supporters of her christian democratic union — known as the cdu — have already started celebrating.hich will be held in six months' time. a in six months' time. conservative candidate said tonight a conservative candidate said tonight that she had not expected such a clear victory her wildest dreams and i'm expect that angela merkel had neither. the reason why it is interesting is it is the first regional vote to be held since the former president of the european parliament took hold... his appearance back on the german domestic political scene has given the social democrats a real boost. they are polling neck and neck with angela merkel‘s conservatives and he stands a very good chance of knocking her from her stands a very good chance of knocking herfrom her perch in those elections in september. you have the cdu and the social democrats neck and neck and that is why all eyes we re and neck and that is why all eyes were on this very small german state. looking at these exit polls, angela michael has had a nice prize. it looks as though when it comes down to the privacy of the votin

but still 10%, they're stealing away voters also from the cdu. yesterday we caught up with leading figures of that party. i was asking whether he is seeing support by the general movement of populist parties in europe for his party as well. listen so what he had to say. >> there is a general movement in europe because the citizens are to longer willing to -- to trust the establishment. the politicians so far. so they want to have a change. they see change is only possible with new parties. this is why in austria, marine le pen, or the afd, we're coming up because people want to have an alternative. we are the alternative. >> so, for a change, this year will be super exciting here when it comes to the election campaign in germany. it's not a given at all that angela merkel will win these elections once again. there's pressured from the right, there's pressure from the left, the big question is whether the germans really will kind of sign up to that rather social democrat leftist rhetoric from maureen shultz who wants to scale back the reform packa

i have always said, it is in the hands of the cdu.g you a report from india about the wildly popular but divisive new leader of its biggest state, uttar pradesh. the mother of the westminster attacker has expressed her anguish about the actions of her son. police also say they have found no evidence to link khalid masood to so—called islamic state. daniela relph reports. the moment khalid masood began his attack. we now know he was driving attack. we now know he was driving at up to 76 miles per hour across westminster bridge, killing and injuring as he drove. this afternoon, his mother has issued a statement condemning the attack. emphasising he does not condone his son‘s action. janetjoa said: those victims included curt cochran and his wife melissa cochran payne. it had been their first time and his wife melissa cochran payne. it had been theirfirst time in london, and their first ever visit outside the usa. they had been on a tour of europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. kurt was killed after being thrown from the br

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cdu increased its share from 35 to 40% of the vote.r is gaining as traders that the central bank will avoid easing. of 16 economists surveyed thinks the bank will keep policy unchanged in mid april. the two-year swap has fallen to the lowest in five years against the u.s. currency, the negative spread indicating expectations that local dollar with strengthened. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. i am haslinda amin. thank you for that. some breaking news crossing the bloomberg, prosecutors and korea are seeking the arrest of the ex-president. this is according to local media , yonhap, via text message. south korea, we have confirmation that prosecutors on seeking the arrest bribery allegations. the ex-president was question for 14 hours last week by prosecutors as a criminal suspect in this corruption southl that has engulfed korea and resulting in the constitutional court upholding the impeachment vote come a so we are monitoring this developing s

it was always the core competence of the cdu. brent: is this what we are seeing now? german chancellor and her reelection campaign? will she be the candidate to keep germany safe? reporter: it does look like it, brent. it seems than in particular, after the christmas market attack, security is probably the most important issue for germans who will be voting. they were also clear in the speech today that that was not the only issue today. they mentioned another series of issues. other issues where that party is capable of dealing with germany's problems. brent: the beginning of what promises to be an interesting campaign. the main contenders. the candidate tell supporters in paris that he will not pull out of the race despite being under investigation for payments that he made to his wife. the former front runner in the race, he has been dogged by allegations that he and his wife and children were paid for fake jobs. they've called the investigation against him a "political assassination." it's been months since government troops regained control of aleppo. a new inves

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cdu increase its share from 35% to 40%.7% of the votes from an elite representation of political and business figures, although critics say she is too compliant to china's wishes. the civil servant is the first woman to be chief executive. includes inclusiveness, freedom of the press, and our speech, respect for human rights, and systems which have taken generations to establish, such as the independent judiciary, rule of law, and clean government, matters that we hong kong people find precious and are proud of. as your chief executive, i shall do my utmost to uphold one tontry, two systems, and guard our core values. paul: china's third brokerages seeking to raise 2.2 billion through a listing in hong kong. offer junan is looking to one billion h shares at a fixed price of $15.84 hong kong. includeone investors several entities. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. >> thank you. forecast a doubling of first-quarter profits on higher cru

being on the campaign trail, there is this momentum behind martin schulz that you do not feel in the cducongress inir party december and when angela merkel was speaking, you could hear the crickets in the background. there was not a lot of euphoria except when she mentioned the prospect of banning burkas. with martin schulz, people -- that was genuine. there was real excitement. it is the kind of thing that we have seen with other candidates like obama. i think that could be the secret sauce that he might have going forward, given that both parties , the potential that they have is not that different. >> i agree that he is in a strong position. supported by an enthusiastic and social democrats, without any doubt but there are some weaknesses. for example, on refugees. more valuable than gold because in their eyes, you can see a reflection of hope for this continent and so on. germany goodlar in these topics are coming up as the central topics in the campaign, then he has some problems. >> let's move on to the international stage. we have already been there, but it is a rim where angela m

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the cdu took 40% of the vote in the small state of saarland.ike the pro—european gerb party has won the parliamentary election. it's the third in the past four years. the leader of the socialist party has conceded, although official results are expected later on monday. attempts to end the political stalemate in northern ireland have reached a dead end. northern ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since january, when the power—sharing executive collapsed. if no government is formed by monday afternoon, either fresh elections will be called or britain can impose direct rule. britain's home secretary, amber rudd, has demanded access to encrypted messaging services in terrorism cases. she made the comments to the bbc after it was reported that the man who killed four people in westminster last week was on whatsapp moments before he carried out the attack. our security correspondent gordon corera reports. are technology companies doing enough to combat terrorism? that was the question raised today, especially when it comes to

the cdu took 40% of the vote in the small state of saarland.opean gerb party has won the parliamentary election. it's the third in the past four years. the leader of the socialist party has conceded, although official results are expected later on monday. thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in queensland in north—eastern australia as a cyclone moves in towards the coast. the storm is expected to bring winds in excess of 200kph when it makes landfall early on tuesday. cyclone debbie is expected to cause extensive flooding in low lying areas of the state. attempts to end the political stalemate in northern ireland have reached a dead end. northern ireland has been without a functioning devolved government since january when the power—sharing executive collapsed. if no government is formed by monday afternoon, either fresh elections will be called or britain can impose direct rule. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the backlash over united's leggings ban. is the airline's dress code sexist? let there be no more war or b

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early indications are that angela merkel‘s cdu has strengthened its edition as the largest party.arty. it is seen as an indication of her chances of staying on as chancellor in the german general election in the autumn. in hong kong, at least 18 people have been injured, one seriously, after an apparent escalator malfunction in a shopping centre. the escalator was packed with shoppers when it apparently went in to reverse at high speed and dozens of people were thrown to the bottom. one man received a serious head injury. a spokesperson for the langham place centre said the escalator had passed a recent safety inspection. more now on those comments made by the home secretary amber rudd this morning, where she called on intelligence services to have access to encrypt it messaging services like whatsapp. her comments came as it emerged that the attacker in westminster on wednesday had used the moments before killing four people. to discuss the feasibility of what the home secretary is calling for, we are joined by a technology specialist who runs the website gadget detective. thank

merkel's cdu posted its biggest win in the state in 13 years, taking 40.7% of the vote. the you k's prime minister will follow her initiation of the brexit process by setting out how she plans to bring thousands of regulations under british control. theresa may is due to send a letter to the e.u. on wednesday, announcing the start of departure negotiations. her government will publish detailed plans for its great repeal bill. portugal's economy minister told bloomberg negotiations must not weigh on the rest of the block. >> in the next two years or five years, we have to focus on having good results of negotiations. we also have to focus on moving forward. i think the u.k. cannot be tracked to that. debra: french presidential hopeful marine le pen has tried to reassure voters about her ability to achieve a smooth exit from the euro as rival emmanuel macron is an bond in the polls. the national front candidate said leaving the single currency, "needs to be done carefully." she added that reinstating border controls and keeping factory jobs in france would be her priority

>> yeah, the cdu, angela merk merkel's party has saved almost 6% in the federal state. but analysts stand divided whether this is really a clear sign that this also means that angela merkel's party on the state level will have the same -- yeah, the same support among voters. so, i think the solid elections are one thing. probably an isolated fact. but a lot of people had been looking at what the short effect might mean for those elections. and probably the social democrats themselves have been quite confident. but actually the polls were right. because the polls suggested that they are neck and neck with the christian democrats. and this has not been the case, of course. the head of the social democrats and the new savior of them stepped out with his take. >> translator: it doesn't mean we won't achieve our goal. the goal is to move a government in the federal republic. it's a long dance race, not a sprint. >> from germany, the debate is ongoing, it's just something that happened inside the spd and also among the calling institute of whether schulz can really reactivate

there is a real chance that the spd overtakes the cdu.t doesn't, it comes close enough that it has the chance of forging a left of center government. i think that would send a strong signal to voters across germany that the spd is serious about winning the bundestag elections. guy: tell me why i care about the german election. schultz wins, merkel wins, what is going to change? carsten: true, it is a valid question in a way. if you assume that schultz wins, then you are looking at somebody who is very well plugged in with the political debate in brussels. i think that is what matters from a market perspective. somebody who knows where the debate stance on greece, on russia, on brexit, and so on. case, we probably heading for another coalition. it is a question of who is taking over the chancellery. and the christian democrats are probably set for another coalition. schultz-trump a meeting look a lot different than a merkel-trump meeting? can you imagine a schultz-putin meeting? does he have the gravitas? carsten: i can imagine that meetin

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get the sebyou may taking over as the biggest body on the cdu. you will see a lot of rhetoric against the ecb. the germans do not like this level of quantitative easing and negative interest rates. they are putting a lot of pressure on the ecb to take it away. jonathan: does the pressure have a material impact on the ecb? doesn't change the way you look at valuations across europe at the moment? i think germany is very powerful and can put a lot of pressure on the ecb. mario draghi is committed to this course of action. i think it will put a lot more pressure on the weaker companies of europe in particular italy which has seen its yields supported by a huge amount of qe. jonathan: great to have you both with us. coming up on this program, jeff currie, global sacks global head of commodities research. about hisking out call on the ecb to hit the 600 after closing yesterday on 23 75. you are watching bloomberg. ♪ ♪ this is bloomberg. i am david westin reporting live --m washington, tc you washington, d.c. getting a live look at the capitol dome. we