we know when the era of angela merkel is scheduled to end. she says that she will relinquish the reins of her party before the next election. this follows disastrous results for conservatives. it was in recent state elections. she has been under siege domestically ever since last year's national elections. >> an earthquake, a bombshell, a day of destiny. there has been no shortage of drastic descriptions for angela merkel's announcements. >> personally, at becoming cdu conference party, i have decided to not run again for cdu party leader. secondly, this fourth term is my last as chancellor of germany. at the election in 2021, i won't run again as cdu chancellor candidate, nor will i run for a seat in parliament. nor will i seek any other political ofoffice. >>>> angela merkel has said that the two jobs, chancellor and party leader should go together. after 18 years o of heading the christian democrats, the moment has come where she believes she can only do one of them. the disastrous result of the election in hesse should be seen as a sign t

thomas a welcome to tell us and give us a brief summary a recap of what chancellor angela merkel had to say and why she decided to take this step now. i'm greta they have been many indications in the past that i'm going to call could be slowly but surely coming to the end of her career as german chancellor but this seems to be at least the most evident one from angela merkel herself at her own party headquarters with a very clear message saying not only that she will stand. as a reelection party chair in the party conference in december but that she will not be a candidate again or german chancellor after her current in office and i'm going to call is not a chance that has been known so far for giving such clear statements like the one that we have heard just now this really seemed to me a very clear well planned and structured statement by the chancellor where she mentioned that it was time for a new chapter that it was time for her to give space and room for the party to think about the future both her and. i mentioned that it was a turning point to that well those were the wor

angela merkel is said to be planning to quit as head of her christian democratic party. meeting that she will not run again for chairmanship. it is reported she wants to continue serving as chancellor. the move follows a decline for the cdu in a state election, the party suffering its worst showing in more than 50 years. jair bolsonaro has won brazil's presidential election, marking a hard pivot to the right in latin america's biggest economy. the former army captain swept to power on a manifesto promising to open up the resource rich economy to private investments, strengthen ties to the u.s., and unleash an aggressive crackdown on epidemic crime. with almost all ballots counted, bolsonaro won 55% of the vote to beat the former mayor of sao paulo. in his victory speech he promised to reduce the size and cost of government and to reform foreign policy. >> [speaking portuguese] >> our government will break the paradigm, we will trust in people, cut down bureaucracy, simplify things, and allow people and entrepreneurs to have more freedom to build the future. we will unite

alix: angela merkel will be addressing the media at 1 p.m.ime.an time, 8:00 our we will definitely be looking at that. joining us now, paul richards of medley global advisors. i find this reaction to be very confusing. euro-dollar, up. the bund makes sense to me, but that's it, what do you make of this? it wasn't great but at least it wasn't a negative. the euro started the week ok. realistically -- alix: isn't this like lame duck at this point? duck anyway.e jim baker would have been ideal, but the ftp wouldn't play ball and this could ultimately lead to the spd coming up with a vote of confidence and then trying to form something. if they don't want to play ball, it's a new election and then it's bad. then the euro goes down. that is six months, nine months away, and in the meantime you do have merkel and this is a dignified way of exiting over 12 to 18 months, but the market was expecting that anyways. it just doesn't mean it's going to go to 116 in a hurry. david: but what is left for europe in the aftermath of that? >> it, italy, the s&p

of angela merkel and her government. this fantastic cartoon of leaders enjoying a pike of beer. it is oktoberfest after all. rejoicing in the fact that at least they got the 5% needed to stay in parliament. by that definition, it is a triumph and not a defeat. we are looking at what this means for angela merkel. it theman daily calls disaster of the bavarian elections, pointing to what they say is an exhaustion of the ruling coalition, a miserable spectacle of federal politics. it also reveals the ones binding power of large parties like merkel's cdu party and the socialists, their influence is waning and they don't know how to stay relevant among german voters anymore. there is doubt the german government will even survive its full term until 2021. there's another state election at the end of the month and merkel's party could face deep losses. this could force her to relinquish the chairmanship of her party at a congress in december. finalphen hawking's thoughts about humanity have been revealed this weekend in excerpt

more bad news for german chancellor angela merkel.unday's regional elections brought the glosses of the parties in her coalition government in germany with voters punishing them for months of infighting. she has now reportedly told her conservative party that she is prepared to step down as the party leader. she also wants to stay on as german chancellor police until her mandate ends. more from the west german state. applause in the room but this has been a tough night 38% at therom the last election. coalition partners of social democrats fared even worse, picking up 19%. >> it's a proud night for the spd. it's a bitter defeat and we cannot talk our way around it. it's the worst expected result since 1946. >> this is not just bad news for the original party. the concern will be felt in berlin, too. many voters using these polls to express their frustration with national politics. merkel's 2013 decision to welcome nearly one million asylum-seekers is still an often cited concern. the cdu has dominated german politics for decades. this

time has come to kill the queen and this is not about finding an accommodating formula whereby angela merkel stays chancellor and somebody is now inducted into the office of party leader party woman i don't think that's what's happening i think this is a real power grab by a certain circle within c.d.u. party ranks this is what it seems like to me this is guessing guesswork we're very very early stage in the story right really continue our conversation just a bit before but let me just draw in another for political correspondents thomas barrow he is at the christian democratic party headquarters told most of what are you hearing there we're getting reports that chancellor angela merkel is not going to be standing for the post of party leader at the party conference in december what is the latest you're hearing that. well we saw some senior c.d.u. politicians come in for a party meeting here at the c.d.u. headquarters they were obviously tight lipped at least most of them not willing to share anything before that is actually revealed right here at the headquarters later today in any case ther

during a recent visit to berlin german chancellor angela merkel agreed to this weekend summit russia iran and turkey have used the syrian conflict to reestablish their positions as regional powers in the middle east. but reconstruction will require western money perhaps giving leaders like merkel additional clouts. well for more we're joined now by our correspondent. is standing by for us in istanbul good to see you here so tell us what exactly are the main aims of this summit. well one of the most important issues here at the venue right behind me here in istanbul today is the situation in syria is one of syria's ma a last major rebel held outpost so president arrid on president putin almost probably going to brief chancellor merkel and president about the situation there about the status of the deal the truce they brokered last a month a demilitarized zone between rebel forces on the one side and pro-government forces on the other side now this deal you have to understand is quite fragile many rebel groups have not complied but still as far as the information goes from the ground t

in syria turkish president reject hosts the summit in istanbul he joined by german chancellor angela merkel as well as the leaders of friends and russia for talks aimed at finding a political solution to the country's seven year civil war. and in germany it's another key vote for chancellor angela merkel's shaky coalition germany's conservatives are bracing for a blow in state elections and has to take a look at what's at stake in sunday's vote. by marion and steve it's good to have you with us. u.s. authorities say the man arrested over a series of mail bomb sent a prominent democrats has a criminal history and is a fervent supporter of president donald trump by. officials are yet to disclose a motive fifty six year old florida residences are so york was tracked down with the help of fingerprint evidence investigators say they're looking into new suspicious packages thought to be connected to the case. u.s. or thirty's believe they've got their man investigators allege fifty six year old sees as sayaka is responsible for the pipe bomb packages which have been sent to high profile democrats

a day after announcing her phased withdrawal from politics, angela merkel hosts african leaders, at a g-200 afrfrica summit. merkel unable to avoid questions about her stunning decision. also coming up, mass extinction caused by human beings, a shocking report says we have killed off 60% of earth's major animals just since 1970. and faced with the prospect of unemployment, spanish coal miners come up with a horrifying response. i'm brent goff. tonight, leaders from around the world are beginning to realize what her decision means. it has been 24 hours since german chancellor angela merkel announced her gradual withdrawal from power. today she hosted african leaders in a fund-raising drive to reduce migration to europe. ironically, this is the issue that, more than any other, has hastened the chancellor's political demise. just a day after announcing she's to leave the political stage within three years, angela merkel was back, sharingng that for now she's still at the heart of things. germany is hosting african leaders, as part of a drive to boost invnvestment in the continent. >> we

german chancellor angela merkel says that those responsible for the killing must be held accountable poland is ready to suspend the arms exports to riyadh. also coming up the united states dispatches its national security adviser to moscow for tough talks on nuclear weapons that's after washington says it's ready to withdraw from his storage treaty on the intermediate range missiles plus vote counting begins in afghanistan's first parliamentary election in nearly a decade of violence killed or injured hundreds of people over the weekend i'd be chaotic the hole was extended into a second day. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has backed a ban on arms exports to saudi arabia following the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi in its consulate in istanbul the international community has raised

goff it's good to have you with us it has been twenty four hours since german chancellor angela merkel announced her gradual withdrawal from the halls of political power but as potential successors jostle for position merkel has been keen to show that for her it will be business as usual at least for the near future on the sidelines of a summit with african leaders merkel told reporters her decision will not affect german foreign policy. i think the seating position in international negotiations will not be changed or affected in any way you can only say that i don't know fully focus on my job to stay ahead of government and as far as the list of possible candidates for the chairmanship of the c.d.u. party is going to necessary is that they ease and open since. the previous. woman in my political life i have learned that question of succession not questions that you shouldn't intervene in because it's never would and it's something i will definitely stick by so this is an open prism people of throwing their hats in the ring we will watch it and we'll see what happens at the party confe

during recent visit to berlin german chancellor angela merkel agreed to this weekend's summits russia iran and turkey have used the syrian conflict to reestablish their positions as regional powers in the middle east. but reconstruction will require western money perhaps giving leaders like merkel additional clouts. well now for a look at some of the other stories making news around the world residents of afghanistan's kandahar province are voting in parliamentary elections amid tight security the ballot was delayed by a week after the taliban claimed killing of a powerful police chief and nationwide elections are the first since twenty ten they've been hampered by frequent militant attacks and irregularities at polling stations. turkey has called on saudi arabia to extradite the eighteen suspects in the murder of journalist jamal. the saudi government has said it would itself punish those involved and what it described as a rogue operation. was killed after entering the saudi consulate in istanbul on october second. many of the central american migrants traveling through southern mex

a while as turmoil within angela merkel's own party the c.d.u. as well as it by proxy the social democrat coalition partners it was a very good evening for two of the smaller parties in germany the green party who i don't think you really can call smaller party these days they've been resurgent and continue they have twenty percent of the vote tying with the social democrats they of course were almost down and out last year they crept over the line into the bundestag barely but in bavaria and now it has so we've seen them resurgent also taking making ground there was the alternative for germany party they enter that has a parliament for the first time that means they're now represented in all of the sixteen states parliaments in germany as well as the bundestag they're not going to take on any leadership role if all the other parties have said they won't form a coalition with alternative germy they've proved to be controversial from their start up and continue to be controversial as they move into a more mean straight mainstream role of having re

and another key vote for a german chancellor angela merkel a shaky coalition of germany's conservatives are bracing for another blow this time in the central state of pessah we have the latest on sunday's election. welcome to the program i'm mary in evanston. u.s. authorities say the man arrested over a series of mail bombs sent a prominent democrats has a history of criminal history rather and is also a fervent supporter of president donald trump but officials are yet to disclose a motive fifty six year old florida residents is our say york was tracked down with the help of fingerprint evidence investigators say they're looking into new suspicious packages thought to be connected to the case. u.s. or thirty's believe they've got their man investigators allege fifty six year old sees as sayaka is responsible for the pipe bomb packages which have been sent to high profile democrats police also seized what they believe to be the suspects van emblazoned with far right paraphernalia and posters supporting u.s. president donald trump they hope the vehicle might contain crucial clues as to wh

angela merkel is germany's famous female chancellor and the longest serving lead to in the european union she is widely recognized as the most powerful woman in twenty fifteen mikko was nominated for the nobel peace prize for her open arms refugee policy angela merkel went into politics after the fall of the better than wall joining the christian democratic union in one thousand nine hundred eighty nine ten years later she became the party secretary general she became the c.d.s. lead in two thousand by two thousand and five angela merkel made history by becoming germany's fast female chancellor since then she has been re-elected to feather three times meaning a generation of chairman said pretty used to anything nicolas that countries need a. good time i remember she was always there i mean i can't really remember a time she was like the chancellor and i don't even know if you take the server. as only but on this that you argue that america said i think she was elected in two thousand and five for the first time i was like seven she's been around forever she's always been an average to si

of the very conservative are part of the german government with german chancellor angela merkel it's a sister party who's going to be voted on today and of course this could mean if the c.z. the bavarian concerts are doing badly this is also going to be a sign for german chancellor angela merkel that her politics are not doing well here in bavaria max kosik in berlin i'm sorry in munich thanks very much. now to some other stories making news around the world and. racism rally in berlin drew an estimated two hundred forty thousand people on saturday that's according to organizers protesters marched with signs backing tolerance for migrants and in opposition to all right groups the demonstration is one of germany's biggest political rallies in recent years. russian opposition leader alexina vali has been released from jail in moscow he spent some fifty days behind bars on two back to back sentences for staging legal protests involve the supporters say the kremlin is trying to sideline. to syria now where a deadline is fast approaching to create a demilitarized zone in northern province

of the very are part of the german government with german chancellor angela merkel it's a sister party who's going to be voted on today and of course this could mean if the c.z. the bavarian conserves are doing badly this is also going to be a sign for german chancellor angela merkel that her politics are not doing well here and the various max kosik in berlin are i'm sorry munich thanks very much on. now to some other stories making news around the world to. the most contentious roman catholic figures of the twentieth century have been made saints by pope francis in a ceremony at the vatican the pontiff canonized pope paul the six and the murdered salvadoran archbishop oscar romero along with five others russian opposition leader alexina vall me has been released from jail in moscow he spent some fifty days behind bars on two back to back sentences for staging illegal protests of all the supporters say the kremlin is trying to sideline him and anti-racism rally in berlin june estimated two hundred forty thousand people on saturday that's according to organizers protesters marched with

that's not only polling on state politics but also on how the government of german chancellor angela merkel is doing and if the conservatives are not getting a good nights that means that there is a sense that the policies of. walking maybe will soon been max kosik and you nick thank you very much. now to some of the stories making news around. world two of the most contentious roman catholic figures of the twentieth century have been made saints by pope francis in a ceremony at the vatican the pontiff canonized all the six and the murdered salvadoran archbishop oscar romero along with five others. a powerful storm is struck the coast of portugal entering almost thirty people and up routing bore than a thousand trees tropical storm leslie packed winds of over one hundred kilometers per hour when it hit the country late saturday local media say hundreds of thousands of homes suffered power cuts. russian opposition leader alexina volley has been released from jail in moscow he spent some fifty days behind bars on two back to back sentences for staging a legal protest of all the supporters say

look likely to up and the political status quo there could be in britain questions for chancellor angela merkel in berlin. also coming up free at last the pastor and her bronson's house arrest is lifted by a turkish court it's likely to removing major cause of tension between the u.s. and turkey and what happens to dissidents saudi journalist john lalo shogi the washington post launches a major campaign claiming that the turkish government has video and audio proof that he was murdered inside the saudi consulate in istanbul. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program a political shakeup is in the works in germany ahead of state elections in bavaria the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party there for much of the post-war period but recent polls show the c.s.u. might be headed for disaster with voters turning instead to smaller parties such. the brains of the far right alternative for germany sunday's election in bavaria could also have implications for chancellor angela merkel because the c.s.u. is part of her coalition government our reporter is mikhail of course her and max. went to the

from berlin tonight the news that german chancellor angela merkel will not run for reelection seeking in the world can miracle ever return to business as usual a day after announcing her phased withdrawal from politics is hosting african leaders including egypt. and the g. twenty africa summit merkel unable to avoid questions about her stunning decision also coming up he murdered because he was bored and that's how prosecutors describe the man accused of being germany's worst post for more serial killer he's admitted to killing a hundred people. off it's good to have you with us the leaders from around the world are beginning to realize what her decision means it has been twenty four hours since german chancellor angela merkel announced her gradual withdrawal from power today she hosted african leaders in a fund raising drive aimed to reduce migration to europe and ironically this is the issue that more than any other has hastened the chancellor's political. just a day after announcing she's to leave the political stage within three years angela merkel was back showing that for now sh

angela merkel is expected here today.here are demonstrations against but also for her, a fixture since what became known as the migration crisis in 2015. it is her only joint appearance with the cservative top candidate. merkel calls for confidence in being german as an antidote for fear of others. >> those who are no longer aware of their own foundations of course don't know how to integrate others, and in this debate about islam, i sometimes get the sense that some they have become jealous, that others are living their religion while we forget hours. -- forget ours. >> souter does he faces a fight in sunday's elections. >> currently, we are seeing something totally different here in germany. people should be happy and content because things have never been better in germany. >> despite that strong economy, the public are unhappy and turning away from the csu in both directions. current polls addict the greens could become bavaria's second strongest political force and could well join the csu-led government. their top ca

chancellor angela merkel of germany has announced that she won't seek another term in office, signallingmrs merkel is currently head of a fragile coalition government, which has been rocked by a series of recent crises. her decision sets in motion a leadership contest in her cdu party. 0ur berlin correspondent, jenny hill, joins us. how unexpected was this? com pletely completely unexpected and of course highly significant. this is angela merkel, to the west a symbol of stability and continuity acknowledging finally that her era is drawing to a close. angela merkel leads this country, she also leads her cdu party that she has been losing her grip on power. her party is suffering in the polls, her coalition government is often on the verge of falling apart. to silence her critics, angela merkel has said she is ready to give up her cdu leadership. much now depends on who replaces her as party leader pulled if it is an ally she may well turn things around and see out her term as chancellor until 2021. if it is arrival and the bolts is really are circling she may find things rather more tric

the race to succeed angela merkel is gathering pace. today, friedrich merz launched his bid to lead germany's christian democrats. he was once sidelined by chancellor merkel. now he is back and hotly tipped to take her job. also coming up, uw heads to honduras to find out why so many people fear for their lives and are now walking to the united states, knowing that president trump has vowed not to let t them in. and pakistan's top court frees a christian woman sentenced to death for blasphemy. but islamists are determined to get her back in jail and what the judges who freed her to be executed. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it's good to have you with us. tonight, we are getting a clearer picture of who could possibly try to become the next chancellor of germany. it has been barely two days since angela merkel announced that she will step down as leader of her party and not seek reelection as the country's chancellor. today one of her long-standing critics launched his campaign to take her place. his name is friedrich merz, and he says he has

thank you you're watching the news returning now to our top story chance to angela merkel is reportedly planning to give up her leadership of the country's conservative christian democratic union merkel is said to have two top c.d.u. fissions she will not seek reelection as party leader but she would still like to remain in office as chancellor merkel has led the c.d.u. for the last eighteen years how decision follows a bruising election in the state of hester where her conservative saw there was result in half a century. let's go live to our political correspondent thomas sparrow he is at the christian democratic party headquarters to most what's the latest there where you are. while we're waiting for this press conference right behind where i'm standing at the c.d.u. headquarters we've seen many top officials of the c.d.u. actually rush past and go up to one of the top floors where there's a party gathering in order to discuss all these aspects most of them have refused to talk to the press or if they've done so they have done really very quickly stressing for example that the decisio

angela merkel's surprise decision. shannon pettypiece with her report the house -- the white house is bracing to lose the house. let's start with chad in germany. the surprisegh decision. >> that was a bombshell for everyone in berlin today as well. chancellor merkel announcing she will not run again to be the party chairman for her christian democrats. they will replace her with someone at a party conference in december. she also said she will not run for reelection as chancellor when her term expires in 2021. there is already speculation she may not last that whole time when they have someone new to lead the party. part of it depends on who ends up running the party. there are already candidates coming forward to take over. a couple have come forward who are big merkel supporters. if they get that job, there is a chance she may hang on longer. some people have come forward who have been vocal against the chancellor. if one of them get it, it is hard to believe she will be able to hang on much longer as chancellor. da

watching the news let me recap our top story that we're following for you germany's chancellor angela merkel has announced she will not stand for another term as the country's leader at elections in two thousand and twenty one she also said she would stand down as the chair of a conservative democratic party the c.d.u. the move comes after heavy losses from active convective in recent state elections . and with me in the city i have a feeling there political correspondent peter craven the day you were listening with me. to what came out of the s.p.d. headquarters and i'm the analysis and her comments your key takeaway from her comments was very interesting umbrage i was just listening very closely to what you were saying and what nina was saying and it turns out i mean we listen to quite a long chunk of an address there from under a novice and we must of all three of us scribbled down and circled one particular point and that was the moment when she became quite emotional and talked about the achievements of angela merkel eighteen years as policy chair and thirteen years since german chancel

angela merkel's c.d.u. sister party in bavaria with them he was eventually put catered by saying that there would be caps on the amount of refugees and migrants settled in welcomed into germany. but popularity remained very very low in the popularity of the coalition suffered and most of that suffering was at the hands of angela merkel's migration policies it was a huge issue going into the election in twenty seventeen and it's dogged the coalition as it's tried to try to rule since. what we can expect though is that we're not over yet when it comes to the the roller coaster if we can call it this is about exciting as german politics gets i've been following it for a long time now we are going to a lot of where we end up next is going to be based on what decision the c.d.u. membership make on who is going to rule the party next and whether they can rule the party along with angela merkel sitting in the chancellor's office plenty more to come on this. pete on of a keeping across this story for us live from t

angela merkel says she's stepping down as leader of the christian democratic union after eighteen years at the how the german chancellor also announced she will not stand in the next federal election slated for twenty twenty one. at the next cd you party convention in december i will not run for the chair of the party this fourth term is the last one for me the decision follows her party's disappointing election performance this time in the state of has say where the c.d.u. suffered a double digit loss in its share of the vote with the chancellor admitting the result has been tough to take. the figures that came in overnight from her selection a wholly disappointing and bitter boys but it is politically it can no longer be business as usual for us after this result has after the result of the area after the conflicts between the c.d.u. c.s.u. in the summer and after all the difficulties in forming a government coalition as the previous attempts to form one between the c.d.u. c.s.u. f.t.p. and the green party fell through. i believe we should pause for a moment and think i hope we see ye

the conservative party of angela merkel and the democrats.ed. you cannot tell who is voting to whom easily but mainly the big parties, the former big parties have made too many big mistakes. they could not solve problems such as education, the diesel crisis in berlin, affordable housing and there have been bickering about migration issues. so what do you think will happen next and to what extent it is angela merkel weakened by the result? she is weakened. that the social democrats in berlin are also weakened. i think what will happen... we will no longer have a single party government in bavaria the 80 -- single party government in bavaria the 80 —— however we will have a conservative coalition. the fate of some politicians is at stake. the social democrats leader who was not terribly talkative yesterday, she had problems. secondly voices from bavaria have all the make urged —— voices from bavaria have urged the interior minister to think about the future. and there may be hard times ahead. thank you for that perspective. we shall keep a clos

now to the ft and "it's crunch time for angela merkel". the election in bavaria on sunday which will see 180 members of the 18th landtag of bavaria elected, but the christian social union party, the sister of angela merkel‘s party, could see historic losses which could, in turn, weaken ms merkel. staying with the ft, james murdoch, formerly chief executive of 21st century fox, is the frontrunner to succeed elon musk as the chairman of tesla. mr musk previously agreed to step down over tweets he posted about taking the firm private. and now on to the front page of the times, which reports on plans by uk ministers to force employers in both the public and private sector to reveal their ethnicity pay gap. the proposals will oblige bosses to show how much employees from ethnic minorities are paid compared with their white counterparts. and finally on the bbc website, and several other of today's papers beef consumption in the west needs to fall by 90% to avoid dangerous climate change. analysis of the food sector's impact on the environment ha

winds of change continue to blow in europe as german chancellor angela merkel — arguably the most powerfulan in the world — says she won't stand for re—election in 2021. the new president of brazil — jair bolsonaro — approves of torture, likes dictatorships, and once said he'd rather his son was dead than gay, but financial markets love him. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. surprisingly, brexit was not a word that appeared very often in the british chancellor's budget speech today. and yet it looms large over the spending commitments philip hammond has made. that's because nobody really knows how brexit will end, or whether mr hammond will need to find more money in march 2019, to support the british economy. the chancellor insists commitments he has made today will stand whatever happens. "austerity is coming to an end", he said by which he means government spending will rise. and in many ways, this did feel like a budget beyond brexit. there was an upgraded growth forecast. more cash for the nhs, extra money for social care, plus an addit

system passing him very of angela merkel c.d.u. and the c.s.u. also takes on a special role it's within a party union with german chancellor angela merkel's party it always has a somewhat stronger voice than the other fifteen states in germany and it's also seen as yet another threshold for the far right if t. which looks pretty safe to enter the fifteen out of sixteen state parliaments here in germany with those regional elections in hesse's still to go in two weeks time and those might be the real test how much under threat are going to medical support base is because this trauma here is already factored in very quickly michel of the far right if he is likely to enter the bar with the bavarian state parliament for the first time why have they managed to garner such support in the region. well this is an interesting question i mean it really is is it the weakness of the conservative c.s.u. or is it the strength of the f.t. it's polling at around ten percent here yes that is a strong so in particular in comparison to the established social democr

in settling scores and so that is a real source of instability for angela merkel it leaves the coalition as a coalition that is more likely to drift apart than pull together. peter craven there talking with me earlier we have much more on that election our website w dot com time now for some of the other stories making the news today saudi arabia has warned it will retaliate against any sanctions imposed over the disappearance of journalist jamal khashoggi. the u.s. has threatened severe punishment of suspicions are confirmed that he was murdered and dismembered inside riyadh's embassy in istanbul turkey. germany france and britain have called for a credible investigation walked away as announced its support for saudi arabia. jordan has reopened its main border crossing with syria to civilians for the first time in three years the move restores a crucial commercial lifeline to war torn syria clearing a route for its exports to arab countries reopening comes after syrian government troops three tuck. their side of the crossing in july. he wants jailed malaysian politician on mor

it is so relevant, because angela merkel is already facing criticism in berlin for her -- from her own political cap. she faces this conservative stronghold beieing under pressu. the csu, hererister partrty is expecteded to lose ititmajority. it d dsn't t some like suchch ag deal, but forming coalitions here is v very unusual. something thahat is not u unusun berlin is a momost unheard off here. it has only happened twice before sinince world war ii. if the rock sosolid support here in bavaria for the conservatives starts to crumble, that has ripple effects to berlin. sarah: what is expected over the weekend is this bleeding of support for the csu to both the left and the right. what do you think thee current polling says about this shift in dynamics? michaela: first of all, it marks a departure f from those m major parties, t t centristt parties and the social democrats. something we have seen all acacross europe, where democratc movements have all been wiped out. social democrats are of course under severe pressure. there is a fragmentation of the political landscape in that is somet

german chancellor angela merkel is bracing for another major blow today this time in regional elections in the state of hesse where voting has been underway for several hours now now the chances conservative c.d.u. party is expected to suffer heavy losses all the smaller green far right alternative for germany look set to boost in support the vote is considered a test for the c.d.'s national popularity and after a string of poor lection results no less than macros legitimacy as chancellor. the conservatives chief candidate for coffee a finish this election campaign on home turf has a state premier wanted to mobilize every voter possible for the tight race the latest poll shows the c.d.u. with twenty eight percent double digit drop from their last showing goofy a warn against a change in government. to remain strong and stable under see the lose and not much leadership there is a leftist alliance. i always say you can get quick satisfaction by venting about the government in berlin but then you get five years of bad government here to politic the social democrats chief candidate thorsten

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angela merkel announces she will not run againfor angela merkel announces she will not run again for german chancellor when her term ends in 2021. and on top of the world again, lewis hamilton savers just becoming the third driver to win five formula i titles. and coming up on bbc news... australia's cricketers vow to change after a scathing report into ball tampering that brands the governing body as arrogant and controlling. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. air accident investigators are examine the flight recorder of the aircraft that crashed outside the football ground killing the club's tie on. vichai srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, and the pilot along with his partner were on board when a helicopter came down shortly after take—off. the prime minister and the duke of cambridge — who is president of the football association — are among those to have paid tribute to mr vichai. jon ironmonger is at the king power stadium in leicesterfor us. there is a sombre and reflective mood here at the king power stadium, as people have been turning up to lay tri

the greens and the populist far right alternative for germany party so what will it all mean for angela merkel and her coalition government here in berlin this week here on quadriga question is bavaria votes watershed in germany and to discuss that question i'm joined by three journalists here in the studio beginning with matthew carney chief europe correspondent at politico who says a poor showing from the sea it's you into a very it is likely to make the party infinitely more disruptive in poland and will raise serious questions about the stability. also as this is andrea shea senior correspondent with reuters news agency and believes that the election will be a referendum on chancellor angela merkel's love lust and fractured ruling coalition interesting that the only prayer and the warm welcome to supersede a festering a freelance journalist who argues that the election in bavaria will be a victory for democracy interesting too that come. and so for him if you pretty or everybody saying it's a regional election it's a state election maybe not too important but it could genuinely be a waters

to me so much going to thank you for joining us a day after chancellor angela merkel announces her plan to exit germany and the world look ahead to who might replace her merkel has said she will resign as leader of her party in december and step down as chancellor at the next election the move follows heavy losses for her conservatives in recent state elections one thing is clear the person who succeeds merkel will have big shoes to fill. an earthquake a bombshell a day of destiny there's been no shortage of drastic descriptions. announcement. essence of. firstly at the coming c.d.u. party conference in december i have decided not to run again for c.d.u. party leader and secondly this fourth term is my last as chancellor of germany will start at the election in twenty twenty one i won't run again and see the chancellor candidate it nor will i run for a seat in parliament nor will i seek any other political office and of its of them . and sleep. merkel has previously said that the two jobs chancellor and party leader should go together but after eighteen years heading the christian democ

and german chancellor angela merkel has been holding talks with her israeli counterpart benjamin netanyahu merkel says she will try to persuade the palestinians to start peace negotiations with israel. it has been an extra sweet year for germany's wine producers there had also as well have more on that story all your business headlines coming right up after a short break. that a little later. you're listening to. the fight against illegal logging.

this state elections a very you are expected to deal further blow to german chancellor angela merkel's conservative power. six decades of neo one party rule by the various conservatives see as you expected to be broken shifting to the right. and the last.

of the very are part of the german government with german chancellor angela merkel it's a sister party who's going to be voted on today and of course this could mean if the c.z. the bavarian conserves are doing badly this is also going to be a sign for german chancellor angela merkel that her politics are not doing well here and of area max kosik in berlin i'm sorry munich thanks very much. now to some other stories making news. around the world tens of thousands of people have converged on the vatican for the canonization ceremonies of two the most contentious roman catholic figures of the twentieth century pope francis raised to sainthood all these six and archbishop oscar romero along with five lesser known people. an anti-racism rally in berlin drew an estimated two hundred forty thousand people on saturday that's according to organizers protesters marched with signs backing tolerance for migrants and in opposition to fall right groups the demonstration is one of germany's biggest political rallies in recent years. russian opposition leader alexina valmy has been released from jail

i started covering angela merkel in 1989, when i was very young.le go in a slightly messy way, that this has been an extraordinary run by an extraordinary politician. we were just talking about austerity, and her legacy in europe, never mind germany, will be in places like italy and greece, one of imposing austerity in a way that backfired. we may return to that next time. thank you both for the time being. that's it for the papers this hour. thank you, ben and anne. you'll both be back at 11.30. after a cold weekend, at least most of us have seen some sunshine. there was a rainbow in nottinghamshire this afternoon. the big picture is messy. atlantic weather fronts are not an issue yet. but this area of deep low pressure elsewhere in europe, with disruptive wind, snow out of that, is pushing northwards. it will clip parts of eastern england tomorrow. in terms of the night, the blue is mainly across the western side of the uk. this is where we will see the lowest temperatures and a greater chance of getting some frost. in the east, an early touch of

also coming out voters punish german chancellor angela merkel conservatives this time and the state of heaven will ask what this means for the future of germany's shaky coalition government. i'm gonna welcome to the show brazil has a new president far right candidate sharples so narrow has won a sweeping victory official results gave him more than fifty five percent of the vote well ahead of the leftist candidates fernando dot as the final results rolled in there were intense displays of both grief and joy on the streets a sign of the country's bitter divide after its most polarizing election in decades . thousands of people gathered outside jaya both sinatra's home in rio de janeiro to celebrate. for his supporters the result marks a new beginning for brazil. with many shedding tears of joy as the news broke that was the election campaign was tough and particularly divisive i just sing the nation for the first time as the country's president elect from inside his own home also now a spark of unity but also live north of oh this is a country for a saw brazilians by birth or heart or do

angela merkel's surprise decision.eport the house -- the white house is bracing to lose the house. let's start with chad in germany. the surprisegh decision. >> that was a bombshell for everyone in berlin today as well. chancellor merkel announcing she will not run again to be the party chairman for her christian democrats. they will replace her with someone at a party conference in december. she also said she will not run for reelection as chancellor when her term expires in 2021. there is already speculation she may not last

at least 650 police personnel are involved by searching by boat and under water. >>> and angela merkel will not seek re-election when the term expires in 2020. merkel has been chancellor since 2005. with her popularity plummeting, she says it is time to start a new chapter. let's go live to berlin and fred pleitgen. this is the most powerful woman in the world. some say she is the representative of the west as nationalist governments have risen around the world. >> reporter: it is so interesting, christine, because she is so popular around the world. here in germany, she has lost a lot of the popularity. she was always a big political juggernaut over the past couple years. it was so interesting to see when she came out yesterday and gave that speech announcing she would not seek re-election and announcing she would step down as head of her party. she was saying she is recognizing she is part of the problem and not part of the solution in germany. she said she believes the work of the coalition here is unacceptable and it wasn't solving people's problems. very interesting for her to say

will lose its absolute majority chancellor angela merkel in berlin is watching this election closely because the c.s.u. is part of her national coalition government. the election in bavaria instills hope in some fear in others and the mood around burdened sky stack is growing tends to varia is hundreds of kilometers away from here but parties in berlin expect an earthquake that could shake up german politics as a whole. inside that high stack building all parties are busy carrying out internal meetings the conservative parties are especially nervous. christian democratic union form a parliamentary group with their bavarian system party the christian social union. they are bracing for disastrous results the c.s.u. has never been as low in opinion polls as it is now. it's an alarm bell we have to make efforts to strengthen the traditional parties again we have to work on getting the core of society excited about politics again. those most excited about politics are outside that core the far right a fifty party might enter the bavarian parliament. going to good mood of course we expecte