support base and this really raises questions for the future of the party and we heard from alexander garland the now elected party leader who was already co-leader of the parliamentary block that just entered the german bonus time that he doesn't really want to see the a fifty aim to go into any kind of government position any time soon this feeling that they want to learn the lessons of the f.p. the right wing party in austria which feels that it might have actually entered that way too early really they want to be able to play at the level of the much more established parties before they head in that direction and there's the moderate bloc that really wanted to become more established much sooner and focus on policy to me it seems that for now the focus is much more on disrupting the political system and the killer with the f.t. could become the largest opposition party in the bundestag how would that happen and what would they be pushed through there how would they push their policies. well as many of our viewers will be aware. by now is that germany is having significant difficulties in

and it is something that really calls for more discussion but the noises we're hearing from alexander garland who already is the leader of the parliamentary group now is also the leader of the party is that he doesn't really want that he wants to unite the party he wants to build a strong opposition but that is a contradiction contradiction in terms because the two different factions are very far apart here. the f.t. could be called the largest opposition party in the bundestag how could they push how could that happen and how could they push their policies forward. well this could happen if. fails in her current bid to continue the so-called grand coalition with the social democrats she very much wants to do that if that were to be the case the a.f.d. with its thirteen percent in parliament would be the largest opposition group it would have the first right of reply so it would become even more important what kind of tone the a.f.d. is introducing on it already introduced a much more aggressive tone and there would also be many key positions in different parliamentary committees going to the

more conservative wings one of the of these most prominent figures was elected this co-leader alexander garland wants the party to seyne the opposition and develop further before it tries to become part of the government. we don't want to do this too soon only when we're strong as the other parties or nearly as strong as we have a chance to take responsibility and they need. the f.d.a. includes members like beyond her who has been investigated for aspirants statements he has called a major holocaust memorial in berlin a monument of national shame but party co-leader europe martin said ok was welcoming d.f.d. into my mind and that's what i got on the mind. that belongs to our party that means not that i agree with every position he has. in his speeches but he belongs to our party. martin was reelected to his leadership post with seventy two percent of the vote meanwhile comparatively moderate party figures fell short of top spots germany's next government is still unclear but the a of d. could become the largest opposition in parliament that's enough to give the right wing populist reason to fee

members chose hardline nationalist alexander garland as one of their cold leaders during the conference he ran for the post at the last minute after another more moderate candidate failed to win enough votes our reporter michela cofer sent us this assessment of the direction that the party is now taking and what it's going to mean for german politics. the big question at this first if tea party conference since he arrived in the german parliament was would be able to finally stop its shift to the right well the surprise on so surprising to many in the room here was that the conservative sifting towards the extreme right is a power base everybody has to tap into if they want to achieve anything within this party that's a clear message that was heard by more moderates within the party here and over alexander the new party along with more than supporters. who represents the right block at the same time alexander government cautions the party that it should not strive for any kind of government office before it is what he calls a level with the established parties a clear message that the f

day to day business that's normal now how do you reconcile also the name of alexander garland and york martin not to get not to strive for government to suit you really have left a whole mark of trying to get your party in berlin in shape to be ready to be in government how will that fit together what i said is we have to prepare for government which doesn't mean that we're going into government this means we have to think. strategic and strategic means that we have to prepare to become a part of a government and this means maybe in two years in four years or in six years we have to discuss within the party i'm still. i think that it's very important for the party to discuss it because we need to influence policy we need to influence government policy and we can not only do it from the opposition party we have also to put it or we have to also due to to do it from a government perspective a market difference to alexander thank you very much with the protests. at least thirteen people have been killed in two suicide bombings in northern nigeria police say two female suicide bombers blew

team in what could signal a further shift to the rice if the members chose hardline nationalist alexander garland as one of their co-leaders during a party conference in the fifty of hunt over drawn for the post at the last minute after another more moderate kinds of fails to win a no vote. more than fifty thousand people are still living in shelters in bali after being evacuated last week because of signs the island's volcano was about to erupt the volcano has come down over the last few days but authorities say that the threat of a major has not receded is a number of international airlines have again been forced to cancel flights because of smoke. prayers at bally's biggest temple on the slopes of mount where shippers with face masks at the ready to protect them from the fumes and ash being spewed out by the volcano. the island of bali is indian easiest top tourist destination the visit to trade has been hit hard by the travel destruction which forced the airport to close for two days the run up to christmas and new year is normally high season not this year. some guests cancelled when most ag