how much support really is there for bashar al-assad in the country?> he has displaced half the population anyway and only two unknown competitors were admitted. that tells us something. he is popular enough to win among his very reduced audience, and therefore, it is very difficult to judge. what we have seen today is just another show. gerhard: but there are no surprises. he will definitely win this election, will he? >> definitely. the television services, the army have put up images saying our only choice is bashar. gerhard: assad has promised to use his next term after these so-called elections to rebuild the country, but he cannot do that on his own. he will need help. >> he already promised earlier that he would reconstruct the country, and syrians have been paying a reconstruction tax for years now, but they have not seen this cheerio i. he has not invested in aiding the economy, so it is difficult to see what would happen. where will reconstruction money go? when should we believe those infrastructure changes are coming? gerhard: assad has rul

bashar al-assad is aiming for a fourth term. >> casting their votes in a former rebel stronghold, bashar al-assad and his wife traveled for the election. they rejected criticism who described the event as a sham. >> what we have seen in the recent weeks was a response to critics and it says to them your opinions have zero value and your worth 10 times le. >> the incumbent leader is running against two virtually unknown government approved candidates. opposition figures index out were banned from running and the losses candidates must have lived in the country for the last 10 years. in 2011, protest against the authoritarian rule morphed into a civil war. he has now managed to ph back rebels and jihadist groups to take back control of large parts of the country shown here in blue. in the northwestern city of it live, protesters took to the streets to show their opposition to the regime selection. >> we denounced the sham presidential elections taking place. >> i opened facebook -- what a farce it is to think we are stupid. >> the decade-long conflict has killed hundreds of thousands of pe

the president, bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in parliament. all candidates must have the support of 35 members of parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by his party. candidates must have lived in syria continuously for 10 years, excluding anyone from the diaspora, and they must be married to a syrian citizen. the united nations has said it is not involved in the election, and the us says without un involvement. it won't recognize the results. syria media says the regime has invited observers, but from regime friendly countries like russia, iran, china, and venezuela. the last elections were held in 2014 at the height of the civil war and saw a sod when in the landslide in a vote that was also widely condemned by the u. s. and b, u, as neither free nor fer. let's get more from the banter shabba. she's a head of the middle east division at the german political foundation, the heinrich bowes shift on a welc

we have three candidates, but the most significant is the incumbent president bashar al-assad who won by more than 80% of the votes. this is how syria looked seven years ago. today and with the russian iranian support, most of the country is back under the control. these are the places where the elections will take place in addition to ballot boxes in the country's northeast. where the opposition? it is a farce. this is what opposition figures have described this election, especially as the candidate needs to live in syria for 10 years before running for office. assad has been in power since 2000, succeeding his father who was syria's strongn for almost 30 years. in his early days, there were only referendums where there was no question whether he would win . after drafting the constitution into thousand 12, it stated that the president can run no longer than two terms, seven years each. this did not include the election in 2013. in other words, if he wins this election, he can run again which would allow him to roll -- ruled the country for longer than his father. >> a political dyna

it's the 2nd presidential election since civil war broke out 10 years ago. bashar al assad face is all over the syrian capital, damascus. his campaign posters, door for those of the other 2 candidates cleared by the legislature to compete. the final vote tally is expected to show similar dominance by assad. so why is everyone so sure of an assad victory? to start with? not all syrians can participate. only residents of areas under government control can vote in the country that has the largest number of displaced people in the world. those in rebel held districts are ineligible, and the economists curtis regions in the north are not participating. millions of syrians have fled the country during its years of civil war. some of those living abroad can vote like here in lebanon. on the other hand, germany has forbidden the syrian conflict from registering voters. the president, bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in par

it's the 2nd presidential elections and civil war broke out 10 years ago. bashar al assad face is all over the syrian capital, damascus, his campaign posters, door for those of the other 2 candidates cleared by the legislature to compete. the final vote tally is expected to show similar dominance by a side. so why is everyone so sure of an aside victory to start with? not all syrians can participate, only residents of areas under government control can vote in the country that has the largest number of displaced people in the world. those in rebel held districts are ineligible, and the economists curtis regions in the north are not participating. millions of syrians have fled the country during its years of civil war. some of those living abroad can vote like here in lebanon. on the other hand, germany has forbidden the syrian consulate from registering voters, and another president, bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning. they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive proc

it's the 2nd presidential election since civil war broke out 10 years ago. bashar al assad's face is all over the syrian capital, damascus. his campaign posters dwarfed those of the other 2 candidates cleared by the legislature to compete. the final vote tally is expected to show similar dominance by assad. so why is everyone so sure of an assad victory? to start with, not all syrians can participate. only residents of areas under government control can vote in the country that has the largest number of displaced people in the world. those in rebel held districts are ineligible, and the autonomy. curtis regions in the north are not participating. millions of syrians have fled the country during its years of civil war. some of those living abroad can vote like here in lebanon. on the other hand, germany has forbidden the syrian consulate from registering voters, and another president, bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning. they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive pro

the vote is the 2nd presidential election since the civil war erupt at 10 years ago. bashar al assad's face is all over the syrian capital, damascus. his campaign posters, dwarf those of the other 2 candidates cleared by the legislature to compete. the final vote tally is expected to show similar dominance by his side. so why is everyone so sure of an assad victory? to start with? not all syrians can participate. only residents of areas under government control can vote in the country that has the largest number of displaced people in the world. those in rebel held districts are ineligible, and the autonomy is curtis regions in the north are not participating. millions of syrians have fled the country during its years of civil war. some of those living abroad can vote like here in lebanon. on the other hand, germany has forbidden the syrian consulate from registering voters and another president, bashar al assad. it's running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mock mood f mad marie, who stand very little chance of winning. they qualified for the vote after an extremely

hand, germany has forbidden the syrian consulate from registering voters on another. president bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning. they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in parliament. all candidates must have the support of 35 members of parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by a such as party. candidates must have lived in syria continuously for 10 years, excluding anyone from the diaspora. and they must be married to a syrian citizen. the united nations has said it is not involved in the election, and the us says without un involvement, it won't recognize the results. syria media says the regime has invited observers, but from regime friendly countries like russia, iran, china, and venezuela. the last elections were held in 2014 at the height of the civil war and saw a sod when in the landslide in a vote that was also widely condemned by the u. s. and b, u, as neither free nor fer. let's get more from a banter shallow. she's a head of the middle east d

has forbidden this theory and consummate from registering voters on another month, president bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning. they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in parliament. all candidates must have the support of 35 members of parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by assad. past party. candidates must have lived in syria continuously for 10 years, excluding anyone from the diaspora. and they must be married to a syrian citizen. the united nations has said it is not involved in the election, and the u. s. says without un involvement, it won't recognize the results. syria media says the regime has invited observers, but from regime friendly countries like russia, iran, china, and venezuela. the last elections were held in 2014 at the height of the civil war and saw a sod when in the landslide in a vote that was also widely condemned by the u. s. and the u, as neither free nor fair of more on this. i'm now joined by journalists, kristin hel bags,

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since then, there have been bursts of violence as the situation was impaired bashar al-assad has been elected for a fourth seven-year term, supporters celebrating in damascus. he is said to have won just over 95% of the vote. that is your news. stay with us. ♪ ♪ >> israel's offensive in gaza because death and injury. antonio guterres cold for an immediate cease-fire, but benjamin netanyahu insisted the offensive would go on as long as necessary. world leaders expressed concerns, pakistan prominent. the united nations general assembly held an emergency session. they were looking for consensus to put an end to what was cold the atrocities of palestine. what role does it play given the geopolitical dynamics in the normalized relations with israel? pakistan's foreign minister to "al jazeera." foreign minister of pakistan, thank you for talking to "al jazeera." how would you characterize israel's actions in gaza over the last week? >> barbaric. in human. uncalled for. the excessive use of force attacking the mosque was unacceptable, and that triggered the crisis. anchor: what is your react

world health organization's gave a seat on its executive board to the government of president bashar al assadthousands rallied intaly province. they say aside is responsible for bombing clinics and hospitals during the devastating civil war, now in its eighth year. the eight agency doctors without borders is warning that thousands of people displaced by a volcanic eruption in congo are at risk of cholera infection. the eruption of mount nyiragongo sparked a chaotic mass exodus. hundreds of children were separated from their parents. our reporter reports from a nearby city on the young people still waiting to be reunited with her family's. reporter: the mount nyiragongo volcano is still fuming, over a week after the devastating eruption, and it is still impacting people in its vicinity, like six-year-old ezra. he lost his parents in the chaos when he and his family fled in panic. this child has been fou. we will take him as we wait to -- you will take them to your home as we wait to find his parents. he will stay with you. he works as a volunteer for the red cross. 's job is to register childr

another president, bashar al assad, is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mock mode of mud marie who stand very little chance of winning they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in parliament. all candidates must have the support of 35 members of parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by us. as party candidates must have lived in syria continuously for 10 years, excluding anyone from the diaspora. and they must be married to a syrian citizen. the united nations has said it is not involved in the election, and the u. s. says without un involvement, it won't recognize the results. syria media says the regime has invited observers, but from regime friendly countries like russia, iran, china, and venezuela. the last elections were held in 2014, at the height of the civil war and saw a sod when in the lands live in a vote that was also widely condemned by the us and b. u, as neither free nor fair. the un security council will hold an emergency meeting on a growing crisis in molly the military there has stripped the countries, transiti

other hand, germany has forbidden this theory and consummate from registering voters. president bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in parliament. all candidates must have the support of 35 members of parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by a certain party. candidates must have lived in syria continuously for 10 years, excluding any one from the diaspora. and they must be married to a serious citizen. the united nations has said it is not involved in the election, and the us says without un involvement. it won't recognize the results. syria media says the regime has invited observers, but from regime friendly countries like russia, iran, china, and venezuela. the last elections were held in 2014 at the height of the civil war and saw a sod when in the landslide in a vote that was also widely condemned by the us and b. u, as neither free nor fair for un security council will hold an emergency meeting on a growing crisi

hand, germany has forbidden the syrian consulate from registering voters, and another president, bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning. they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in parliament. all candidates must have the 35 members of parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by a sub baptist party. candidates must have lived in syria continuously for 10 years, excluding anyone from the diaspora. and they must be married to a syrian citizen. the united nations has said it is not involved in the election. and the us says without un involvement, it won't recognize the results. syria media says the regime has invited observers, but from regime friendly countries like russia, iran, china, and venezuela. the last elections were held in 2014 at the height of the civil war and saw a sod when in a landslide, in a vote that was also widely condemned by the u. s. and the u. as neither free nor fair of more this i'm now joined by journalists, kristin hel bags. she's one of ger

president bashar al—assad faces two little known challengers, but is considered virtually certain to of syria — a country devastated by civil war. a new report suggests that climate change could put the health of olympic athletes at risk during the forthcoming tokyo games. the british association for sustainable sport says mean temperatures in the japanese capital have risen three times faster than global averages over the last century. police in the us state of new hampshire have issued an active arrest warrant for the singer marilyn manson in connection with an alleged assault. the charges relate to an incident involving a videographer in 2019. ecuador has confirmed that a giant tortoise found on one of the galapagos islands is from a species believed to be extinct for more than a century. the tortoise was found two years ago hidden in vegetation — scientists had considered it to be extinct since 1906. president biden has urged the us congress to pass a policing reform bill quickly, in memory of george floyd. after meeting mr floyd's relatives at the white house — exactly a year af

election officials in syria have announced that president bashar al—assad has won a fourth term in offices. the election is the second such vote since the start of syria's conflict. it's already been dismissed by western diplomats as neither free nor fair. three men who assisted the perpetrators ofjihadist terror attacks in and around barcelona that killed 16 people in 2017 have beenjailed in spain. two of the group were handed sentences of 53 and 46 years, while a third man was given an eight—yearjail term. twitter says it's worried about the safety of its staff in india. the company has been coming under pressure after it put a "manipulated media" label on a tweet by a spokesperson from the governing bjp. the information ministry accused the social media giant of hampering free speech by arbitrarily suspending accounts and deleting tweets. the united nations human rights council has agreed to open an investigation into this month's conflict between israel and the militant group hamas. hamas has welcomed the decision, but israel described it as a moral failure. american political support

that's why they say they only have themselves to rely on syrian president, bashar al assad has been reelected for a 4th, a 7 year term. that's despite a decade of war and then economy that's in freefall. voting was only in government controlled areas and the side stood against 2 largely unknown figures who are in considered considered serious rivals and whose candidacy required the regimes approval the exile. but position was not allowed to take part i the french president has asked for forgiveness from the one the thing he recognizes his country's role in the 994 genocide and manual mccrory made the comments that of vigil in the capital kigali on his 1st visit there as president, but as malcolm web reports from kigali, he stopped short of a formal apology. rwanda's relations with franz have warmed up after a quarter of a century of tensions. french president emanuel macro visited with london counterpart pool could call me in the capital kick ali. 27 years earlier, companies were one than patriotic front or p. f was fighting a civil war, france back to the enemy. the government of juvenile, h

the president, bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mock mood mad marie, who said very little chance of winning they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in parliament. all candidates must have the support of 35 members of parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by a party. candidates must have lived in syria continuously for 10 years, excluding any one from the diaspora, and they must be married to a syrian citizen. the united nations has said it is not involved in the election, and the u. s. says without un involvement, it won't recognize the results. syria media says the regime has invited observers, but from regime friendly countries like russia, iran, china, and venezuela. the last elections were held in 2014 at the height of the civil war and saw a sod win and a landslide in a vote that was also widely condemned by the u. s. and b. u, as neither free nor fair. let's get some analysis on this now with a journalist kristin, head back, one of germany's leading experts on the middle east and syria. kristen, thank

election officials in syria have announced that president bashar al—assad has won a fourth term in officees cast in wednesday's polls. the election is the second such vote since the start of syria's conflict. it's already been dismissed by western diplomats as neither free nor fair. three men who assisted the perpetrators ofjihadist terror attacks in and around barcelona that killed 16 people in 2017 have beenjailed in spain. two of the group were handed sentences of 53 and 46 years, while a third man was given an eight—yearjail term. twitter says it's worried about the safety of its staff in india. the company has been coming under pressure after it put a �*manipulated media' label on a tweet by a spokesperson from the governing bjp. the information ministry accused the social media giant of hampering free speech by arbitrarily suspending accounts and deleting tweets. the united nations human rights council has agreed to open an investigation into this month's conflict between israel and the militant group hamas. hamas has welcomed the decision. but israel described it as a moral failure

and half the countries population displaced for bashar al assad. this is another victory, but it's a bit repaid for with tremendous suffering. for some analysis on this, let's talk to ben to shell. she's head of the middle east of is another german political thing turned kindly both on they should bend beyond the propaganda. how much support is there really for charlotte sought in the country? well, they've heard it has displaced half of the population anyway. and he also was very restricted only to unknown competitive. and then all this propaganda overkill, that tells us something not even believe that he's popular enough to win among his very reduced audience. and therefore it's very difficult to judge whether he has video audience or at all. but what we have thing today on the show. but there are no surprises lacking that he will definitely win this election really. exactly. and therefore i find it very surprising. and all the immature, if you see only his picture, the intelligence services, the 4th division of the army, they have all with poste

the president, bashar al assad is standing for reelection is like a slap in the face for many refugees. the hub at the brochure is elections. he's clinging to power and won't go of his own accord accuracy. after every election, they claim to be elected by the people during the holiday. the people have led abroad just in reality, the only received few votes during the whole year. the allow we can't wait to return home. but mohammed has lost all faith in the syrian opposition. were left on the revolution, took place under wouldn't flag, and for would go a little by little, they were joined by new flags and opinions, theater. more and more groups got involved and the revolution failed was they say too many cooks spoil the broth. they allow, we say their children's memories of syria are fading fast in turkey, the family can live without the fear of bomb, yet their future is anything but certain. the corona virus pandemic, and turkey's economic crisis had hit these refugees, especially hard and made them even more homesick. the style on jamal, i miss my relatives and all the gatherings and

his era, syrian president, bashar al assad has as widely expected been re elected for a full 7 year term. crowds of his borders have been celebrated in damascus, said to one just over 95 percent of the vote. places parent rival took about 3 percent. people could only cost ballots in government control. there is and western capital to describe it as a shot to rival leaders in somalia say they've resolved a longstanding election stand off. the government says voting will now take place within 60 days. prime minister mohammed, his st. verbal says he's committed to free and fair polls which were supposed to be held in february since and been best violence. the opposition refused to recognise mohammed, i believe he will have it as president saying his for your time has expired. more than $800.00 candidates for next month. local elections in mexico had been murdered . the president blamed criminal gangs. the latest victim was running for mayor and city violence played with jackins date. and his 1st report from area john, home and reports on how drug cartels and games fighting for control when,

book "red line," tells a powerful story about how the united states worked to destroy president bashar al-assad of syria to destroy his arsenal of chemical weapons. and it really does read like a thriller in many places, except it's a very compelling book and i'm sure you will get a lot out of reading it. i published a book a couple of years ago where i accepted the conventional wisdom that russia and the united states worked together on chemical weapons, but of course if you read joby warrick's book, you will see they've done a lot to obstruct it and that is a whole another story, so i'm going to begin with the first question. can you tell us why you decided this. >> guest: i'm honored to be with the experts in this country. it's terrific and i couldn't have recommended it highly enough. why i do this book is for several reasons, but as a storyteller, story uses the courtesy of our trade and this is amazing as tragic as it is. all of the drama of trying to get this stuff out and then having the syria policy collapse around it so that was part of it and then the more i got into the subject, the

s. consulate in occupied east jerusalem. syria's president bashar al assad has cast his balance in a controversial presidential election that sent to expand his grip on power aside and his wife, asthma boasted in damascus suburbs, a key rebel stronghold before it was retaken by government forces in 2018. he's dismissed all criticism of the election is a sham. but on the other stage we do not care at all about such statements but more important than what the government say's or does not say is what the people say. i think that's what we have seen during the past weeks. it's clear answer to all of those people and it tells them that the value of your opinions is 0. syrians and the last rebel held province of protesting against the election. it lip was the target of a fierce battle to control off to government forces lost on the fence of the late 2019. it now falls within a de escalations under an agreement between turkey and russia. tropical cyclone, yes. has made land full on india's east coast. more than 2000000 people have been moved to safety. heavy rain has caused severe flooding

issues and his book redline tells us about how the united states worked to destroy president bashar al-assad from chemical weapons. and it really does read like a thriller. it is ay very compelling book and i did get a lot out of reading it. i accepted that conventional wisdom that russia and the united states work to together to bomb syria of chemical weapons but if you read the book you will see it is technically true but that is another whole story. so i will begin with the first question. tell us why you decided to write this book. >> first of all thank you for joining us. i'm proud to be one of the premier russia - - experts in a country if anyone is not seen putin's world it is terrific i r cannot recommend it highly enough. thank you for doing this. there are several reasons i did the book but as a storyteller story is the currency of our trade and it is an amazing story as tragic as it is with all that happened and the drama trying to get the stuff out than having the syrian policy collapse around it is an amazing story and then the more i got into the subject the more fascinating th

war has left nearly half a 1000000 people dead, and half the country's population displaced for bashar al assad. this is another victory, but it's a victory paid for with tremendous suffering. let's get more from a banter shabba. she's a head of the middle east division of the german political foundation, the heinrich of bows, shift on a welcome steed w. so how much support does basha alice? i really have you look at how these elections are being held. you can already estimate half of the population is not able to vote because they are simply nothing areas that are participating in the voting and all those show. i mean, there are so many people signing with their own lot. there are lots of posters and all just president bashar if you mount. so this is where these election you can guess is real support, at least he himself has felt about it. ok, so he's promised to to, to use he's next term in office to rebuild the country. so who's going to assess them in that if he wants assistance, he would need to perform them very severe changes and he has not shown any indication that he's ready to do that

that president bashar al assad is standing for reelection is like a slap in the face for many refugees. the. how about the shars elections? he's clinging to power, won't go of his own accord accuracy. after every election, they claim to be elected by the people during the holiday. the people have led abroad just in reality, the only received few vote during the hopes. who are you the allow? we can't wait to return home, but mohammed has lost all faith in the syrian opposition. and the revolution took place under wouldn't flag, and for would go little by little. they were joined by new flags and opinions, theater. more and more groups got involved. and the revolution failed with, as they say, too many cooks spoil the broth. they allow, we say their children's memories of syria are fading fast. in turkey, the family can live without the fear of bomb, yet their future is anything but certain. the corona virus pandemic, and turkey's economic crisis had hit these refugees, especially hard and made them even more homesick. the stall on jamal, i miss my relatives and all the gatherings and ce

hand, germany has forbidden the syrian consulate from registering voters, and another president, bashar al assad is running against 2 other men. abdullah saloon, abdullah and mark mood after marie who stand very little chance of winning they qualified for the vote after an extremely restrictive process in parliament. all candidates must have the support of 35 members of parliament, which is overwhelmingly dominated by a sudden baffled party. candidates must have lived in syria continuously for 10 years, excluding any one from the diaspora, and they must be married to a syrian citizen. the united nations has said it is not involved in the election, and the us says without un involvement, it won't recognize the results. syria media says the regime has invited observers, but from regime friendly countries like russia, iran, china, and venezuela. the last elections were held in 2014 at the height of the civil war and saw a sod when in the landslide in a vote that was also widely condemned by the u. s. and b, u, as neither free nor fair. for more on this, i'm now joined by journalists christ and hell

the president, bashar al assad is standing for reelection is like a slap in the face for many refugees. the hub at the brochure is elections. he's clinging to power, won't go of his own accord accuracy. to every election they claim to be elected by the people during the in the hollow that the people have led abroad. in reality, the only received few vote during the hopes who are you the allow we can't wait to return home. but mohammed has lost all faith in the syrian opposition and the revolution took place under wouldn't flag, and for would go little by little, never joined by new flags and opinions, theater. more and more groups got involved. and the revolution failed with, as they say, too many cooks spoil the broth. they allow, we say their children's memories of syria are fading fast. in turkey, the family can live without the fear of thumb, yet their future is anything but certain. the corona virus pandemic, and turkey's economic crisis had hit these refugees, especially hard and made them even more homesick. the stall on jamal, i miss my relatives and all the gatherings and cele

book "red line," tells a powerful story about how the united states worked to destroy president bashar al-assad of syria to destroy his arsenal of

the syrian revolution began in march 27th the government of president bashar al assad responded by a fierce war against all opposition with far reaching consequences. it represents a major challenge facing the international community and 2016. the situation in syria was exacerbated by the intervention of both russia and iran and their support for the assad government against the rebels. what they learned as new i mean about of the. iranian people and you have to do is almost sure you have the story of. where i'm at the fact of strategy not said that the far north. korea you know well i mean there for analysis and no he in your. new fools. she has is that i have them through your attack bumpily one of them can come to you of them or is another in the holocaust and that would a doctor lead the young milat or in gone an associate will be in class and me accordingly i imagine if that eastwood amjad by the thing you know and there are some one m.b. how good it is to what i'm being on as a citizen military in iraq when he i'm ok i just really mckown him what will be able to record is you a

hold up the meat al jazeera in occupied east. jerusalem. syrian president, bashar assad, has as widely predicted, been reelected for a 4th 70. a term crowds of his supporters had been celebrating in damascus, said to one just over 95 percent of the votes is close. this apparent rival took about 3 percent. people could only cost about us and government controlled areas and western capital have described bi election now, green pay says illegal gold mining is slowly destroying brazil's largest reserve indigenous people. the environmental organization has released aerial photos laying bad the scale of the damage. a northern brazil piano mummy was active as believe that as many as $20000.00 prospectors are operating in the area and eagle mining has increased unchecked under the president. j. e. both sonata who has repeatedly said the reserve is too big, and he wants to lead not legalize mining, that let's get more on this. we can speak to remove the stuff he is the spokesman for greenpeace brazil. he joins us from now. and then brazil's amazon state money, thanks for joining us on al jazeer