's her decision to welcome them so all i can in most countries people are afraid of migration especially from muslim countries it was also the

issue of turkey turkey into europe already four million muslims and in germany so people don't like it there they are scared and it's the same in most european countries. for they will even look of a different chief of belgium's people magazine thanks for time. well as our guest was just saying immigration plays that a divisive topic that people here in germany and refugees. should not have been allowed into germany according to a new damning report by parliament's own lawyers and that was published in the media just ahead of the election yeah the bundestag scientific service legal team warning merkel's government still hasn't provided a legal basis for letting migrants from the likes of syria and afghanistan in from neighboring austria adding that they should have been rejected at the border over a million outside mc has in the last two years alone have been allowed in and that's thanks to angela merkel's open border policy.

the release of the report those prompted a furious reaction from merkel's rivals ahead of the vote the co-founder of the alternative for germany party is demanding an investigation as well as severe punishment for the chancellor while the leader of the free democratic party insists a new immigration policy is no essential left party is also calling for radical changes to refugee policy party member alexander knew told as berlin is to blame for my quince having to leave their countries in the first place. this coming towards you sixteen stockholm international peace research institute published a report stating that the largest number of refugees come to europe from countries that we graced with our bombs now it says something the second largest group of refugees who flee from poverty that's understandable we destroy these economies that were not the most competitive to begin with by demanding these countries open

their markets for our products no matter what of course the economy in those countries ends up in a shambles it happens all the time in africa the middle east latin america it is no wonder that it's some point people pack up their bags and move to germany the promised land where they hope to find a better life for themselves it makes total sense it means that we need to change our foreign policy in terms of economy and security. when it can be tricky navigating through the numerous parties running in this election and the. possible alliances that could be forms but to help you better understand all the infant. boy was put together a quick guide. unless you'll season didn't german politics understanding the ins and outs of the election isn't exactly a piece of cake for starts is each person will be asked to cost not one but. the fast for a district representative for their preferred political party then comes the

magic of proportional representation with each party's share of the vote translated to seats won in the bundestag the complex system prevents a single party from winning an outright majority so unlike in the u.s. so francois the very usually produces one clear winner even once the german results are written this still the mystery of who teams up with who to build a ruling coalition polls put. party the christian democratic union well out in front and martin schultz says social democrats are likely to come behind in second but there's real intrigue in who finishes and could potentially be kingmaker if michael wins she still needs extra coalition partners on top of her sister policy the christian social union already excluded and. see

alternative for germany and left wing. this could pave the way for the renewal of the so-called grand coalition between merkel's party and martin says social democrats whether she will agree to become the cd used. is another question entirely so far he seemed unwilling to play second fiddle. because as governor. if an alliance with shills isn't an option this is the man merkel is likely to call next christian. the leader of germany's free democrats the pro-business liberal party that teamed up with merkel and her allies the for by the way isn't just

a pretty face he could confront cole on some key issues. with peace prevails refugees must return. for treason your place in the world i'm not being harsh this is. speaking. even with lynn the hand shake in the bag merkel might still need extra help to get the winning line and that's why the green party could come into the fold with their top candidate green . similarities to. this cd you f.t.p. and the greens would make an exotic mix known as the gym a coalition which is never made it to national government before so in case you're wondering why there's no clear winner come monday morning all the details of the final coalition contract could take weeks to finalize the system is complicated

but it is considered the fairest of them all for voters it can be frustrating though i caved in the early political parties end up breaking campaign promises and in germany there's always the convenient excuse that it was all their coalition partners fault. and there's quite complicated sixty two and a half million turning out to vote the polling stations open from eight o'clock in the morning. the morning is six twenty two and they are to do ten seconds for the sightseeing or a by the river or a spree here you can see the great boats going past people of little bit of autumn break we're going to be bought with more throw the thing as we look ahead to this big election right in the heart of europe.

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what. you keep the. interest of all those are the. first. human rights watch has accused the un a failing to investigate war crimes and iraq the group claims the security council also missed a key opportunity to address recent rights abuses in the country as well that's in reference to a u.s. backed resolution to set up a team of investigators to probe islamic states crimes in the country but human rights watch complains the initiative ignores atrocities committed by other groups one example highlighted came early this summer that's when video emerged apparently showing iraqi police torturing

a terrorist suspect in mosul executive director for human rights watch in the middle east told us she believes the loots approach crimes committed by all the sides. this is obviously a flawed and selective approach because it misses the opportunity to investigate crimes committed by all parties to the conflict human rights watch has of course documented very serious abuses by isis forces but we've also documented very very serious abuses by iraqi government forces militias and members of the united. we have documented numerous cases of detainees who have been executed tortured brutalized by iraqi forces we also have a lot of concerns about the bombardment of u.n. security council knows very well the organizations like human rights watch has repeatedly urged them to expand the mandate of this investigative team to include abuses by all parties to the conflict. despite ongoing protests president mccrone

signed five executive orders yesterday to rush through his controversial labor reforms they will come into effect in the coming days and this is the first of many changes that are planned for the future potentially causing more public unrest let's cross live now to our calls clear for the latest from paris paula what is the current mood in paris after the signing of the new reforms. well as you can see there are hundreds of thousands of people who have turned out here on the streets of paris according to organizers there's at least a hundred and fifty thousand people now this is a reaction to the president my confines of those five official orders and talking to people here looking at the placards they were really saying no to these labor before was now this is an amalgamation of both left wing organizations and anti mcconnell protesters people have been bussed in since the early hours of this morning some now say from media from the from

a host of french cities and we're also hearing from the media on the fringe. that they will continue to. be labeled all that i mean. worker protections and it will finally to be like this in the coming days and the coming weeks talking to protest oh yeah greed basically angry with the statement that mcconnell made not so long ago calling them slackers. stupid and didn't mean us from as i will be absolutely determined to the i will not yield in any way not to sarkozy of not to cynics not to extremists musics to. now nowadays. what a magic. pill we're making our way down this road weighed. down with. the french

police radar seems like be repeating themselves. but as we march with the protesters here are speaking today what they're most concerned about is that later. the trade unions lose power it will same companies to be able to easily find people so really the mood on the ground is one that people are not going anywhere until mcconnell himself make some changes. thank you for that update our team is polis lior. now our special coverage of the german election continues at the top of the hour so stay with us.

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