to discuss the hunger election outcome we're joined now by alexander graf long story member of the german part parliament from the free democrats he also served in the e.u. parliament as a deputy president good morning to you mr thanks for being with us today are you surprised at the overwhelming level of support viktor orban as one for his anti immigrations that. well i mean i'm not really surprised because there was a ruthless determination on the part of the governing party on the part of mr obama himself to ride roughshod over democratic principles over the last couple of years so all the conditions were in place for him to win a solid victory it was very solid indeed but i don't think it's a big surprise ok you think people and brussels are of very worried this morning having served in the european parliament for somebody or say. well of course there will be some dismay but even from brussels people saw that the opposition was deeply divided particularly the socialists have taken another drubbing the liberals were divided into three parties the greens federalist if you well so the de

such a link i think we have a bit better lever to talk to countries that stray from of values alexander grafbster member of the german parliament for the free democrats also served in the e.u. parliament as deputy president thanks very much for joining us this morning thank you is to poland now and a close ally of hungary's and another country that's often that odds with the e.u. recently european commission vice president of france timmermans is due in warsaw today for talks on poland's controversy zero court reforms the u.s. threatened sanctions against warsaw if it does not make changes to that legislation another piece of legislation that has sparked concern beyond europe is worse also controversial holocaust law making allegations of polish complicity in the holocaust a crime now this is especially troubling of course for poland's jewish population some members of the community say they're living in a climate of rising antisemitism. michael should rich is poland's chief rabbi born in new york he's called warsaw home for close to three decades he's helped to rebuild poland's jewish commu