melinda: let's look at the afd's chances.or a while this spring, it looked like they almost might self-destruct. now we are seeing a sudden upturn in poll numbers. what is behind that? of the publicnge discussion, i'm sure, but also, it's a question of how they campaign isause the now growing. they have quite a war's -- force behind them, and they are spreading out their position. that is what we have seen in the u.s. as well. that is what we have seen in france. at least that is part of it, i would say. melinda: afd poll numbers are all the more remarkable because the party has become increasingly extreme since it's founding. originally founded as the eu skeptic party, it has reinvented itself as the party of immigration anger. >> something of an odd couple, the 76-year-old head of the national conservative wing while the young businesswoman leads the moderate economic camp. their common goal is to take the afd intoto parliament. russia friends, we need as a christian bulwark against an islamic land grab. it is time that we

iam the afd, who were rarely strong this time.of liberal democrats that will face those right—wing populists that are now in parliament and will fight them with arguments. thank you very much indeed. from the free democrats, one of the parties angela merkel is likely to have a conversation with. coalition building takes its time he in germany, so don't expect the big announcement tomorrow. with the last election, we had to wait 80 days before the government was confirmed. this is outside source live from berlin. our lead story is: angela merkel is set for a fourth term as german chancellor, but it's her party's worst result in 70 years. this is outside source live from berlin. our lead story is: angela merkel is set for a fourth term as german chancellor, but it's her party's worst result in 70 years. we are spending most of the programme talking german politics but there are many other stories we need to turn to. these are some of them. japan's prime minister, shinzo abe, has called a snap election, saying he needs a new mandate

with the afd.rent: the political uncertainty here in germany following those elections have financial traders on edge. they do not like the news. >> trading on the blue-chip stock index, the dax was quite restrained. the longer coalition talks run, the more uncertainty for business. companies here are hoping for a quick resolution. that is not the only thing worrying business leaders in germany. correspondent: shocking, that is what the volkswagen ceo called the afd's entry into the bundestag. fearing it will put german political stability to the test, leaders are calling for the formation of a new government. >> they will be very difficult negotiations but they have to agree on a forward-looking program so business is aware of what conditions will apply in the future. correspondent: the federation of german industry wants to avoid damages to germany as a business location. it is calling on the government to provide a 300 million euro investment package. germany's chambers of commerce and industry

don't expect afd to be included.all horrifies the political mainstream. exhausted, bruised, at the end of a long campaign. angela merkel‘s conservatives may be the winners, but this doesn't feel much like victory. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. with me is martin klingst, senior political correspondent of die zeit weekly. he is live with me here. thanks for your time. what was your reaction when you saw the exit poll?|j your time. what was your reaction when you saw the exit poll? i was shocked when the reality hit. even though i predicted the outcome pretty closely i thought the afd would gain 11 or 12%, so they are 110w would gain 11 or 12%, so they are now roughly 13%. when reality hits, you are shocked. it was widely predicted that the afd would be in the bundestag, perhaps less widely predicted was that angela merkel and her party along with its sister party could potentially go below a third. that is true, and it is really very surprising that the cdu lost 8%, but for the conservatives and social democrats it is

the afd wants to protect germany and german culture. the refugee crisis. hostile to angela merkel‘s decision to welcome one million new arrivals to germany, the afd wants refugees turned away. on most issues it is opposed to germany's mainstream. there must be a voice that is going against the ever closer union. there must be a voice that is going against the euro rescue policy. there must be a voice for protection of the border and to go against islamisation. all germany's other parties will shun the afd. but germany is entering a new, more divisive era. so here are the latest projections will make angela merkel got 33%, a loss of almost 9%. the current partner, the spd, got 31%, a loss of about 5%. both the greens and the left get about 9%, and the fdp. about 7%. this is what the distribution of seats in the new bundestag would look like. with the letters, here isjenny hill. we will not hear from jenny hill. we will not hear from jenny hill. -- hill. we will not hear from jenny hill. —— latest. we do not need to hear from hill. —— lat

but the afd is in.d influence than anyone imagined. so there is shock in a country still shamed by its nazi history. i'm pretty shocked. im really, really angry. like, it's complete sadness and rage. like, it's both in my heart right now. what is it about what the afd stands for that you most dislike? one of the highest guise of the afd, he said the germans had to be proud of what they did in the first and second world war. of what they did in the first and i mean, what did germany do? of what they did in the first they bleep slaughtered jews and homosexuals. this is nothing you can be proud of. jews and homosexuals. so what's shocked so many in berlin are the echoes of the past. a party that they view here as having nazi sympathies. extreme nationalism, extreme right wing back in the bundestag. and the target of their chants, well, it's up there. it is the afd‘s leaders, well, it's up there. because that is where they have been celebrating their election results. they have been celebrating before this

to the afd. many were not voters in the last election, because there has been a higher electoral turnout. obviously, we want to attract these voters back by solving the problems facing the country. >> i believe you were talking about the right flank, closing the right flank -- not a shift to the right. chancellor merkel: i would put it in other words. i think that where there are problems, we need to find solutions. and these are questions around integrating people, questions around illicit migration. but it is also about decent health care in rural areas. a question of public transports to rural areas. looking at the opportunities that farmers have, a lot of -- i have a constituency where there are a lot of farmers not happy with the situation. there are many components that lead to an attitude that was reflected in this vote for the afd that was seen. i think if we tackle their problems, we will be uccessful. > i have got a question around european foreign and defense policy, with the afd the t

what does the afd wannm nora and khristian are still with us. what does the afd want?e. in terms of what it can practically achieve in opposition, what is going to happen in the bundestag? if you look at the afd programme, it's a combination of weird claims and wishes. what they wa nt to weird claims and wishes. what they want to do is to provoke and to provoke the parties and the establishment and angela merkel. that's what they've done and this is what they are going to do in parliament as well. it struck when covering the dutch elections, the freedom party is all about him though, he is the party, the afd has more of an infrastructure though? yes, i would say so. it's already got representation in is it 13 of the 16 state members of parliament? so right. it is already... i mean this was also expected because it had already had successes. it seems like they are not going away quickly. it's not a one—man show, it's a party that feeds off lots of frustration which the migration crisis brought to the forefront so it has been building its bases in different states throug

the afd is not a normal party. of the party are really way to the right, so far that for germans, it is hard to even look at them. it is difficult to deal with them because you want to be fair and talk to them and you have to be able to blend all your emotion and deal with them. i also think there's a chance. the chance is that all the other parties and the voters have to really rethink their values. what are we actually standing for. where is enlightenment in our society? are we really sleepwalking or are we actually pretty tough in what we believe. that is a very interesting process. you can see how people rethink their party affiliations and how they look into party programs, which hasn't been the case in the last election. derek: i would agree with you. these parties arise because of a need among voters. you could say they are feeding people's worst stereotypes, but there is a part of the afd which is appealing to a deep conservative need that is not being met by the other parties. towardsw, the attitude the af

merkel, you just said you want to regain the afd voters. how many of them do you think you can actually reach? how do you want to do this, content wise? does that mean the cdu is going to shift to the right, as suggested in remarks yesterday? trying toou be attract people from the current afd parliamentary group? that might be your first function to dock on to them. -- a leader has already left the group. will you reach out to them? one out ofmerkel: three voters went from the cdu to the afd. many were not voters in the last election, because there has been a higher electoral turnout. obviously, we want to attract these voters back by solving the problems facing the country. >> i believe you were talking about the right flank, closing the right flank -- not a shift to the right. i would puterkel: it in other words. i think that where there are problems, we need to find solutions. and these are questions around integrating people, questions around illicit migration. decentis also about health care in rural areas. a question of public transpo

the afd with 13% of the vote is now the third biggest party in the bundestag.o put that into some perspective, the mainstream parties the cdu, csu and the social democrats (spd) have the lowest combined vote—share since the second world war. the afd with 94 mp's in the bundestag will now have the money, the staff and the platform to advance their agenda. from berlin our correspondent damian grammaticas reports. and a warning, his report contains some flash photography. in the heart of german democracy, the far right is back, with dozens of seats in the bundestag. germany's parliament is a building that consciously preserves the scars of the second world war, a reminder to germans of the destruction the far right visited on europe. they are far from power, angela merkel endures her position as europe's pre—eminent politician unchallenged for the fourth term as germany's chancellor, but weakened. translation: we had wished for a better result, of course. we are now trying to analyse the votes we lost, especially those which went to the afd. we want to win those p

sarah: let's talk about afd. let's have a look at what has happened to them just as of sunday's election, it has been a wild ride. >> it should have been a moment of triumph for the afd, the meeting of the new parliamentary group. they chose elise and alexander as co-parliamentary leaders. they faced a barrage of questions about the bigger assignment. this was the logical consequence of reason actions. >> i have to admit i'm thankful that she has gone down this route. i am not a big fan of party expulsion processes. it is good she solve the problem this way. -- solved the problem this way. >> she explained why she and her husband, also an afd member have decided to leave the party. >> our goals have not changed one bit since the election, of course i still want to work toward political change in 2021. initially as an individual member of parliament and perhaps later in a different constellation. that statement has many inside and outside the afd wondering if they plan to set up a far right party. sarah: mic drop

let's take a closer look at the afd result with the help of this map. 60% of afd voters voted "againster parties". backing up that idea that this was a rejection of something more than one party or one policy. but 86% of its voters believe the party does not distance itself enough from "extreme right positions". this party has become the primary story of this election. earlier today i spoke to hugh bronson — who's a local afd politician here in berlin — about whether some of the extreme comments from afd members alienate sections of the country. there are certainly words and uttera nces there are certainly words and utterances made by some representatives in the afd but did not help the cause. instead of talk about politics and what we want to achieve, we had talked about personal issues. what did this personal issues. what did this person mean by this can explain this to us. it is almost extracted debates and talk shows from the real issues which is our party programme. when not talking about any person, will talk about alexander garland, one of the most prominent members of the afd,

but with this afd, they won't ever be the same.r merkel faces months of coalition talks to try to form a stable government. 0ur berlin correspondent damien mcguinness has the latest. for the election campaign was sedate but building a coalition won't be. that's because angela merkel will be the chance again talked for a fourth term, she will have to cobble together a coalition was four parties, her own centre—right cdu, the bavarian conservative sister party, the free—market liberals and at the other end of the spectrum, the green party. all these parties have very different views on key issues like the economy, refugees, eurozone reform, she will find it difficult to get an agreement between all these parties. it will ta ke between all these parties. it will take a long time, potentially weeks or months. today, angela merkel said she wished for another result. that's because more votes for more seats in parliament would have given her a stronger hand at building a coalition. but we have to figure out some agreement because that is

the afd wants to protect germany and german culture.he refugee crisis. hostile to angela merkel‘s decision to welcome one million new arrivals to germany, the afd wants refugees turned away. on most issues it is opposed to germany's mainstream. there must be a voice that is going against the ever closer union. there must be a voice that is going against the euro rescue policy. there must be a voice for protection of the border and to go against islamisation. all germany's other parties will shun the afd. but germany is entering a new, more divisive era. if you want more on the german election you can head to our website, there's analysis from our correspondents as well as video insights into germany's post war politics. that's all at bbc.com/news. a look at some of the other stories making the news, now. un agencies in bangladesh say there has been a notable drop over the past two days in the number of rohingya refugees fleeing violence in myanmar. but a spokeswoman for the international organization for migration told the bbc more than

but anyhow afd is gaining a lot of ground.—4 months ago they even had about 6-7%. it already has representation in the majority of state parliaments but it looks like it could have representation in the bundestag for the first time and i guess symbolically that is a big moment for germany. absolutely, the first time a right wing extremist party will take the floor on the german bundestag, the german parliament, and this is something that will change the political landscape in germany in general. what would you like martin schultz and angela merkel, the two most high profile politicians in this campaign, what would you like them to be saying to take on the afd?|j think the situation is really complicated and it is also not too easy for them to have a clear position, but i think that they need to be completely clear about what they stand for and what they don't, and it is pitifully, that the afd has already achieved a lot of its goals by putting a lot of it is contact into the mainstream. its sister party in bavaria has taken a

historical moment for the afd. it earned 13.5% of the vote making the country's third strongest party. the reason to celebrate for the far right party and its supporters. this is a great day in the histstory of our party. we did it. we are in the german parliament and we will change this country. the afd's unprecedented success has largely been seen as a backlash against angela merkel's immigration policy. in 2015 she welcomed one million migrants and refugees many of whom were muslims fleeing violent conflict in the middle east. the manifesto says islam does not belong in germany. the party called for banning the burqa and foreign funding of mosques in germany and introducing permanent border control. nationalist party also believes germany should be proud of its history including soldiers that thought in both world wars a true -- a view that has drawn criticism. it is the first time since world war ii the far right party has earned see. >> voters in iraqi kurdistan are casting their ballots in a controversial ind

i guess that is why they voted for the afd. that is not all that the afd is saying. it is going further and saying that islam is contrary to german culture, that it does not belong in germany. giving germany's history, why are people not more uncomfortable with that idea of concentrating on one religion? that isa concentrating on one religion? that is a very good question that all the parties are asking themselves. why are people not more conscious? if you have a look at the last few weeks, there have been so many scandals about the afd. they were permanently talked about, they manage to stay in the media. i do not think anybody could have any doubts about what they were actually trying to do. they still did it and people still voted for them. i think it isa people still voted for them. i think it is a big question. perhaps, in part, it is because enough time has passed since the second world war, and for some, especially younger voters, they do not have that connection to what happened that other people might have? that might be the case, and also, one of the big to

afd we re division. painful reminders. afd were chose the german borders. many voters haven't forgiven herfor out. many voters haven't forgiven her for opening out. many voters haven't forgiven herfor opening the doors out. many voters haven't forgiven her for opening the doors and they're not all. opinion polls showed clearly that she has a lot of support in the german population. so more than 50% of respondents say if they could vote directly, they would vote for angela merkel. so that is interesting. she commands respect and that is seen in the christian democratic party. afd's already tasted power in the regional party. but now the party is split. moderates walking out in disgust. not this new mp. the first demand an inquiry into angela merkel‘s refugee policy. translation: we have impact through publicity. we can't change laws, because the others will boycott us, so we important, because voters discuss our policies. a problem perhaps for the political power house of europe. opposition to the euro, to further eu integration. afd's the euro, to further e

the many faces of afd. teacher, pensioner, labourer, businessman.servative, social democratic, left party, green or like this lady not at all. translation: the old people don't dare leave the house after 6.00 and when i open the door the first thing i see are headscarfs and i get on a tram and i see groups of young men. and here in the old east support is particularly strong. translation: i was a dissident in east germany and experienced the propaganda methods of a totalitarian state. i now see how the main parties are using those kinds of methods. violent division. painful reminders. afd would ban minorettes, close the german borders. angela merkel, down, but not yet out. many voters haven't forgiven her for opening this country's doors, though not all. opinion polls ahead of the election showed very clearly that she has a lot of support in the german population. so more than 50% of respondents said if they could vote directly, they would vote for merkel, so that's really interesting to see. she commands respect and that's also seen in the christia

afd has already tasted power, here in the splendour of the regional parliament.split at local and national level, moderates walking out in disgust. not this new mp. afd‘s first demand, he tells us — an inquiry into angela merkel‘s refugee policy. translation: we have impact through publicity. we can't change laws, because the other parties will boycott us, though they'll often use our ideas later. so yes, we are important, because voters discuss our policies. a problem, perhaps, for the political powerhouse of europe — opposition to the euro, to further eu integration. afd‘s success indicates that the populism which has swept through europe in recent years is really taking root in this country. germany is a place where people have tended to identify as european first, german second. but, for the very first time, a significant proportion of people here are voting for a party which wants to claw back powers from brussels, and regain its national sovereignty. and it speaks to supporters of all ages. yeah, i support the afd, because it's the future of my friends — me

evidently though, enough hadn't forgotten that decision when they voted for the afd.t cole joins us now. if you were an adviser now to angela merkel, what would you say had gone wrong with her campaign? i think it was too calm, it was on a very low level and everybody thought it was be an ordinary election. but it was extraordinary — no, much lower than we expected for angela merkel and it was much more higher than we expected for the right—wing party, the afd. the bundestag isjust across the way from us. when the new members of parliament arrive, for the first time, right—wing nationalists will be among them or the first time in decades. how should the other parties react to that? i think they'll be curious and they'll be taking care very much on how to deal with them. in general, people in the parliament have to talk each other, to work with each other but the government will not work with them at all. it's interesting to hear angela merkel say she wanted to listen to the voters who went from her party to the afd. but she knows the message, doesn't she? it's more ab

how does angela merkel stop afd dominating the debate? she will ignore them. weapon is simply not to engage with them. i guess she would prefer having a discussion with more parties in the centre and put it as a buffer between them and the afd. they would be the main party in opposition. thank you both very much. back to you in london. that's all we have time for tonight. kirsty will be live from the labour party conference on monday. butjust before we go, we thought we'd set aside the arguments and remember the taxi's glory days. goodnight. in time to watch an aged taxi cab being restored to its original glory. and if anyone tells you that the word taxi originally came from the greek word taxos, meaning distance, you can tell them they're round the etymological bend. it comes from the french. but then, we knew that all the time, didn't we? the reason for the lofty appearance of some of the old cabs, incidentally, is because of the police regulation stating there must be adequate room for a gentleman wearing a top hat. the rule is still in force, but we don't

in this respect movie at afd o. get mall even more support from russia like they did in in in the past over the past months of very interesting questioning bury them well a lot of very interesting question we don't. have the answers yet room of what will we do in our relationship with the nato o. will be is it will this new coalition support the two percent goal but probably not. o. like they did. like grammatical to make at stephanie is a lot less fun than it sounds a because you can imagine that german chancellor who has been. basically organizing those sanctions against russia in the mosque she was the main person here in europe. during that's en and across the table you have christian lindner from the free democrats who basically already declared. and crimea a dead loss that's what i think they did a good en las do it the russians have it so what's the message. and we don't have enough time to try and find some middle ground between knocks them that's just just don't use it lindner is he gonna be foreign ministe

the afd is accused of being nationalistic and sometimes even racist. will work with them. germany is the most powerful country in europe and that's the continent facing huge challenges in solving the refugee crisis for in the eurozone. for the government that moves in here after the election will have a direct impact on the whole of europe, including britain. damian maginness, bbc news, berlin. you can keep up to date with our correspondents in germany and find more on our website — bbc.com/news. lots of detail and analysis there. north korea's foreign minister has launched a fresh verbal attack on president trump. speaking at the united nations, ri yong—ho called president trump "a mentally deranged person full of megalomania". he said trump's threat to destroy his country had made a rocket assault on the united states "all the more inevitable". andrew plant has the story. pyongyang, the capital of north korea, the place where tens of thousands of north koreans gathered to show support for their leader, kim jong—un, and their anger at america's leader

. —— afd. transocean 1—man campaign cruise. —— afd.an make my biggest problem is that the immigrants do nothing to integrate. they arrive in droves and create ghettos were not even the police debt ago and they lived are laws. —— by their own laws. the voice of the right is growing louder. afd will not topple angela merkel —— angela merkel, but they are likely to get a say in parliament for the time since the second world war and peers from the far rightare second world war and peers from the far right are expected to take seats. in this state, polls suggest in five voters support afd this man standing against angela merkel in her own constituency. tra nsocean make this as merkel has made many mistakes. people he realised that. they are upset about many things. it began with the euro crisis would cost of billions on where she broke the law. are nuclear power policy was wrong and she called the refugee crisis in 2015 by single—handedly opening the board of. anti— migrant, anti— islam. this is a straightforward campaign. new germans, this

looking at the results in the former east germany, the afd came second there.icial opposition, how does that work in terms of committees and funding? angela merkel‘s current coalition partner, the spd, the centre—left, it has been a grand coalition. the spd's leader, who used to be the president of european parliament before coming back to fight this election, they have slumped to their worst result. he is pulling his party out, he says he doesn't want to stay in a coalition. he views that as having damaged the spd quite considerably. it means that the spd will be the main official opposition now in the parliament. the third placed party, the afd far right party, they will not be the official opposition but they will still have an important place. not the most dominant opposition voice, but they will sit on many key committees. a slightly smaller role because of the spd decision. what will it mean for the relationships with france, in terms of brexit? the big picture is that she is back. despite everything, the problems, trials and tribulations of the last four

matt: it was higher in the afd, right?t people thought germans weren't telling pollsters whether they were going to vote for them. some were forecasting 15% for the afd. guest: the whisper numbers are unreliable, especially in recent state elections. afd gained a percentage point more than the last two opinion polls suggested. thiswe have seen is, since tv lovefest and away, -- in a way, many of the voters went to the two mainstream parties. that trend was visible in the opinion polls and continued throughout the election result, the end result is something the country can live with and i think the country will remain at its -- as steadfast as the italians will take note of that. anna: thank you for your analysis. chief economist at baron beghe stays with matt on that rooftop over in berlin. work,ou are traveling to you don't have to miss out on the bloomberg analysis. you can jump to bloomberg radio on dab digital radio in the london area. ongoing coverage of the german election. coming up on daybreak, we get analysis and

part of the afd in the bundestag. reporter: she walked out, saying they were becoming too extreme. the party already arguing with itself in public. remaining leaders are sticking to their line that the influx of a million refugees means that germany is losing part of itself. "we don't want that. so manywhy we won votes," they said. germany as a whole is entering a period that will be more fractious and a divided, as merkel tries to cobble together a coalition and tackle the challenges she faces here and across europe. jane: north korea's foreign minister has accused the u.s. of declaring war after president trump said recently that the country's leadership wouldn't be around for much longer. the white house has denied the suggestion, calling it absurd. the exchange is the latest round of heated rhetoric between the 2 countries. north america editor jon sopel jointly from the white house -- joined me from the white house a short time ago. it may be absurd, but how seriously is the white house taking this? jon: i think

but if she did, then the afd would become the official opposition. of noise anyway. i suppose, in reality, they only have 30%, so some perspective is needed, but it was not a good night fought german mainstream politics, actually, because both angela merkel has gone down, and the spd is down on their 20%. -- in down, and the spd is down on their 20%. —— in reality, they only have 13%. 20%. —— in reality, they only have 1396. i want to move you on eventually, because i know that you wa nt to eventually, because i know that you want to get to meghan markle. we are to meghan markle watchers. but when they say that they want to hide the government down, nobody needs to be reminded of what they mean by that they wish. —— hunt the government down. david davis says he plans to become the prime minister, but has oui’ become the prime minister, but has our supporters not to conflict with downing street. i'm not impressed by the story, because it says that he's ready to mount a pity she is forced from office. we knew that, really. and secondly, as you rightly

don't expect afd to be included.parliament at all horrifies the political mainstream. exhausted, bruised, at the end of a long campaign. angela merkel‘s conservatives may be the winners, but this doesn't feel much like victory. jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. won the senior cdu figure has told the bbc that everyone in parliament should ignore the alternative for germany, but that will be very hard to do. they have over 80 representatives in the bundestag and will be offering a vocal opposition to not just will be offering a vocal opposition to notjust the cdu's stance but many of the other parties in the bundestag as well. let's get more reaction to this. i have here a cdu strategist. the question would be what went wrong and what went right. let's start with the cdu. didn't get its message across. i have mixed feelings. i am its message across. i have mixed feelings. iam more its message across. i have mixed feelings. i am more thanjust its message across. i have mixed feelings. i am more than just a member of the cdu

they chime in with the afd's messages — islam does not belong in germany.n anti—eu one, our land, our rules. and finally, work has to be worthwhile. the message that plays on people's feelings that there are not enough jobs here and those that are here are pretty rubbish. in berlin last night the party faithful were in exuberant mood when the exit polls were published. but in the flush of victory its first problems have emerged with the party chair walking out this morning, part of a long simmering dispute between moderates and hardliners. they are not nigel farage's sort of good old boys, they are worse than that, something more sinister. not wanting black people as neighbours. being proud of germany's achievements in world war ii. and when you confront them, they say, we didn't mean it like that. "we are reallyjust bothered that these subjects are not discussed in parliament. " it is this 2—faced quality. the mood was less ebullient at angela merkel‘s party headquarters last night, that is not to say that his success in securing a fourth term as chancello

but at the very first press conference today, splits in the afd were already emerging.her colleagues. translation: it's been said that the afd has become an anarchic party, that could only be successful in opposition, not to govern. but i want to make real politics, so i've decided i will not be part of the afd in the bundestag. and she walked out saying they were becoming too extreme. the party, already arguing with itself in public. it's remaining leaders are sticking to their line, that the influx of a million refugees means germany is losing part of itself. we don't want that, that's why we've won so many votes, they said. and it's notjust the far right, germany as a whole looks to be entering a period that will be more fractious, more divided, diverging angela merkel‘s energies as she tries to cobble together a coalition and tackle the challenges she faces here and across europe. damien grammaticas, bbc news, berlin. our top story this evening: labour sets out its vision for the economy — a radical reshaping of funding public sector projects. and still to come: ube

which makes the rise of the afd all the more dramatic.power by occupying the centre ground. back then, jeremy corbyn was a sceptic, a fringe figure on the left, convinced a majority could still be won by persuading voters to shift his way. 20 years on, and tony blair is the embarrassing relic of labour past and corbyn the party leader. in this year's general election, mr corbyn did much better than many had predicted, and on wednesday he told his party's annual conference that the next election could see his dream delivered. polly, jeremy corbyn says the centre ground shifts, and it's shifted his way. hasit? lam not i am not sure of the concept of the ce ntre i am not sure of the concept of the centre being very useful because in the end you have a binary system, a tory party in total disarray led by somebody that none of their own party like very much, and so, it's a question of which is least worst and i think that is what the last election was about. but there is no doubt that he has won 40% of the vote with a manifesto that was extrem

for the first time, the right—wing nationalist afd wins seats in parliament.t becomes germany's third party. i'm rico hizon in singapore. also in the programme: defying donald trump, american football players kneel in protest against racism and police violence. and elmo takes a vacation from sesame street tojoin me right here in the studio. good morning. it is 1:00am in london, 8:00am in singapore, and 2:00am in berlin, where the german election has redrawn the country's political landscape, and the effects are likely to be felt right around the world. chancellor angela merkel will serve a fourth term in office. her christian democrats are the biggest party. but her authority has been weakened, and the right—wing afd, strongly anti—immigrant, have won seats for the first time. there were some elements of this election result that were widely predicted. angela merkel continuing as chancellor, the social democrats getting a tough time at the ballot box, and the alternative for germany, the right—wing nationalists, getting a place in the bundestag. the bit that p

afd hashe fact that the entered the federal parliament.alyze this closely and in depth because we want to gain back those voters of the afd by solving these problems, giving them solutions and certainly by good politics. taylor: merkel and her main plunged to historic went to afd. millions of, iraqi kurds cast ballots in a historic but nonbinding vote. the united states has warned the vote will destabilize the region amid the fight with the islamic state. travelers from eight countries will face restrictions on entry to the u.s. under a new policy unveiled by the trump administration. will impact chad, iran, libya, somalia, syria, venezuela, and yemen. it will go into effect october 18. president donald trump's criticism of players who protest during the national anthem sparked an increase in activism with 200 nfl players sitting or kneeling, others raising their fists or locking arms to display unity. it also drew objections from owners, including the patriots owner. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and an

but afd made into it the german parliament. we will clearly analyze it.t the voters back in order to deal with good policy, and also to take away their anxieties. >> and cnn's senior international correspondent fred pleitgen joins us now from berlin. always good to see you. angela merkel wins a fourth term as chancellor, but is weakened in the process. what will this mean for her politically going forward, and just how challenging will it be now for her to lead germany? >> hi, rosemary. it certainly is a very interesting outcome of this election that i think some commentators are saying on the one hand, it's more of the same. but on the other hand, it is to a certain extent a political earthquake here in this country. i do have one of the most influential journalists in germany with me from the build newspaper. and you wrote an op-ed about this election saying this is the fruit of fear, talking about the afd, the right wing party and the gains that they've made. what do you mean by that and what do you think this means for germany? >> well, fear because o

so the euro is for afd a vehicle of pollution. shows, to me, that whereas the various nationalists and populists can try to capture the imagination by forming a coalition for the people against bureaucracy, all the elites. the day after they hypothetically would be able to destroy the european union, which i believe will never happen, they would confront each other, cause national instincts would no longer be contained in an entity, which is there to avoid excessive conflicts and war. just finally, mario monti, we are in a time of uncertainty. brexit exercises minds in the uk and in brussels, but there are other uncertainties, too. as far as the future of the european union is concerned, you partly answered it in the last question, are you today less of an optimist than you were, say, ten years ago? ten years ago, for sure, say, ten years ago? ten years ago, forsure, ican say, ten years ago? ten years ago, for sure, i can tell you that i am now less of a pessimist and i was one year ago. write! i was really fearing that there woul

my worry at the moment, the right of the afd is of a piece with what's been happening all over europeright parties gaining support and we have been seeing this revolt against the consensus that had become this kind of big lump in the centre left and centre right, which is neoliberal economics, globalised economy, etc. my worry is that europe is going to perhaps restructure itself internally but close its borders more firmly outside. the first thing macron talked about in his speech was defence, security, borders. and, of course, angela merkel was damaged in part by her approach to the immigration quota, in terms domestic politics. to me, that policy was the bright spot in a shockingly bad response by europe to the syrian refugee crisis. but she paid a price for it. these are difficult things to work out but i do not want to see a fortress europe bordered with military defence against the rest of the world but nevertheless more comfortable inside. is that more likely, stephanie? an approach that angela merkel will have to adopt in order to ride the two horses of her coalition? yes, and