will be gone in the next in the next twenty years most translators probably be out of a job i mean i'm sorry for them but this will just happen this is inevitable. voting is well underway in the federal elections i'm here in berlin to bring you all the latest. in our other world headlines with me unit o'neill here in moscow north korean media broadcast a video depicting strikes on u.s. military targets american cardio exercises close to the hermit kingdom plus. mass protests and arrests in the spanish region of casa lonia this weekend said pushes for independence from madrid.

just after three pm here in the russian capital this sunday september the twenty fourth minute as you know neal with a mix of today's world developments on some of the bigger stories of the week first it is election day in germany with tens of millions of voters this signing the shape of the next parliament and europe's most powerful country for a look at what's at stake we go live now to berlin where neil harvey is standing by . he set a specially built studio in the heart of berlin on the banks of the river spray for all the special coverage coming to you from germany where the polling stations are

open now for the country's federal elections judging by the pre-election polls angler machall is set to become chancellor the what would be an incredible fourth straight in office she's been around for twelve years already and that means that for the young people of the country this have been a time without her in the background. the time i remember she was always there i mean i can remember a time when she wasn't like the chancellor and i don't even know who came before. as only madonna's to be long in america said i think she was elected in two

thousand and five for the first time i was like seven she's just been around forever she's always been an image she's been in power a long time i think there's a piece that is content don't of us myself. i've never seen an adult without under american governing. in two thousand and five she was elected for the first time i was only thirteen. i pierced my ear lobe. a boy from my school died in a traffic accident. in fukushima the core melted people died. i went to mississippi for a year as an exchange student. black smoke today obama whites mccain barack obama became the first black president. and i'm up on that. america.

so the voting here in germany now in full swing people heading to the polls to decide among other things whether anglo america will get another four years in office as chancellor and a number of the countess of been casting their ballots including martin schulz voted in the city of where they live in western germany that's where he was once heard throughout the campaign has also been a lot of intrigue around which of the so-called smaller parties might have a chance of becoming king makers having a big say in who is formed doing so who sorry who is forming a coalition. has more on this. smaller parties have a very big say over the next to the german government and that's because there's a split system here in germany where half of the votes of first past the post the other half are actually proportional representation so as long as the party gains more than five percent of the vote it can gain seats in the german parliament and

could wield significant power in terms of forming a coalition over the next few weeks of course most people predict that anglo merkel's most in should still be the largest party in the next few years but how they will then go about forming a coalition to be the ruling party of germany will depend on potentially. party's. been in coalition government over the last four years but this has been an incredibly difficult election with both throwing mud at each other so whether they can mend fences and continue one coalition will be seen now if they can they will be reaching out to the smaller parties like. party f.t.p. which are liberals the green party and also potentially now being thrown into the mix the suggestion that the right wing party the a.f.c. will gain seats for the very first time in this election although all of the parties have said that they will not form a coalition with the a.f.p.

let's have a look now at some of the possible coalition partners that could rule germany over the next four years. german parties really emerge with a solid majority from the elections so when it's over the try to make friends which is not easy after having tried hard to undermine this policy. but the good news is for the politicians you can always see we can't keep our promise because our coalition partners. which is not good news for the voters though might ask. when you get a program that you didn't vote for. there is no guarantee that what you would like to have. politics turn out there is no guarantee that you will be in the majority after the election and therefore there is no guarantee that what you. want. politics really really.

kind of government might germany get. to twenty seventeen range of coalition. there's a combination known as the jamaica coalition if merkel's crew. democratic union. partners with the business friendly democratic party and the greens. if the greens and the social democrats manage to form a team. take

the black out and replace it with the freedom across a. traffic light coalition. part of any coalition is germany's socialist party it must be the wrong shade of the color red the left party radical by bigger party it's. a similar case but the end of the spectrum is the alternative for germany branded as far right by critics. could be an interesting thought but so far german politics seems reluctant to rule over the coloring books lines. forming will be called then an

earlier time of. preparation and after voters. no longer think this wide with having two major parties if they ever get up our presentation. ok let's go bigger picture. because having spent years at the helm of what is the news powerhouse of michael's become a decisive figure for the baltic politics but not every decision that she has made is been welcomed with open arms by the member states. the world is being challenged as opposed to test to find the answer as one we germans have every interest in playing a leading role in the world thanks to. live

. i don't know because of this migrant issue she was the one who told them to come write. me that has me very a. weekday me but. we did it well we can see we have. live. very mixed income from some of the new pushers of the old german interests the big strong interest the individual expression recently for not getting. the single i meant. to be for the first time politics and i'd like to tell people to show you the kind of guided towards closing the goals we really need.

such live. lives to work together money fortunately germany has turned greece into a lab rat and has turned it into a german colony and through greece. yes the socially demolished all fuel and it will get right. let's get some analysis now let's cross live to you guy met him he's the director of the swiss press club and kindly joins me on the line guy martin short single america they both take a very strong pro stance will but continue as it was or perhaps will we see a softening of their stance for example when dealing with some of their member states to oppose them on issues such as immigration. yes normally we are opening in new york that germany will change its stance about.

to europe and european union but i think i don't i am not expecting in the river. in the main why because this is merkel as always saw during. twelve years she was a conservative she was a kind of german best artist in that sense she is supporting the development of the german economy at first. because of the considering as a second a second. vision for what is is a european supporter so i think what. we're doing results here. i think the position of germany really. unfortunate because all deodhar europeans are waiting for for change expecting

something in your. guide the turnout today here in germany is. this going to be particularly high a lot of people are saying that's because of the rising popularity of the alternative for germany party people coming out. not just for the but also against and especially if that is not a particularly good thing i'm surely more votes this means a stronger democracy. yet i don't think spect any river lucian front to say i think you know it will go on with the same the same thing the same ideas or no because change can be brought by the increase of fifty year of. adults on the t.v. i am sure they will go deal with probably rich. i think that sense it is

a change but the main politics will not change because if you see the campaign you have the same parties read the same ideas you have the same people as really. any anywhere will stay after the elections. in deledio. really will be also didn't believe the usual leaders of germany so even. if if he is growing between not being able to change the. balance of german politics but is political. so i think unfortunately this is pretty it will take time to have a change of. policy is what it takes in europe and those inside germany. guy appreciate you coming on to speak to an arty guy mentality is my

guest director of the swiss press club thank you. ok now let's look for you at the incumbent chancellor his main rival martin shows he says he's not going to be any more does he really mean it's fun and more about him. make europe great again.

now children face lee battling with angela michael throughout the campaign but is it a case of protest too much because it actually seems that the two main contenders have an awful lot they agree on as well as the if as well. choices choices choices leave which to remain. in clinton on. all of the money meant to decisions with global question now it's germany's. this is should be nice this north that much of a different take merkel's refugee policy nobody else will have a clear stance on any refugee need which is that i will not accept it. and he is sure to mention some of those people bring also is more valuable than money does what you are believes in the same story with europe they want more and more you

wrong war union and more brussels germany so we'll hope it will open europeans who believe trans national democracy is the best model for us to stand up and break this silence shoots a former president of the. european parliament merkel the leader of europe's powerhouse as i think it here we europeans have our things in our own hands i'll continue to maintain that the twenty seven member states must work intensively together for our future. the two even share a dislike of if not hatred for the man in charge across the ocean. in the top and there are lots of concerns about the russians of the north korean dictator need to united states of america and the fiscal policy which will have to bring them on the path of rationality and that means diplomatic solutions. problem

the problem that we have with trump is that he is unpredictable in the sense of who should be retooled to not even a pre-election debate couldn't get the two to clash spock's to fly what was supposed to be a jewel looked more like a jew at the ball and delicateness of appears on national missile guidance. to. come back and staged. over they have them by the difference of things. but one german we put it the biggest difference between merkel and shoes is that the more i guess the odds are. we will be bringing you live coverage of the german federal elections throughout the day from our studio in berlin stay with us here on out international for the latest updates.

manufacture consent to the public will. when the ruling class is protect them so. the flaming. lips. we can all middle of the room see. the reason why north korea is trying to develop the capability to. prevent japan

and the united states from assisting south korea in case of contingencies because with. the missile capabilities capable of attacking japan and the united states north korea can say oh the americans and if you assist south korea. with nuclear weapons. we're back in moscow with more of our world news this hour a north korean t.v. channel has broadcast an unlimited film depicting their missiles destroying u.s. military targets after american aircraft carried out drills off the east coast of north korea well as the crisis escalates even the leaders of the two countries have been trading insults kim jong un labeled the american president mentally deranged

while his foreign minister has said that a strike on the u.s. is inevitable during a speech to the united nations trump fired back saying that kim is a madman and that he and his foreign minister might not be around much longer if they continue with their rhetoric. we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. no one other than trump himself is on the suicide mission if in this in american lives a home because of a suicidal that's going to be held inside responsible yes it looks like the north korean leader was particularly affected by trump's comments because the foreign minister responded saying that trump's actions were an irreversible mistake began to have. out there shooting rockets all over the place i rock it

should have been handled a long time ago. you tried to insult the supreme dignity of my country as a rocket but by doing so he committed the irreversible mistake of making a visit by rockets to the us mainland all the more an effort to pull russian foreign minister urged the u.s. and north korea to end its saber rattling and engage in political dialogue accusing both leaders of behaving like a kindergarten children china and russia will continue to insist on a movie reasonable approach in contrast to the emotional one we see now where they behave like children fighting each other in kindergarten and nobody can stop them with the tensions escalating and between both countries the situation remains quite unstable at the moment so it's unclear where this is all headed. a nato convoy of danish troops in afghanistan has come under attack from

a suicide bomber with local media reporting five civilians have been injured the nato mission sees none of its personal were hurt the attack comes less than a week after the u.s. secretary of defense announced the three thoughtless and more troops are to be sent to afghanistan that will bring the total number of american soldiers stationed in the country to fourteen thousand prior to that announcement donald trump said washington will ask its nato allies to support the new strategy in afghanistan. we will ask our nato allies and global partners to support our new strategy with additional troop and funding increases in line with. we are confident they will well this is the third attack in the country this month on the anniversary of the nine eleven attacks in the u.s. a suicide bomber blew himself up near an american convoy injuring five soldiers five days earlier an attacker targeted the base on the outskirts of kabul the

taliban claimed responsibility for that an afghan base political analysts we spoke to say is that the taliban is on the rise the u.s. needs to change its strategy. or getting more powerful the government is good. at the promise of the united states with three thousand additional forces that you're sending for training the afghan army i think it's proving to be no huge it's a provoking more tolerable unforeseen. movements and attacks because the. americans are not leaving all the infeed those are leaving afghanistan brother building and strengthening their forces in afghanistan therefore. increasing the attacks on its own national forces the u.s. and nato has to change their strategy towards afghanistan. and instead of increasing their forces in afghanistan increase. their afghan.

afghan ministry of defense but more helicopters more fighter jets equipment for fighting in war. time next week the spanish region of catalonia is set to vote in a referendum on breaking away from spain saturday so rival crowds faceoff in the regional capital barsel. was was it was was during this week's polish authorities arrested fourteen senior council on officials

including a junior economy minister they were all charged with misusing public funds breaching official juicing and disobedience it will also be fined up to twelve thousand euros for every day they continue organizing the referendum says madrid was the third it's illegal but the catalogs say they are still determined to vote. we're going to look at them when you're the catalonian government has been subjected to coordinated aggression from the police force of the spanish interior ministry us but god god god god and we are here to defend our. future state students are very important part of our society the youngest so we need to make them conscious of what's governing here we're really going to put

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