views this as an extremely important moment the fact that anglo merkel is said to not want to continue as as party chair after the fact that she has said on previous occasions that those two things chancellery on party head. positions to be held hand in hand most of the party officials that we saw here one of the willing to talk or if they did talk very briefly they mention that that is a decision that deserves the respect from angola merkel that could probably help the party to come back after those very bad results not only in has it but also the very bad results that vary and sister party the c.s.u. also had in the regional elections there a few weeks ago obviously we're waiting as everyone else here for this very important press conference his press conference here where we'll find out more details about what here is at stake and what will come now after that decision there is an important party meeting at the weekend and then at the beginning of december there's a whole important part of conference where the new head of the party will be elected so there will be plenty of action f

an economic powerhouse and the biggest city in has the southwest and german state governed by anglo merkel's conservative c.d.u. and the green party after twenty years in power the conservatives are bracing for huge losses as has heads to the polls. but this time around the stacey election isn't only about local politics how hesse's four million voters cast their ballots on sunday could have huge repercussions. not least of all the german chancellor. despite projecting an image of stability on the campaign trail and has a macro has every reason to be concerned the conservatives are at a record low the worst case scenario would be if a close ally and has a state premie a focus what pushed out of office months of squabbling and debates over migration impersonality federal level have overshadowed the has a state. it's built on sunday the vote is about has. then we'll talk about berlin. i think this is important because the has the state government and this is credited for a couple few showed how one can achieve great results without quarrels and. though this describes a given set theory. even i

and this is one concrete project where i'm going merkel thinks that this can be fought and thomas just briefly was this back to business today typical anglo medical speech that you heard. undoubtedly this was back to business today for angela merkel i think she doesn't want to give the impression that has reached yesterday her announcement yesterday will change absolutely everything she clearly mentioned yesterday that she wants to remain as german chancellor until twenty twenty one and this obviously means that she wants to get back to work as soon as possible but obviously everything is now being analyzed under a different light after her announcement yesterday here in berlin already to please thomas farrow speaking to us thank you very much thomas. and let's talk more about the compact with africa we have christine one who reports on the politics and business of africa for us thank you christine so we saw our report a little bit earlier talking specifically about what the point is of having this compact with africa of boosting investment in ethiopia for example being a good example of a country that is ripe for investment why is that a

and the situation in bavaria is an anglo merkel's only headache right now with southern neighbor italy kicking up a fuss about berlin's migrant stance italy's interior minister matteo salvini has threatened to close his country's airports if germany goes ahead with rumored plans to send back migrants on charter flights. really want to know brussels is thinking of dumping dozens of immigrants in italy through on or through his choice of flights they should know there is not a move be any airport available we will close the airports like we closed the pool . without limits and without rules would lead to design stuff is that so difficult to understand criticize as much as you want on room stop the situation highlights tensions between states over how to deal with asylum seekers italy wants an automatic distribution of migrants throughout the european union currently they're required to stay in the country of entry into the bloc germany has already returned at least sixteen hundred migrants to italy in the first half of the year but berlin says it has no plans to send any migrants in the

headed up by angle of merkel dissatisfaction with anglo merkel's government is reasonably high here in germany but what these recent polls show is that if an election was to be held tomorrow well the chancellor wouldn't have enough votes to put together the current coalition government and a considerable minority among the general population is lost its trust. into the christian democratic union into the social democratic party into the established politics and media system voting for the f.t. is mostly or even completely an emotionally driven voting those who vote for the a of d. simply want to be clear we have lost trust in the its political parties we want to punish them and the most severe punishment for the political establishment is looking for the f.t. and this is how the things are going on in germany right now. our first that was the presidential elections and that led to the salt on american democracy now those russian trolls are up to something more sinister they've hit a galaxy not so far away apparently targeting hollywood and the star wars franchise . hey america they sto

anglo merkel says she will remain as chancellor but is stepping down as the leader of the christian democratic union she had in the past said those two jobs being the party leader and being chancellor they went hand in hand and you shouldn't separate one of the other this does come as something of a surprise the city you were in well day or a sort of dire straits has been in for a while but i'm going to merkel's been at the helm for eighteen years she's such a big part of the the d.n.a. of the c.d.u. today so for her to say that she's stepping down and somebody else is going to be shaping that party that's a that's big news perhaps worth noting that this was probably the most relaxed we've seen angle of merkel speaking to the press in months and she lists off the troubles that they faced it's no wonder they find themselves in such a situation in fact as the result started coming in on sunday evening we saw both those within the c.d.u. her own party and her coalition partners already starting to turn on angola merkel and suggesting that there needed to be a change to show state of the governmen

and a departure from anglo merkel's assessment of the elections the munich command lashed out all the bitter losses in their faith in germany's coalition parties has been eroded. those are brutal in general it was a bitter evening for the s.p.d. if i was able to tell you the reason we could have avoided those mistakes are presume it's not about the party's policies as polls suggest that precisely what people care about nowadays homes rental payments social support the environment the s.p.d. in bavaria has researched these issues over and over i think the main problem is we are losing trust people don't think we're able to deliver what we promised with the parties program unfortunately it's all about the s.p.d. party i will say carefully lynn didn't help us many decisions that were taken half heartedly politicians often went back on their words certainly that doesn't help to strengthen faith in the party today we felt that ourselves. took investigators are searching riyadh's consulate in istanbul where saudi dissident journalist jamal khashoggi aided mysteriously disappeared two weeks

and that that change is obviously made possible now to a large extent by the decision that anglo merkel announced to party officials in the decision that she is probably going to announce right here behind me whether that will mean a complete end to the problems of the c.d.u. that's another question something that will have to be resolved later but at least party officials are hopeful that this could at least help the party to regain some of its previous strength right almost feral at the seaview headquarters of course we come alive to you as soon as that press conference starts the thank you very much for being us up to date for now. and for some analysis distant senior correspondent peter craven who was with me in the studio and i welcome just we have to. potentially announcements coming from just an american one that she's not going to be standing for party leader at a party conference in december and secondly that this will be her last term as chancellor she will not stand for a fifth term what do you think this announcement mean firstly for the conservative doc. i think the announc

anglo merkel's been chancellor for thirteen years she wants to remain in office until the next shadowed elections in twenty twenty one. stepping down as leader of her party a position she's held for nearly two decades is expected to spark a race to find a replacement allowing a new figure to build a profile ahead of the next election you know spring came after merkel's party experience big losses in a regional election in the western state of s. the party came first but with an eleven percent drop in support it was the second electoral setback in as many weeks for merkel's conservative alliance. her judea coalition partners the social democrat party has threatened to ns their partnership if there is no political improvement the poor results have sparked an energetic debate about who will succeed merkel and when her party has tolerated her because she was able to negotiate coalitions where they would be the strongest possible that's been less sense the last elections the social democrats would join the government if they got the post of foreign minister and finance minister and many in t

said c is actually on a trip to germany to meet anglo merkel at the moment and he perhaps best summed up the the feeling and the mood here he said that essentially they thought they had defeated terrorism and driven them out of the cities and into the caves as he put it but now once again they have returned to the very heart of the capital now this is extraordinary because we haven't seen any of these terrorist attacks like this since twenty fifteen the woman involved a thirty year old who set off the grenades at the police checkpoint is from an eastern coastal city she told her parents that she was going to choose to look for a job and it's not known that she has any affiliations with any extremists and there has been no claim so far of any responsibility it just shows you how difficult it is for the authorities for the special forces for the police to actually try and control this deep sense of dismay and shock here in china's. a japanese steel company has been ordered to compensate for south koreans for their forced labor during world war two south korea's supreme court ruled that

at this stage of election to dominate the just a wide net out to a national level the policy of anglo merkel the c.d.u. not featuring so much in this election but needs to watch it really closely right that's right i mean to point to make here is one of the newspapers sunday newspapers has been putting out what it calls very and bingo look at for the statements the party leaders from different parties will say today and the one thing they say is very unlikely you'll hear any party leaders saying thank you angela merkel why because she really hasn't had a physical presence in bavaria at all once or twice perhaps she's appeared during this campaign and yet her role as chancellor is central to this election at least it is for the parties that oppose the christian social union her sister party that governs in this state their own party does not campaign at all here the point to make here is if the c.s.u. easy weekend as a consequence of the polls or the election taking place today that will happen off to shop as it were in early because her government is based on a coalition with a very and alli

thirteen years in power in some damaging state election results angela merkel as well fourteen is visibly waning how low can go boom do anglo muckle cling on to call my girl is both drunk choice one of the most for a bust and in for most politicians in germany. the conflict zone starts october thirty first time b.t.w. . this is deja vu news live from berlin germany's outgoing chancellor gets on with business as usual a day after announcing her plan to exit from politics uncle michael hosts the g twenty compact with africa summit she's meeting egypt's president as she aims to drum investment for the continent.

merkel actually. mention the story so she's she's catholic she's a mother of children she's much more conservative than anglo-american ever had been so therefore it would be a good fitting piece of puzzle actually to merkel and the two could be a very good team so in this regard she could remain chancellor until the end of the term and everyone was anyone expecting that she will not go for another term as chancellor of the twenty twenty saw and a best case scenario actually with this move she could bring her party up in the polls again and if that works out that would be a very great legacy for angela merkel improve once more what kind of a brilliant crisis manager she is how about keeping the coalition together the way it is this move leave that. that's a very good question and the thing is so i have a very very exotic strata theory actually what she might do next so of course she's very worried about her coalition partner the s.p.d. but she's also worried about her partner within the christian union the bavarians sister party and maybe by taking sacrifice and stepping back as chairman of this party she cou

then there are two of merkel's most vocal critics first those spawn who's currently the health minister and there's a blast from the past who's feebly humid who was ousted by anglo-american so sixteen years ago as parliamentary group leader so the party the c.d.u. will have to decide which direction it wants to take in the future by choosing anglo-american successor at a party conference in december you know with all the speculation the chancellor has said she would like to remain chancellor until twenty twenty one can she do so it depends very much on just how well she can work together with her successor as party chair spawn all of to take meds wouldn't make her life easier as chancellor that's for sure and then of course there's also the s.p.d. the junior partner in the coalition they have a lot of soul searching to do they have to decide themselves whether or not they actually want to stay in this coalition government that has hurt them so badly because they've lost their profile voters don't know what they stand for anymore and they have had the west results in their party history and so they are looking ahead to some important meetings where they will deci

good to have you with us a day after a chance to anglo-american announces her plan to exit germany in the world look ahead to who might replace her merkel is said she will resign as leader of her party in december and step down as chancellor of the next election the move follows heavy losses for her conservatives and 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 a c.d.u. chancellor candidate nor will i run for a seat in parliament nor will i seek any other political. position and sleepy. merkel has previously said that the two jobs chancellor and party leader should go together but after eighteen years heading the christian democrats the moment has come where she feels she can only do one of them. a disastrous result in the

sister party here in bavaria of anglo-american will see to you and this is you 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 a fifty 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 in the far and if he is likely to enter the board with the various state parliament for the first time why have they managed to go not such support in the region. well this is an interesting question i mean it really is is it the weakness of the conservative c is you 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 democrats which are also around that territory these days in the polls at the same time the f.t.

anglo-american c.d.u. conservatives that make up the coalition but there's a third problem for a. second problem i think i should probably say for angela merkel that whole see hope for is still around there have been some hopes that in. some quarters and maybe i'm going to medical share these hopes that if the candidate cabinet is going to be sitting firmly in the coalition to go she ations he's looking pretty smug about it he's talking about big plans for the future and this must move very disconcerting frank of america because he is peter constant disruption to coalition government since it was formed in march he's been bearing grudges against angela merkel 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

to move away from the merkel era towards what comes next it's very difficult though it remains very difficult in germany to see who could possibly step forward and challenge anglo-american at this stage that is is what. the what's behind the scenes. peter craven reporting for us peter thank you very much. now to some other stories making headlines around the world one of the conspirators in the nine eleven attack on the u.s. is set to be deported. was arrested in two thousand and one and convicted in homburg in two thousand and six of helping three of the attackers in the suicide plot german authorities said they did not want to jeopardize the procedure by specifying when the moroccan national deportation would take place. british and the e.u. negotiators say they have not been able to seal a break that deal with head of an e.u. summit this week despite a flurry of unscheduled meetings on sunday the chief negotiator michele tweeted that the key issues were still open in particular the need to avoid a hard border between the you case northern ireland and the irish republic. kensington palace as prince harry and his wife the duchess of sussex are expecting their

the vote was a clear vote to end the era merkel do you genuinely think then that even though you know it's not her party this is going to put pressure on anglo america what do you think she'll stay as party leader will there be pressure on the to resign c.d.'s got a party conference coming up in december there's a party conference in the summer and the pressure will be growing there's another state election in two weeks so i don't think there will be resignations before then but of course it shows that the majority of the population wants a change in government. given the situation we're looking at them but what are the chances of a stable coalition being formed do you think. well on the one side we have tried to grandstand nearly twenty percent of the green party which is left of center party but if they were to actually go into a coalition with the c.s.u. which has been imitating the janitor for germany and has been on the very contrary sides of many issues then the green party would betray the left wing that's for sure. and this is just the region but can we say that this is reflective of a mood across the country do you think or is this

somewhat if used by anglo-american announcement that they can get back somewhat to governing new properly and media in a sense the seem to be echoes of what chancellor angela merkel also talked about she talked about the direction the party is going in and so did talk about the direction and finding consensus on the cool agenda of the s.p.d. but how difficult would it be they haven't been able to find and shop in the profile and win over voters in the last election or regional elections also show that s.p.d. is losing support so how pragmatic how kind of attractive is what you think now will it be for the young just specially with the youth wing of the s.p.d. actually wanting to lot stronger renewal of party values. the youth wing has been very clear from the start we have to remind ourselves that they were the ones who didn't want to enter this so-called grand coalition with ungrammatical conservatives in the first place in history then had a referendum and asked its members whether or not it should join this coalition and of course the youth wing is now with more than ever pushing for an end to this grand coalition so even if only analysis is that she remains c

to move away from the merkel era towards what comes next it's very difficult though it remains very difficult in germany to see who could possibly step forward and challenge anglo-american at this stage that is what is being talked about nevertheless behind the scenes. i get it he's peter craven reporting for us peter thank you very much. now at some other stories making headlines around the world the once jailed malaysian politician on why you were him has been sworn in as a member of parliament two days after a landslide byelection victory the move seals abraham's political comeback following a two thousand and fifteen sodomy conviction which he claims was politically motivated prime minister mahathir mohamad has designated for him as his successor. british and a unit goshi agers say they have not been able to seal a break the deal ahead of an e.u. summit this week despite a flurry of unscheduled meetings on sunday the e.u. chief negotiator michel tweeted that key issues were still open in particular the need to avoid a hard border between the u.k.'s northern ireland and the irish republic. kensington palace says prince harry and his wife the duchess of susse

chancellor merkel is certainly will hold on to power there's a key conservative leaders meeting next week and they'll be some hard talks the party conference in december there'll be more pressure on anglo-american but i think she will survive. and will be able to function of the day as to say all right our political correspondent peter craven thank you very much peter. all right let's switch gears to some sports news now in formula one lewis hamilton a storm two a fifth the world championship win at the mexican grand prix on sunday hamilton went into the race needing to finish in or above seven place to clinch the championship he started third on the grid and made an early bid for the lead but red bulls max for stuff than edged him aside and went on to win the race for a second year in a row but it was hamilton's day he claimed fourth spot tending in this sift world title. only one driver in the history of the sport has never won more world championships than lewis hamilton the retired racing legend michelle schumacher with seven but the britain is closing in having secured that fifth crown on sunday here's the story of this season's title defense. lewis hamilton champion again his fif

following merkel knows no matter the election outcome uncomfortable times lie ahead and that if the c.s.u. is is humiliated in this election they will be looking for culprits of the name anglo-american will certainly fall fair assessment kate and how far could we see it fall it could certainly go that full debate stuff not going to be felt here in berlin the result of these elections they state elections down in the very a but of course this is going to be a very slow process now and this is all going to depend on how things play out in the next in the next days and even the coming weeks when we see what kind of coalition is built down in bavaria but of course at the top pair west seeing as well the c.s.u. party leader the course being liberal variances the party to angela merkel's c.d.u. horse they hope is also the interior minister. and he could well we could see his departure in the coming days but of course of that we've seen in recent months he is very much out to get and i don't think that we'll see him leaving without him kicking and screaming and quite possibly trying to take down with him because we've seen recently his actions particularly when it comes to migrati