. >> for more, we talk to our chief political correspondent built -- melinda crane and asked how muchamage has been done to christian wulff's presidency. >> this unquestionably has done damage. the allegations add up to a picture of a politician who made themselves susceptible to the influence of the rich and powerful. that would be problematic for any politician, but it is pretty clearly grievous for the presidency. in germany, as he said, it is a moral compass. germans look to their president to provide moral inspiration, sometimes of a correction, for instance, the speeches that he will be giving a speech at christmas, president wulff feared many members of the press are questioning whether he still has the credibility and integrity that germans want from their president. >> melinda crane speaking to us earlier. an image shot at a garbage dump in ghana has been chosen as the unicef photo of the year. e-waste in ghana is the title of the photograph. the honor was accepted from the berlin.first lady here inn stay tuned for "in depth" coming up next. do not go away. ♪ ♪ >> i would lik

we put that question to melinda crane at our parliamentary studios. >> well, the big question, for starters will this resignation contain the crisis within the fdp or is it likely to spread further? could it even encompass the chairman of the party, philipp roesler? those are questions that will be developing in coming days. the fact is the party has been in disarray for months. it lost a series of important regional elections and was booted out of several state parliament. now it is torn by this internal dispute over euro prices policy, with members at the grass-roots level saying they do not want any expansion of the european bailout fund. the fish through a referendum. party leadership opposed that. that is essentially would trigger this crisis. the chancellor has been governing more or less around the fdp with very little input from them for some time to come. so this does not necessarily change of policy in the short term, but it means our coalition is under pressure. >> melinda crane there speaking with us earlier. another prominent german politician is in the spotlight today, preside