during that duration three terms sir paul anglo merkel has seen highs and lows let's start now by the fact that germany has for a long time during her first term and even into her second term in office seen as the powerhouse the engine over europe in terms of its finances but that was hit slightly during the euro crisis that we've seen over the last ten years or so with germany having to bail out many other countries and forcing the european union to help bailout many other countries including greece we've also seen the migrant crisis with around a million refugees coming here to germany and then of course they have in many incidents of terror. she saw a big dip in the polls in two thousand and sixteen with some people thinking that she may not even contest this election for a fourth time but two thousand and sixteen was a long time ago and she has rebounded in the polls since then she is also a person who is kani enough to know that when her own policies are not reflecting well in terms of the public opinion and she's been known to take ideas from other parties some of described her

during that duration three terms sir paul anglo merkel has seen highs and lows let's start now by the fact that germany has for a long time during her first term and even into her second term in office seen as the powerhouse. all of europe in terms of its finances that was hit slightly during the euro crisis that we've seen over the last ten years or so with germany having to bail out many other countries and forcing them to help many other countries including of greece we've also seen the money good crisis with around a million refugees coming here to germany and then of course having many incidents of terror. anglo-american actually saw a big dip in the polls in two thousand and sixteen with some people thinking that she may not even contest this election for full time but two thousand and sixteen was a long time ago and she has rebounded in the polls since that she is also a person who is kani enough to know that when her own policies are not reflecting well in terms of the public opinion and she's been known to take ideas from other parties some of described as being a bit of a fl

google just at the moment thirty two and a half thirty three and a half various polls have for anglo merkel's party that is the black bar on the far left the s.t.p. twenty percent and you see there the spread of the seats in the parliament the most interesting one as we've been saying is that blue on the a.f.d. the far right party thirteen and a half percent the third biggest party in the german parliament it would appear plenty more on that to come in this broadcast and from our new center in london a little bit later on for now though we're going to look at spain. thousands of catalan separatists have been back out on the streets running in support of their disputed independence referendum amounting political crisis on saturday when leaders and the national government began arguing over control of the local police force separatists are intent on holding the vote on a. spanish government the regards the referendum and legal. hole in barcelona call it spoken to so many times over the last few days you've always had something new to tell me each time about a new development what's been happeni

in terms of forming a coalition over the next few weeks of course most people would take that anglo merkel's most and should still be the largest party in the next few years but how they will then go about forming a coalition to be the ruling party of germany will depend on. those smaller parties . in coalition government over the last four years but this has been an incredibly difficult election with both throwing mud at each other so whether they can mend fences and continue one coalition seen now if they can they will be reaching out to the smaller parties like. party f.t.p. which are liberals the green party and also potentially now being thrown into the mix the suggestion that the right wing party the a.f.p. will gain seats for the very first time in this election although all of the parties have said that they will not form a coalition with the a.f.p. let's have a look now at some of the possible coalition partners that could germany over the next four years. the german parties really emerge with a solid majority from the elections so when it's over the try to make friends which is not

power in terms of forming a coalition over the next few weeks of course most people predict that anglo merkel's most in should still be the largest party in the next few years but how they will then go about forming a coalition to be the ruling party over a germany will all depend on potentially those smaller parties and most insurance of being in coalition government over the last few years but this has been an incredibly difficult election with both throwing mud at each other so whether they can mend fences and continue this so-called grand coalition all will be seen. now if they can they will be reaching out to the smaller parties like. the left party the f.d.p. which are liberals the green party and also potentially now being thrown into the mix as a suggestion that the right wing party the a.f.d. will gain seats for the very first time in this election although all of the parties have said that they will not form a coalition with the a.f.p. well it's have a look now at some of the possible coalition partners that could rule germany over the next four years. german parties really emerge wit

the entire government and those responsible for the refugees so there are many ups and downs in anglo merkel's twelve to twelve years in office his three terms it is very likely if the polls are correct that his party will come out on top to morrow but it will still then have to form a ruling coalition if she is to gain another few years in this building our correspondent daniel hope ins is being busy gauging the political mood finding out what the public really think about this election and where the main fight will be playing out there's no major surprises being expected no shock results being anticipated this election is more about the changing landscape of domestic politics in germany and more of a litmus test for her popularity and voters confidence in her policies will put out in central but it all day speaking to people this is the word on the street we have kind of a stalemate you know that nothing's really moving politicians i would translate she's pretty good on one hand side on the other hand side sees since twelve years now in office and so i think this is definitely a time for cha

that you almost simplify something that's so complicated this time around because it's not just anglo merkel doing a deal with one of the party she may well end up having to do a deal with essentially three parties the christian democratic union that angle america represents has its sister party the christian social union so they're already in a coalition of sorts and there are differences between the two of them but they're talking about going into what's called a coalition it's the only option it's on the table at the moment if i'm going to lead a majority government now that you make a coalition it's called so because of the particles that are involved in it it makes it because of the jamaican flag. but it includes the free democrats and the greens now those two disagree on many issues so they may well say yes we're all fighting to get into power into joy and then with this in will we'll take our seats in the bundesliga will be only government when it comes to major issues particularly trade the greens on going to get on side with trade major trade deals that angela merkel wants to put in

more i guess the g eight leaders have been congratulating anglo merkel on securing a fourth term also twelve years in power the chancellor has made a major impact on european politics but not all of her decisions have been welcomed by the other member states. or of all where europe is. being challenged as opposed to test to find the answer as one we germans have every interest in playing a leading role in this world that. look . i don't like it because of this migrant issue she was the one who told them to come write. me that you asked me very. we thank you. we. are in the city we have. live who still believe you so special the very next income from some of the new pushers of the old german interests their strengths the interests of the individual countries especially recently for not being given. a single good i mean i see a man who is going to be for the first time college and i'd like to help keep her job so that the kind of guy to let's close it goes we really need. such. limited good to get money fortunately germany has joined greece into a lab rat it has turned it into a german

with the german election a little over two weeks many say a victory for anglo merkel is a foregone conclusion but not the chancellor herself it seems to. me it is and gentlemen we hear a lot here that the german election has already been decided i'm telling you that this is simply not. true. the latest polls show angela merkel's party breaking away from her main rival last in shultz's social democratic party however the so-called third parties may also play a key role in if a majority can't be formed in government as peter all of explains. with most pundits already calling this election a win. there isn't a great deal of intrigue. as being the battle for third place and who will perhaps be the kingmaker in the next coalition government the smaller parties in germany providing. long. time. controversy to the relatively calm seas of the political scene. for germany it looks like they will and paul a bit. alexion and they run on a message against. policy and what they see is the islam isolation of the country even drafted in one of the out agencies that helped promote trump in his campaign and n

democrats are well the potential kingmakers for angle of merkel's christian democratic union and for anglo merkel to remain on german chancellor they're the most likely to form a coalition with her and they want to make sure that if they go into that coalition they go in as strong as they possibly could be so in order to do this we've had christian linda talking about refugees and migration policy and that could well be an attempt to steal votes away from alternative for germany the anti islam and tea immigration party as the free democrats try to make them the strongest partners they can be as they try and team up with angle of merkel and the christian democratic union in the next parliament still to come this hour government forces in syria are preparing for a final push to liberate the city did is offer my sword we'll have the latest from there after the break. america has no desire. to occupy north korea. to go when they're in to take out the president of north korea the difference is that both china and russia probably are willing to stand by and see korea develop a nuclear weapon try to con

belongs the social democrats are the closest rival of the ruling christian democrats headed by anglo merkel in an exclusive interview gabriel told us his view on the upcoming elections and on europe's ongoing refugee crisis. we need to recognize that as a nation we live off our exports not just to anywhere but to the rest of europe when we do well for european neighbors are doing well i want people to vote in germany's interests and in their own interests we want this country to prosper and that's possible only within a united europe those who are turning against europe will weaken our country in the long run. i think russia is just as concerned about islamist terrorism as we are and russia like us is concerned about the proliferation of nuclear weapons if north korea continues down this path and other small countries follow we will want the same thing as russia arms control nucular disarmament and measures to ensure peace establish trust and defeat islamist terrorism our countries have plenty of shared interests. but the europe should not limit itself to developing just from the inside bec

marriage but she took a stance and she still voted against that so there are many ups and downs in anglo merkel's twelve to twelve years in office her three terms it is very likely if the polls are correct that her party will come out on top to morrow but it will still then have to form a ruling coalition if she is to gain another few years in this building. kevin back to you. if it's twelve terms well hey well i'll see it some point in the future thanks for that for now so you can't write off you looks like she's going to get through albeit maybe with a smaller majority then the. time will tell it's. thirteen hours yet just before those polls open at eight o'clock in the morning here in berlin and we're going to be here with our correspondents all across the country and gauging the reaction after a correspondent daniel hawking is even gauging the political news finding out what the public think about this election and where the main fight will be playing out this take a listen to this. there's no major surprises being expected no shock results being anticipated this election is more about the ch

latest polls show that two party is anglo merkel's c.d.u. and martin schultz as b.d.a. lead the race however third place could play kingmaker should there be a minority government currently predicted to edge that spot is alternative for germany or a.f.d. known for its strict anti my immigration policies we discussed the f.t. and many other issues and an exclusive interview interview with the german foreign minister signaller gabriel you can watch our full version on r.t. dot com but here's a quick preview mr gabrielle firstly thank you for one ring on spy green for a second interview agreeing for a second interview is a big no no according to the spiegel yes that's how we would like to thank you can we take it as a step towards a tongue tie between germany and russia an interview skipped the fact that i'm giving you an interview no i think we should get accustomed to having more media outlets covering german politics we also communicate with turkish channels and newspapers in germany many people watch russian channels so of course we should pay some attention to them to

democrats are well the potential kingmakers for angle of merkel's christian democratic union and for anglo merkel to remain on german chancellor they're the most likely to form a coalition with her and they want to make sure that if they go into that coalition they go in as strong as they possibly could be so in order to do this we've had christian linda talking about refugees and migration policy that could well be an attempt to steal votes away from alternative for germany the anti islam and tea immigration party as the free democrats try to make them the strongest partners they can be as they try and team up with anger merkel and the christian democratic union in the next parliament government forces in syria are preparing for a final push to liberate the city of jurors or from my cell we put the latest on that in about ninety seconds. moscow with. mark zuckerberg at facebook. arguing about artificial intelligence is going to destroy the world must says maybe will mark zuckerberg has already struck the world so why does he care less. seventy minutes into the program welcome by the latest pictu

latest polls show that two parties anglo merkel's lot in. the race however third place could play kingmaker should there be a minority government currently predicted to edge that spot is alternative for germany for it straight down to immigration policies we discussed with. in an exclusive interview with the german foreign minister sequoia capital who's a member of one of the opposing parties. a german parliament has never given the floor either in borno or in berlin to people who promote nazi propaganda i think it will change once again not all members of the f.d.a. and not all of their voters and nazis but you have to be aware of the fact that some of the party leaders do have those ideas and they want to encourage other people to act in a particular way it is not just alexander garland there are other people who have lived off the state who get a state pension and are now pitting the people against the government we know it can happen and it is happening right now it is outrageous there are also people really dark intentions there are peo

have have rejected so certainly there will be very very difficult negotiations but the way that anglo merkel will try and approach them is by at least trying to listen to them first she will very probably have to agree on some of the proposals by the other parties if these negotiations are to be successful thomas there is speculation that with the far right f.t. now in the bundestag and also pressure from angela merkel's c.s.u. sister party in bavaria that she's going to have to push for a more conservative agenda on questions like immigration and asylum what would that look like well that could also also be the case but if we look at the german opposition and you mention it there that's it's not only about the the a.f.d. also the social democrats the yes we will play a very important role in opposition and in fact we just heard a few seconds ago thomas opperman the outgoing parliamentary leader of the s.p.d. talking about his his party's role in opposition so obviously this will mean that in the next four years the debates in the german parliament will become even more interesting not only

free democrats are well the potential kingmakers for merkel's christian democratic union and for anglo merkelto remain on german chancellor they're the most likely to form a coalition with her and they want to make sure that if they go into that coalition they go in as strong as they possibly could be so in order to do this we've had christian linda talking about refuge. geez and migration policy that could well be an attempt to steal votes away from alternative for germany the anti islam and tea immigration party as the free democrats try to make them the strongest partners they can be as they try and team up with angle of merkel and the christian democratic union in the next parliament. these are the latest pictures from syria where government troops are being put through their paces before an operation to storm i still control the areas of the city have to resort on choose the syrian army by russia reached the city breaking three year long siege well here on the map you can see islamic states territorial losses in syria over the past four months moving towards terrorism where the syrian ar

pulled out and spoke out against well they saw all the bad policies a good one coalition that was anglo merkel's party the c.d.u. joined up with large issues social democrats now they say under the last four years germany it hasn't got better and in fact they say that would be percent of germans have she seen no real wage increase since the. nine hundred ninety s. they campaigned on a platform poking precisely in the minimum wage job stopping nato as it stands and putting together a new coalition of countries to safeguard the beach the world that would include russia unsuitably feel that this this election may not be eight victory for them in choosing where they stooge and where they are now but they feel that this is certainly something that indicates that the featured generations are with them in this new membership at least thousands of new members under the age of the evolve and become active in politics and that is something that make a name to it is something that they will celebrate despite this result after all they copy costs to share the boats according the exit polls and actually gain

democrats are well the potential kingmakers for angela merkel's christian democratic union and for anglo merkelto remain on german chancellor they're the most likely to form a coalition with her and they want to make sure that if they go into that coalition they go in as strong as they possibly could be so in order to do this we've had christian linda talking about refugees and migration policy and that could well be an attempt to steal votes away from alternative for germany the anti islam and tea immigration party as the free democrats try to make them the strongest partners they can be as they try and team up with anger merkel and the christian democratic union in the next parliament. down saving the u.s. military sending humanitarian aid to women and children stuck in an ice or convoy stranded in the syrian desert following a coalition bombing is across the story for us and joins us now. calipso what more then do we know about the convoy. well this was a convoy containing ice still fighters and their families and it was though the road that this convoy was traveling on was struck by a u.s.

democrats are well the potential kingmakers for angle of merkel's christian democratic union and for anglo merkel to remain on german chancellor they're the most likely to form a coalition with her and they want to make sure that if they go into that coalition they go in as strong as they possibly could be so in order to do this we've had christian linda talking about refugees and migration policy that could well be an attempt to steal votes away from alternative for germany the anti islam and tea immigration party as the free democrats try to make them the strongest partners they can be as they try and team up with angle of merkel and the christian democratic union in the next parliament was peter all of us still to come here in r.t. the seizures and raids on russian diplomatic sites in the us has been branded illegal by moscow we'll have a look at that and the fallout after the break. it's. called the feeling hopeless going to. everyone in the world should experience to be educated on the open the role of. the old according to just. come along for the rock. and. what politicians do something to

last four years were actually a shill opposition against that one coalition that you see was anglo merkel's c.d.u. and martin show c s p now they held sixty four seats and it looks like they're not going to hold on to all sixty four of those seats it could be depleted for more we will have to wait until the full results come out but people are still still trying to keep the streets here they've got the music playing and that's when they will just you know be campaigned in this election on increasing the minimum wage germany they said that they wanted to increase that because for them percent of germans they say hadn't seen a real wage increase since the nine hundred ninety s. and they laid that blame squarely. we've got a growing coalition between mongol i'm going to merkel's party and more to shoot his party now they also said that they wanted to replace nato with the legacy of security system that would include countries like russia and they said that they want to see you not just increase the minimum wage but they wanted to increase the amount of money that spent it on public things like

democracy or in some sort about the historical significance that of a fourth term in office for anglo merkel and where this puts. globally in terms if you like in the in the rankings of world leaders. well i mean you know the only person who would have held power in germany for anything lots of months on helmut kohl who clearly was what was the father of modern germany and took it through and if. she don't call me will mummy for you know for nothing in germany they regard by and large as being and i mean essential stabilizing force policy isn't anything like as popular as she is and if you look across europe there is no other european politician in the twenty first century who can hold a candle to her in terms of the longevity or legacy or popularity i think try to imagine another conservative politician who could have taken a million refugees anywhere in europe and actually have to survive politically so she's pulled off a lot of things but in some of the global position if she looks out of the window she can see the united states in a in a in a big stroller situation and the u.k. falling a

was here as lawrence lee is there so historic fourth term win then more or less an assured for anglo merkel lawrence but what about the makeup of this this coalition that she's going to have to form. yeah i mean. clearly a.j. one of the things that's come out of this is the emergence of the alternative for germany as a new force in german politics and that's that's come directly out of merkel decision to bring in a million refugees which was a very very brave thing to do some people say stupid certainly and in any other country she would have survived that but here she has because because she's so well respected but clearly there is a substantial body of opinion in germany that doesn't want immigration and doesn't like muslims and and in a sense in proportion representation is sort of coalition government is fair enough that these people have a voice and therefore some seats in parliament the question for merkel i think on the assumption that you know she's going to win is whether or not she retains the coalition with the sense of left party called the grand coalition here that would put th

nazis were defeated in the second world war so those polls show you the figures they project that anglo merkel center right christian democratic union party won a thirty three point three percent of the vote giving them two hundred and twenty seats their main rival and current coalition partner the center left social democrats led by martin schultz got around twenty one percent of the vote or one hundred thirty seven seats but as we've been saying the biggest change to germany's political scene is this the far right and anti alternative for germany or a.f.d. party getting thirteen point two percent of the vote translating into eighty seven seats the three other main parties one between nine and ten percent of the vote but could find themselves of course in power as part of a coalition. well s.p.d. says the result is a heavy defeat for them and it will go into opposition rather than remain in a grand coalition with merkel's party the mainstream parties of also ruled out talking to the d. about forming a coalition with well it is the first time in almost six decades that an overtly nationalist p

let's have a now at the latest polls it looks like the current ruling party will be saying put anglo merkel's christian democrats maintain a commanding lead the social democrats looks set to be next across the line but is a closer run thing for third place which could potentially be taken by the free democratic party in the run up to the vote r.t. has been speaking from people across the political spectrum here's the vice president the free democrats will. that's or not it is your warning and you know we got into it and we're calling for a continuous constructive dialogue instead of saber wrestling we want to sit down in the negotiating table and listen to the different parties positions listen to russia's position and in turn explain our doubts fears should be minimized not fanned his hands a detroit game show once why he said as long as people are talking they aren't shooting each other this should be all go a dialogue and teamwork europe and germany need russia and vice versa we should conduct dialogue rather than fuel fear. technology companies speak out against a new bill to combat sex t

criticisms that came from voters that they couldn't see major differences between martin short and anglo merkel between the s.p.d. and the cd c.d.u. c.s.u. you well that's something that they're going to try and do now in opposition that's something that we also heard from martin shows here he was basically speaking now as a defacto member of the german opposition something that we also saw yesterday after the election in the speech that he gave here so now the real work starts not of coalition building angular merkel doesn't have a majority she needs to build a coalition let's hear she has actually been keeping her options open even though martin shoulder said that is s.p.d. will not join any coalition i give a merkel is keeping her options open will listen to what she had to say and they will get coverage for your behavior we will be. having exploratory talks with the f.t.v. and the green party but also with me as he. does because i believe it is that germany have a strong this stable government i have heard what the s.p. does position is but i believe it's important to stay in a dialogue and

from girl a and germany decides will eight be four times in a row for anglo-american germany's electing a new government and merkel is poised to become chancellor for another term our main challenger martine schultz.

live from girl land germany decides will it be four times in a row for anglo american germany's electing a new government and merkel is poised to become chancellor for another term her main challenger martine schultz started out riding high in the polls we look at how his campaign lost its early momentum. and what about the f.t. the far right party is on course to enter parliament for the first time what could it mean for german politics we will have all of the analysis. plus in other news north korea upped the ante against the united states foreign minister tells the un that an attack on the u.s. mainland is now inevitable this after u.s. fighter jets fly near north korea and an unprecedented show of force. and fortress dortmund undefeated at home for more than two years and yet to concede a goal this season they topped the table as they hosted luncheon gladbach did the phones maintained their unbeaten run. i'm sorry kelly a very warm welcome to our special coverage of the german elections polling stations are open and germans are deciding whether angela merkel will serve a fourth term as chancellor with sixty one

. >>> welcome back angela merkel is set to beco become -- anglo american is set to become a top shareholder after vol ckanvolcan was eyeinis >> karen, you have been following this company, the sector for a while why does he increase the stake it seems like there's a broader motive behind this >> let's explore the personal investment it has been a recovery play. very strong performance. back in february the company was effectively doing a massive u-turn to investors, saying we're no longer forced to embark upon sales of certain assets that we consider non-core. we can hold on to these assets, including iron ore mines, because they had a strong commodity price. the company was facing huge debt so it could pay down the debt quicker. it was in a much better position fiscally the balance sheet was in better shape. it held on to the assets, as a result it was able to pay a dividend in july restore the dividend for investors. very strong recovery, about 8% higher for agarwal in terms of his purchase in march. so this has been an okay investment for a family trust. could there be a secret agenda no

are being asked about this is saying angela merkel's christian democrats are doing better at that than martin schulz is social democrats if you look at anglo americans popularity ratings you know she did have a dip last year and the year before but she's recovered she is hasn't quite got the popularity that she used to have but it really about half german voters would like to see her as the next chancellor so her popularity goes beyond party preferences so as i say it's a bit of both a lot of trust in her party but even more and. i think that the fact that she will be chancellor is not going to be a surprise to anyone tomorrow but these same polls are putting the a.f.d. the alternative for germany party at you know twelve thirteen percent potential that would definitely mean that they are in the bundesliga what would that be for germany it would mean a complete change in tone in parliamentary debates you're right they are polling the polls are diverging a little bit some of them have a temp a cent but it's going up to twelve percent. and i think we will see something like that level of support for the f.t. and that means they'll have sixty

thousand and fifteen when angela merkel really had the biggest wobble of her chancellorship thus far she saw her ratings were do plummet and a lot of commentators particularly anglo-saxon commentators by the way were saying that this would be the demise of her career and now that has proven not to be the case and i'm glad merkel has gotten a hold of that situation again but this is a lot to do with these kind of deals that they're striking with the one in turkey and also of course increasingly trying to do under the remaining remits of the e.u. with north african african countries so whilst the rhetoric on one hand is going to continue to be contentious if you look at what's happening with the rule of law in turkey and germany and the e.u. will can always say that this does not fit their ideal version of what turkey should be they will also they'll be a real politic understanding that those doors cannot be closed and even though everyone is difficult they will continue to have diplomatic dialogue with him betty what do you think is up to when he made that call i think that he is trying to get what he can for turkey he says that miracle and schultz and you know an

in the past it's going to tough job for anglo american hawkins takes a look at the challenges she will face in her fourth term as chancellor. so many angela merkel is the important of stability in the face of crisis and diplomacy with a firm hand and sound. decisionmaking well as for that skill this term has been marred by a series of setbacks firstly she decided to open the doors to asylum seekers at the height of the refugee crisis almost a million flooded into germany in twenty fifteen alone while some more welcoming others started to worry the country just wouldn't be able to cope. a year off to mark a lot to open door policy germany saw a rise in modern crimes one of the most shocking hundreds of women alleging they were sexually assaulted in cologne new year's celebrations by men of north africa an hour of appearance. the events in cologne took their toll on merkel's popularity. the chancellor's controversial refugee policy is also blamed at least partly for something much more sinister and dangerous a rise in is the most terrorism. poorly vetted or later radicalized migrants cross the border germany saw multiple terror attacks take place

anglo-american tipped to be elected chancellor for a fourth straight time that would make her germany's longest serving leader after helmut kohl remember him around what seemed forever in the eighty's in the ninety's merkel notes many of the rivals have come and they've gone throughout her twelve years at the top rank as the it has more now on our she's become something of a political survivor. she is the rana saurus rex of politics. much like the dinosaur. extinction twelve years in power when she was young but. how has she lost it these long hard hours through does he say you a crisis the migrant crisis when tara. and lee in migrants in a year welcome to germany voters got cold feet but merkel she's a survivor a political prodigy who has learned to work out of anything to say exactly what voters want to hear and isn't it's all those who have been persecuted who are refugees displaced by war should be allowed in europe and then it's current or if i could i would turn back time many many years to prepare better together with the entire government and those responsible for the refugees you tell us a one of merkel speciality take gave marriage fall back this mrs merkel is pathetic since two thousand and fi

anglo—american is seen as a stable force an unstable world. economic growth is at and unemployment is down —— angela merkel.ies and think germany may be better sticking with the leader they know they can rely on. but what we don't know is what sort of government angela merkel will be leading. she'll have to form a coalition, and all of her potential partners have a very different policy. that means coalition talks could get rocky. what is clear is that the new anti—migrant anp party looks set to enter the parliament for the first time. but it won't end up in government. the afd is accused of being nationalistic and even racist. so no other party will work with them. germany is the most powerful country in europe, and that the continent facing huge challenges. resolving the refugee crisis and reforming the eurozone. the government that losing here after the election will have a direct impact on the whole of europe, including britain. —— moves in here. six men have been injured in a suspected acid attack in east london. police were called to a shopping centre near westfield in stratford last night, following

now with dominic cain has been at the merkel rally the main themes for the chancellor with this one week to go dominic. welcome all what you have we heard here was anglo-american speaking to people in her home state indeed in her home constituency and so when she said that people should go out and vote for the c.d.u. she was basically saying vote for me as your guy is your candidate because people remember the german voting system voters on sunday the twenty fourth will have to vote one for a direct candidate in each constituency of germany but also one for a party so angle americal was directly appealing for votes both for her personally but also for her party and she then said well look the point is this election is not decided yet the whatever the opinion polls suggest and let's be clear that the opinion polls suggest that she's cruising towards a fourth term in office with a fifteen percent lead over her nearest rivals but she says no every vote still counts and that complacency could be a real problem in the election if people just assume that this is a walk over in some way so a direct appeal for votes and then in so far as the topic she talked