michelle we know that the c.s.u. has been in power for decades and our latest polls say the party will lose its majority what changes will this voice have on the region and beyond. well it would basically force them to form a coalition something they've only had to do before once really and they don't want to do that power sharing is not in the political d.n.a. of the conservatives says you sister passing him very of anger machall c.d.u. c.s.u. also takes on a special role it's within a party union with german chancellor angela merkel's party it always has a somewhat stronger voice than the other fifteen states in germany and it's also seen as yet another threshold for the far right a d. which looks pretty safe to enter the fifteen out of sixteen state parliaments here in germany with those regional elections in hessen still to go in two weeks time and those might be the real test how much under threat are going to medical support base is because this trauma here is already factored in very quickly michel of the far out if he

tomorrow now this will also bring in another problem the problem of it forming a coalition now the c.s.u. been vocal about multilingual that if they leave the greens who came second in the darien prime minister is also just said that they'll be no chills with a day but it does look like the voters have been moving away from the centrist policies to the left and the right and it's still the coaches have been pushing the party a shoes such as immigration some people say that the c.s. sida will see will further might be to blame for the polls as he has been arguing with nicola davis a shave over the mike the crisis and how schools negative press around him and am beyond smug saying should he stay or should he go now a loss to the c.s.u. could put the government in a volatile position the only two possible government instability. the us mid-term elections are less than a month away now latest poll suggests that everything's a playful with democrats enjoying only a marginal lead over the republican rivals kalam open looks at how the traditional campaign rulebook has been torn up in the current poli

eight outs now this will say bring in another problem the problem of it forming a coalition now the c.s.u. been vocal about not caring when they stay with the greens who came second in the dairy and prime ministers who say just have that they'll be no told the day to day that it doesn't like them pages have been moving away from the centrist policies to the left town the right and it's thought that they just have been pushing the party to bases such as immigration some people say that the c.s. sida will seem unfair might be to blame for the bad polls as he has been arguing with michael and even say she hated them like the crisis in the middle schools the negative press around chimney and beyond saying should he stay or should he die now a loss to the c. and c. you could put the government in a on the top position the only two possible government instability. move from the old terms of a journey party joins me on the lawn very good evening to you so with a bit rich people. during the last twenty years your expression after the best of friends will stroll school died shortly years ago. this you s

another problem the problem of the forming a coalition now the c.s.u. been vocal about not hiring when they asked a will of the greens who came second in the dairy and prime minister is also just said that they'll be no insults with day to day but it does look like the bases have been moving away from the centrist policies to the left and the right on this thought that they just have been pushing the party to have a series such as immigration some people say that the see it seemed to will seem unfair might be to blame for the polls as he calls the knowledge with nicola david in sixty days of the michael crisis i mean how schools negative press around chairmen and beyond saying should he stay or should he go now and also to the c s c you could put the government in the in the top position the only two possible government instability left the party member be on top of soli says this vote is a wakeup call for. most of it has not been anger in bavaria it's been anger at the government in berlin and even though angela merkel was not on the ballot tonight she was

c.s.u. people have there is that their big selling point has been always that if you vote for the c.s.u. you're voting for a party that has a seat at the big table in berlin and it's unique in that respect because if you vote for the greens they're tied to a federal party that the s.p.d. the social democrats the same sort of thing but that the c.s.u. is the only party that will you know represent varia in berlin and again through this refugee crisis and his disputes with merkel recently that show not to be true that he has been unable to push through a bavarian agenda in berlin and people are are noticing that and are very frustrated with the c.s. used failure over the past couple of years to do what they promised to do and i think that's why were where we are now and that's also why the greens are doing so well because a lot of people on the other hand to you know might have voted for the c.s.u. previously more and more liberal types have been offended by all of this very aggressive rhetoric that's come from say whole friend and the others recently talk about the very aggressive rhetori

tomorrow now this will say bring in another problem the problem of it forming a coalition now the c.s.u. been vocal about not pairing with the f.d.a. will the greens who came second in the dairy and prime ministers also just said that they'll be no tolls with day to day but it does look like the voters have been moving away from the centrist policies to the left on the right and is still the voters have been pushing the party a base use such as immigration some people say that the c.s.e. the whole civil folks might be to blame for the polls i see how it's been arguing with medical evidence a shave over the mike the crisis in the house schools negative press around chimney and be on for months saying should he stay or should he go now a loss to the c.s.u. could put the government in a volatile position the only two possible government instability. damon is the spokesperson for the bavaria policy and joins me live on the line now good evening to harald we got a good idea of the results coming in are you surprised by what we're seeing. oh actually not really surprised at the polls. actually exce

tomorrow now this will say bring in another problem the problem of at forming a coalition now the c.s.u. been vocal about not pairing with the f.d.a. will the greens who came second in the dairy and prime ministers also just said that they'll be no tilts with a day but it does look like the voters have been moving away from the centrist policies to the left of the price and is still the voters have been pushing the party a base use such as immigration some people say that the c.s.e. to full civil folk might be to blame for the polls as the house been arguing with medical evidence a shaved face of the market crisis and how schools negative press around him and am beyond money saying should he stay or should he go now a loss to the c.s.a. could put the government in a volatile position the only two possible government instability left a party member be on top of a soldier who says this vote is a wakeup call for. most of it has not been anger invariants been angry at the government in berlin and even though angola market was not on the ballot tonight she was on the ballot and the vote will be a

tomorrow now this will also bring in another problem the problem of it forming a coalition now the c.s.u. been vocal about not pairing with the f.d.a. with the greens who came second in the dairy and prime ministers also just said that they'll be no talks with day to day but it does look like the voters have been moving away from the centrist parties to the left and the right and install the voters have been pushing the party a bit shoes such as immigration some people say that the c.s.e. leader will see will further might be to blame for the polls as he has been arguing with nicole and even if he she goes to the mike dukakis and then house calls negative press around chimney and beyond smug saying should he stay or should he go now a lost of the c.s.u. which put the government in a volatile position and lead to possible government instability. now reports are surfacing that a van driver has been arrested in paris after mounting a pavement and allegedly attempting to crash into pedestrians on sunday night he was employed sued by police and was booked for the hold after officers opened fire sev

berlin but if you let your own personal ambition take over it becomes impossible to govern the c.s.u. of been hemorrhaging votes to the left and to the right of the political spectrum the green party looks set to make some big gains while the anti migrant alternative for germany party look almost nailed on to into the bavarian parliament for the first time this year series out of touch with the citizens of bavaria and a lot of people from the c.s.u. based thing similar to the way we do in the f.t. so many former c.s.u. voters have come over to us the world is changing but our is changing but the c.s.u. reacts with the same ideas people want different answers the bavarian prime minister has been doing his best to distance himself and his party at a state level from angola merkel's federal government going as far as to crack a little bit the only chancellor he would be seen out campaigning with would be sebastien could of austria. it took angola merkel six months to cobble together the current ruling coalition they've only been in power since march but in that time they. from crisis to crisis i

political shakeup is in the works in germany a head of state elections and bavaria the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party there for much of the post-war period but recent polls show the c.s.u. might be headed for disaster with voters turning instead to smaller parties such as the greens and the far right a.f.p. sunday's election in bavaria could also have a book ations for the chancellor and go america because the c.s.u. . as part of her coalition government our reporters michelle and max culture went to the southern state to find out why voters appear to be shunning the party that has ruled there for so long. once a year the top figures in berrien politics gather to commemorate fancy words of stylists the man celebrated as something between the patron saint and godfather of modern birth varia. germany's interior minister hosty who is here to infamous in berlin as the trouble maker in angola america's government here to calls for him to go are getting louder. stage premier marco pseudo wants to succeed both. and his big tunnels. should be no space for democratic party is further right

outcome of the recent election in the southern states of bavaria on sunday and the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party there for much of the post-war period but they too have been shedding support the poll in bavaria could also have implications for chancellor angela merkel the bavarian c.s.u. sparta for ruling conservative bloc are reporters. and max went to bavaria to field a look at pulse and take a look at why people appear to be shunning the government that has ruled them for so long. once a year the top figures in barbarian politics gather to commemorate fancy words of stars the man celebrated as something between the patron saint and godfather of modern birth area. germany's interior minister hosty who is here to infamous in berlin as the trouble maker an angle american government here to calls for him to go are getting louder. stage premier marco pseudo wants to succeed both. and his big. should be no space for democratic parties further right than us the far right of the campaign that strauss would have voted for them so he'd fought them. here in lower bavaria many voters h

well i have more on that opinion poll shortly but first we go to bavaria where the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party for much of the post-war period the election of a very it could also have implications for chancellor angela merkel because the c.s.u. is part of her ruling conservative bloc are reporters mcculloch affair and max foster chick went to the very hard to find out why voters appear to be shunning the party that has ruled for so long. once a year the top think isn't but they're in politics gather to commemorate fancy words of stalinist the man celebrated as something between the patron saint and godfather of modern but very. germany's interior minister hosty who is here to infamous in berlin as the troublemaker and i'm going to american government here to calls for him to go getting louder. state premier marco sudha once to succeed both the hoof and his beak. which should be no space for democratic party is further right than us the far right if the campaign that strong us would have voted for them so he defeat them came here and low of bavaria many voters have fled from

voters in the state of the very local likely to up and the political status quo the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party there for much of the postwar period while sunday's election in that state could also have huge implications for chance on the americal because the c.s.u. is part of a coalition government our reporters mechanical center and mexico shook went to varia to find out why voters appear to be shunning the party that has ruled there for so long. once a year the top figures in berrien politics gather to commemorate fancy words of stalinist the man celebrated as something between the patron saint and godfather of modern bavaria. germany's interior minister hosty who is he had to infamous in berlin as the troublemaker and i'm going to american government here too cold for him to go getting loud. stage premier mako pseudo ones to succeed both the hoof and his big tunnels. be no space for democratic parties for the right than us to fall right in if the campaign gets. strasse would have voted for them so he'd fought them he became here and lowered the very many voters have fled

major implications for the country its government and even chancellor merkel the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party in bavaria for much of the postwar period but recent polls show it might be headed for disaster with voters turning instead to smaller parties such as the greens and the far right a f t it could spell trouble for merkel as the c.s.u. is her sister party and part of her coalition government add to that a new national poll showing the overwhelming majority of germans are dissatisfied with her government more on that in just a moment but first d.w. is on the ground in bavaria and our reporters sent us this report. once a year the top figures in the varian politics gathered at the grave of france he was a star was the man celebrated in something between the patron saint and godfather of modern but very. germany's interior minister hostin who is here too in berlin he's the troublemaker in our government the varia the c.s.u. party leader is already trying to distance himself from an expected election defeat calls for his head are getting louder. and there's an expectation

c.s.u. has never been as low in opinion polls as it is now. does a lot in alarm bell we have to make efforts to strengthen the traditional parties again we have to work on getting the core of society excited about politics again. those most excited about politics are outside that core the far right a fifty party might enter the bavarian parliament. but i'm in a good mood of course we expected to get forty percent of the vote and the greens are also expected to do well the general trend sees smaller parties gaining from the larger parties losses the social democrats are also using voters. the blame game will almost certainly begin after the poor results the two big centrist parties are projected to get and many will point in this direction and hold chancellor america responsible for the decline of their party's. america's current government was formed just seven months ago the toughest period might lie ahead following the varian election. let's cross to the bavarian capital munich where maximiliano kosik is standing by max this of course a high

the outcome of the regional election in the southern city of bavaria on sunday the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party there for much of the post-war period but there to have been shedding support the poll in bavaria could also have implications for chancellor angela merkel the c.s.u. a spot of conservative bloc our reporters the michelle and max went to field a look at pulse and take a look at why the people there appear to be shunning the government that has ruled them for so long. once a year the top figures in bavaria and politics gathered the grave of france he was a star was the man celebrated as something between the patron saint and godfather of modern burberry or. germany's interior minister hostin who is here too in berlin he's the trouble maker in our government and the very serious you party leader is already trying to distance himself from an expected election defeat calls for his head are getting louder. there's an expectation that you should take responsibility this sunday if this goes badly for your see if you party will you do that. this isn't that nice of people to

that opinion poll in just a moment but first we want to go to bavaria where the conservative c.s.u. has been the dominant party for much of the post-war period of the election of a very could also have implications for chance on the americal because the c.s.u. is part of her coalition government our reporters make a fair and mexico six went to varia to find out why voters appear to be shunning the party that has ruled there for so long. once a year the top figures in bavarian politics gathered at the grave of hans he was a stalinist the man celebrated in something between the patron saint and godfather of modern bavaria. germany's interior minister hostin who is here too in berlin he's the troublemaker. government in bavaria the c.s.u. party leader is already. trying to distance himself from an expected election defeat calls for his head are getting louder. there's an expectation that you should take responsibility this sunday if this goes badly for your see if you party will you do that. this is an incident it's nice of people to worry about these things but i didn't see a single election p

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 to be taken totally in isolation . it is reflective of. the country wants change and a very has seen the same government the same kind of government with the c.s.u. as the government of the party for a while the whole period after the second world war and now they want change and this is the same all over germany we have people standing up with movement stand up standing up all over germany and i think we will see change maybe this year maybe in the beginning of next year but germany is changing vision appreciate your time thanks for being my guests this hour vision. party thank you thank you neil. talking of elections the u.s. midterms are less than a month away now latest polls there suggest that there's everything to play for the democrats enjoying only a marginal lead over their republican rivals ar