last week they trailed third behind the cdu and a resurgent green party.ow. despite this, ms nahles's resignation was a big surprise to her coalition partners and political analysts. translation: of course i also have respect for the decision the party must make in respect to the success of the sdp. regardless, i would like to say on behalf of the government we will continue the government's work with all seriousness. the centre—left spd has been in coalition with the cdu since 2017 and that is due to last until 2021. but andrea nahles has been criticised by those from the left of her party for remaining part of the coalition. but the fear for many in the cdu is that the resignation of ms nahles could lead to the spd leaving, triggering a snap poll. translation: i assume the spd will undergo a quick succession without hindrance to the functioning of the grand coalition. in the cdu we believe that there is no time to play politics. we stand by the grand coalition. the most recent opinion polls put the spd share of the vote at 12%. but an imminent election c

here in front of his house, the cdu politician was found by a family member early sunday morning.ce his death, no clues have emerged about the perpetrator or perpetrators. inhabitants of his home village are shocked. >> it is a very difficult situation for the town and for me, too. views you could run up against, that you could debate with him. >> at a community meeting in 2015, he stood up for refugees, telling those who disagreed that -- >> you have to stand up for these values. whoever does not represent men can leave the country at any point. >> audience members from the far right were outraged by his words. he even received death threats afterwards. now in the days after the killing, disturbing comments appeared online. "you don't have to be sad. it's a reason to be happy." "you get what you deserve. he was a traitor of the people." many people were shocked by the common spear the german president condemns the hateful speech. >> the way that some individuals on social media are attacking his death, taking satisfaction from it and applauding it, it is simply cynical, tasteless

in the cdu, we believe that there is no time to play politics. we stand by the grand coalition.re of the vote at i2%. but an imminent election could also be bad news for their senior coalition partners. in that same poll, for the first time ever, the greens have overtaken the cdu as germany's most popular party. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, motor racing meets agriculture — we'll tell you about tractor racing in russia. the queen and her husband began their royal progress to westminster. the moment of crowning in accordance with the order of service, by a signal given, the great guns of the tower shall be shot off. tributes have been paid around the world to muhammad ali, who has died at the age of 74. outspoken but rarely outfought, ali transcended the sport of boxing, of which he was three times a world champion. he was a good fighter. he fought all the way to the end, even through his illness. yes, he did. uefa imposes an indefinite ban on english clubs playing in europe. today is the 20th anniversary of the release of the beatles lp sergeant pepper's lonely hearts

future successor says that they have been under enormous pressure during the government because the cduidered to be the centre of right and the stb —— stp —— stp is the centre. that meant parties in germany. the idea of the coalition is not considered to be in the best interest for germany. there's been a lot of pressure that they should never be partners. her stepping down could mean the breakup, leaving the coalition party which could potentially trigger an election. that is the big fear and they are saying no, we will continue as normal. we have seen a rise above difference of opinion in germany and prior to the european elections. things were looking very shaky for the coalition anyway, we have sent the coalition anyway, we have sent the green stew with well in these elections, so it would be really interesting to see how this plays out in the weeks and months ahead. i'm surprised how it's notjust us. we are so focused on brexit that it feels like this is going on all over the world. every country has its own issues. you have these extreme views being brought to the table and it wou

cdu, she isd of the under pressure because of their results, and also has angela merkel pressuring hershe will be speaking a little later this afternoon as well. it is already feeling like we are heading toward the election cycle. prettyd that would be disastrous, it seems, for the social democrats right now probably not great for the cdu either depending on which poll you look at. i saw a poll on saturday which said that the greens fared even better than the christian democrats. so it is interesting, the spd may want to get out of the coalition, but they sure don't want new elections right now. chad: that's right come by the greens for the first time ever are the largest already in germany. there is something sweeping through the political landscape in this country, so how that plays out for the social democrats, they currently are just ahead of the far right afd in polling. they dropped about five percentage points last week. so for them to go to elections would be disastrous, that is big that is the camp they don't want, -- the camp that argues they don't want to pull the plug on th

. >> here in germany, we have the situation that the cdu and spd are committed to the top candidate, but that is not always the case and the council as we have known for a long time. we will discuss this, but we might not have a result today. >> the european party's top candidates have been campaigning throughout the eu. liberals, conservatives, greens, social democrats. but the french president does not want to limit himself to these candidates when it comes to voting in a new eu commission president, so he is risking an open dispute with germany. >> in my opinion, it is up to france to find a solution and not get bogged down in programs to find europe's ideal leadership team. >> but if france does not stand behind the top candidate, it will need support for its choice. even before the summit began, president macron sought to meet with his counterparts, one of them the leader of luxembourg who says he does not want to commit himself to one candidate yet. >> i want to know what we're doing and not who is doing it. >> for chancellor merkel and the french president, this is about much

lubcke was a senior member of chancellor angela merkel conservative party, the cdu.eporter: a 45-year-old suspect, identified only as stephan e., has been detained behind these walls the last 10 days. tuesday he confessed to shooting walter lubcke, saying he acted alone. but germany's federal prosecutor doubts this. >> despite the suspect's claim that he acted alone, our investigations will focus on the possibility that there were supporters, accessories, helpers, or other perpetrators. and we will determine whether this crime was the work of a terrorist organization, or if the suspect is a member of a right-wing terrorist group. reporter: stephan e. has a criminal record that includes hate crimes. but he was not on authority's radar. it is not clear to what extent he had maintained contact with right-wing extremist groups. >> i will say it again. the investigation of this political killing is not concluded with the suspect's confession. reporter: the motive for the shooting death of this politician could date back to 2015, when large groups of refugees were arriving

police in germany have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of a cdu politician.ight, having been shot in the head. reports suggest a younger man, who knew mr lubcke, has been taken into provisional custody. if you've been dreaming of getting a ticket on a luxury cruise liner that sails to venice, you may want to think again. that's because thousands of people in the city have been calling for large vessels to be banned from the famous giudecca canal. the protest comes days after a cruise ship crashed into a tourist boat, injuring four people. rahuljoglekar has more. the msc opera lost control and crashed into the pier in venice last week. it injured people and caused damage to property. but in its wake, residents of the lagoon city have been left fuming. they came out onto the street wanting ships like these to be kicked out from their canals. translation: we demand that these liners be immediately banned from venice lagoon. what happened on sunday shows that they are dangerous, they are out of control in case of failure, and they cannot continue to play russian

police in germany have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of a cdu politician.ty council in kassel, was found dead in his garden last saturday night, having been shot in the head. reports suggest a younger man, who knew mr lubcke, has been taken into provisional custody. the leaders of the pro—democracy movement in sudan have called for a nationwide campaign of civil disobedience starting on sunday. their call comes after three figures in groups opposing the government, including a politician, were arrested following a deadly crackdown last monday and mediation attempts by the ethiopian prime minister. they come just after ethiopian‘s prime minister visited sudan. he was coming in as a mediator to bring together the opposition alliance and the military. when he spoke to both sides, to each side rather, they seemed like they were open to dialogue, although the opposition gave a list of conditions before they would speak. but the military followed that up by ordering these arrests and three opposition leaders arrested in just a matter of hours. so i think that onl

police in germany have arrested a suspect in connection with the shooting of a cdu politician.o was head of the city council in kassel, was found dead in his garden last saturday night, having been shot in the head. reports suggest a younger man, who knew mr lubcke, has been taken into provisional custody. the us president, donald trump, has been celebrating his deal with mexico, designed to reduce the number of migrants crossing the border into america. he had threatened to impose trade tariffs if there was no agreement. in a joint declaration, the two countries said mexico would take unprecedented steps to curb irregular migration and human trafficking. the latest data shows more than 132,000 arrests were made on the us border in may, the highest in more than a decade, and a 33% increase from april. it was also the highest monthly total since mr trump took office. many of the migrants come from central america, as the bbc‘s will grant reports. porous, jungled, and nearly impossible to police. every day people move back and forth across the suchiate river, mexico's natural bor

in the european election, the cdu had its worst showing since the war, so things aren't going go wayre support to -- were supposed to go. has committed quite a few gaffes. she picked a fight with some election,before the so a lot of people are wondering whether she is up to the job. we are wondering whether angela merkel feels the same way. influentialmost leaders are tussling over who should be the next european commission president. angela merkel failed to win support for her pick. emmanuel macron pushed for chief brexit negotiator, who ran an unofficial campaign, even though they are in the same party. >> it is clear that micron and merkel do not see i to i on the issue. clarify whove to becomes commission president before they can focus on the european central bank. or auld see a delay transition that becomes very long. the problem is mario draghi needs to leave the central bank by the end of october. standoff between deq and italy continues. italy set to respond as it faces a multibillion-dollar euro penalty from the commission due to the country's failure to rein in debt. >it d

on sunday, in the european election, the cdu had its worst showing since the war, so things aren't goingay they were supposed to go. in addition to that kramp-karrenbauer -- we call her , "akk," her initials -- has committed quite a few gaffes. she picked a fight with some web activists before the election, so a lot of people are wondering whether she is up to the job. and from what we are hearing from the chancellor is the angela merkel feels the same way. matt: europe's most influential leaders are already tussling over who should be the next european commission president. angela merkel failed to win support for her pick. manfred labor, her official pick. emmanuel macron pushed for chief brexit negotiator michel barnier, who ran an unofficial campaign against weber, even though they are in the same party. >> it as clear as day now that emmanuel macron and angela merkel do not see eye to eye on the issue. they will have to clarify who becomes commission president before they can focus on the european central bank. the risk is that we could see, transition or b , a period that becomes ve

on sunday, in the european election, the cdu had its worst showing since the war, so things aren't goinghe way they were supposed to go. in addition to that, kramp-karrenbauer -- we call her "akk," her initials -- has committed quite a few gaffes. she picked a fight with some activists before the election, so a lot of people are wondering whether she is up to the job. and what we already hear from the chancellor is that angela merkel feels the same way. matt: europe's most influential leaders are already tussling over who should be the next european commission president. angela merkel failed to win support for her pick. manfred weber led the picks. emmanuel macron pushed for chief brexit negotiator michel barnier, who ran an unofficial campaign against weber, even though they are in the same party. >> it as clear as day now that emmanuel macron and angela merkel do not see eye to eye on the issue. they will have to clarify who becomes commission president before they can focus on the european central bank. we could see a delay or a transition period that becomes very long. the problem is

this comes after the cdu suffered setbacks in the european election.t could potentially lead to germany -- what could lead germany to an early election. this could not come out a worse time for germany. it is facing a number of headwinds. the last thing it really needs is an early election. how do you look at the german economy this morning? currently, the economic data from germany is still weak. the first quarter results were ok. it exceeded expectation. if you look at the manufacturing indexes, it is still in deep contraction. for example, pmi manufacturing. this is something that is very undesirable at the moment, political risk and there is still a lot of uncertainty with regards to the top jobs in the european commission, european council, ecb. political risk in the second half of the year could create more volatility in the market. nejra: how much of a prospect in your mind is there that we could see -- at the head of the ecb? will he have to assure he will still have that whatever it takes mindset? the ecbelection of president is very political