to a new mormon i cannot imagine that the social democrats would vote for a new chance the christian democratic chances so it's not only in the hands of the social democrats is also in the hands of the christian democratic leadership the board and in that man is the body to off the social democrats is just resign and macon had huge respect for each other and get bought the parties on losing electorate support from the people is that is it possible to imagine that they would want to cling together because if it only way to survive i think that it's very logical when you know german politics we have the tool big blocks in our society richmal represented the christian democrats and social codes and they couldn't form a coalition other coalition could not be formed because they couldn't agree a couple of years ago and therefore they had to work together but kenya. and in the night states sort of public involved in the democratic party for winning the lions . in absence of a new election i cannot imagine that so normally these 2 pillars of our society should be critic to points for either government

because i know the party i know of the interest of this court and was bad for the 2 parties christian democrats lost the social democrats lost in law. the results of this coalition were good for the country and we have seen this clash between so to say the policy results and support among the voters in the last year is it has been long process already and i think it would not stop if you worked for the commute breaks this correlation no end but the it really not be a refute it is also clear that the next coalition will not be a coalition between christian democrats and social democrats do you think that given that you think was good for the country because off majority of people polled say they do not want the so-called grand coalition between these 2 of the 2 parties so do you think america will be able to govern a full term. if you know answer government i think this is one of the possibilities i'm not sure whether this coalition will find an end but i think it will last no because there couple of reforms which the social democrats want to achieve for example the immigration law and a couple

complete many we had 2 camps center right center left and 2 big parties one to the right the christian democrats and one minute the ball to the left the social democrats. and the idea was that these 2 parties always could to get a majority and that they had different concepts and if one government was not delivering anymore the other could take over and having these 3 grand coalitions with until america already. this whole idea is. just not working anymore because i'm going to merkel has turned to the left she's a social democrats some people in hope party say and this is not a positive thing in her party and on the other hand we had before choice who also turned to the right and was doing something his own electorate wasn't really saying was a good thing so these are all whole idea is not working anymore and we don't have any. probably any new parties that give us an idea how it could work so the traditional german parties being swept aside to a certain extent from that's a by by tectonic changes there and among those there's a lot of talk about another tectonic change in german politics sudden

one but it would move to the right the christian democrats and one minute the ball to the left of the social democrats. and the idea was that these two parties always could get a majority and that they had different concepts and if -- one government was not. delivering anymore the other could take over and having these three grand coalitions with underlying medical already -- this whole idea is now. just -- not working anymore because i'm gonna michael has turned to the left uses social democrats some people in a party say and this is not a positive thing and a party. and on the other hand we had before we get out shura. who also turn to the right and was doing something his own electorate wasn't really saying was good thing? so. these are whole idea is now or not working anymore and we don't have any. probably any new parties that give us an idea how it could work. so the traditional german parties being swept aside to a certain extent vanessa bye. bye. tectonic changes that among those to there's a lot of talk about another tectonic change in german politics. suddenly the social med

if the two big governing blogs christian social democrats, we are going to do business as usual and the fill up to make the majority than they are talking to the wrong party. we will demand a change and, of course, we will be ready to compromise. we know it will not be 100% agreement programme but we will not accept business as usual where we sign up to the same old same old. it interested me that your party did very well in north—western europe but, to talk about a green wave crashing across the continent is clearly wrong because there are many, clearly wrong because there are any clearly wrong because there are many, many large parts of the european union where your message does not reach. eastern europe, central europe and much of southern europe. why is your support so patchy? i think, we can still talk about a green wave because in germany we are the second party there. among the young voters that there. among the young voters that the biggest one. but also france, going south we are the third party and an incredible progressive opposition party to president macron so we opposition

long history of connection with the far right mr live care was a member of angola merkel's christian democratic union party the chancellor says no stone will be left unturned in the investigation isn't that this is depressing news that we're hearing and naturally all these must be pursued intensively that is why it's right that the federal general prosecutor has taken charge of the investigation to uncover the background information as fast as possible i hope that we have full clarity soon to make the final assessments the suspect who is only being named is stephen as a standard practice in germany. has a long history of connection with the far right back in 1903 he was convicted for planting a pipe bomb outside of a home for asylum applicants he's also known to have connections with the violent neo nazi group combat 18. the suspect embarked on a career in right wing extremism during the late eighty's he has conducted extreme motivated crimes and therefore has been on the radar of the intelligence services since that time he hasn't appeared on the surface in recent years so he has been in the b

the main governing party in germany, the christian democrats, has seen offa the christian democrats, the far right anti—immigrant party afd, in a mayoral election in the east of the country. the victory of octavian oeste and guy lets give some respite to chancellor angela merkel, his national coalition with the ce ntre—left national coalition with the centre—left social democrats was hit by heavy losses in last month's european elections. he overcame the afd‘s sebastian. a victory for the far right party would have given them the first ever mayo. —— mayor. would have given them the first ever mayo. -- mayor. i would have given them the first ever mayo. -- mayor. lam would have given them the first ever mayo. -- mayor. i am happy that they have decided to vote for me. at the end, it is not the about the two candidates, but we need to remain an open society, and not isolate ourselves. germany's most easterly city has paid host to a number of blockbuster films. it attracts city has paid host to a number of blockbusterfilms. it attracts many tourists annually, but many young residents ha

and anglo-american all the chancellor from the christian democrats so far at least says that she doesn't believe that what's happening right now is a threat to the grand coalition if. it is a new situation for the s.p.d. which is finding itself in a coalition it is best to accept things as they happen the s.p.d. has made some decisions which will not hinder our work. but the question is whether social democrats will accept the things as they happen remember that when the vote was held among ordinary party members about whether they wanted another coalition with anglo american last year too so one said yes but since then 5 major elections have been held in germany and the party has lost 4 of them can they afford to lose yet more support yet more elections yet more poll ratings these are the questions that social democrats are asking themselves right now. in the u.s. city of chicago. police say 52 people 10 of them fatally from friday night midnight on monday the city remains one of the most dangerous in the country and as john hendren reports the violence rises with the temper

and angular merkel the chancellor from the christian democrats so far at least says that she doesn't believe that what's happening right now is a threat to the grand coalition if. it is a new situation for the s.p.d. which is finding itself in a coalition it is best to accept things as they happen the s.p.d. has made some decisions which will not hinder our work hard. but the question is whether social democrats will accept the things as they happen remember that when the vote was held among ordinary party members about whether they wanted another coalition with anglo american last year too so one said yes but since then 5 major elections have been held in germany and the party has lost 4 of them can they afford to lose yet more support yet more elections yet more poll ratings these are the questions that social democrats are asking themselves right now. a u.s. congressional investigation has begun into competition in the. online markets the house of representatives judiciary committee says a handful of companies have come to dominate digital platforms and now have extraordin

murdering a politician 2 weeks ago the victim was a member of chancellor on the america most christian democrats. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. nearly $2000000.00 people have been rallying in hong kong they're demanding the resignation of the city's probation leader carrie lam she bowed to pressure and apologized to the public for her handling of the proposed bill that would allow extraditions to mainland china but pro-democracy demonstrators wants the bill scraps completely they worry that the bill is just one of many steps to chip away at hong kong's freedoms and legal autonomy oh say. after more than a week of mess of protests the human tide showed no sign of abating it was kerry lem's 2nd back step in as many days on sunday a day after she promised to suspend the extradition bill hundreds of thousands of people clogged the streets of central hong kong to demand that she remove the bill permanently and that she steps down they began together early on sunday morning umbrellas a symbol of their pro-democracy desires as much as protection from the blazing sun by evening

post this would be a 1st nationwide his opponent is a member of on the americans conservative christian democrats today's vote is seen as a bellwether for several regional elections later this year. well for more on the story i'm joined now by reporter aaron tilton so aaron tell us a little bit more about this candidate sebastian vip from the far right. what makes him so popular with residents right now well i think it's about how he's portraying himself to the public you have to realize he's a 37 year old former palooza lieutenant who's running on a law and order platform and as we were saying just now he's from the the alternative for germany which has been kind of a right wing insurgent party that's really mixing up the german political stage now they really kind of shot to. shot to notoriety throughout the country with their rather virulent immigrant anti migration meant a refugee platform and this is something that has been concerning to a lot of the more established parties throughout the country what's interesting about this election is it's the 1st time that the alternative for germany wo

of murdering a politician 2 weeks ago the victim was a member of chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us. nearly $2000000.00 people have been rallying in hong kong they're demanding the resignation of the city's probation leader carrie lam she bowed to pressure and apologized to the public for her handling of the proposed bill that would allow extraditions to mainland china but pro-democracy demonstrators want the bill scrapped completely they worry that the bill is just one of many steps to chip away at hong kong's freedoms and its legal autonomy. the day. after more than a week of massive protests the human tide showed no sign of abating it was kerry lem's 2nd back step in as many days she admitted that the law had led to conflict and distress but still hong kong's people don't feel lam went far enough. time up i'm here to condemn the police violence against us it's unacceptable that the police define our demonstration last wednesday as a riot. lamb even justifies the police violence as righteous measures that's why i'm here to urg

the christian democrats of angela merkel also lost seats, but the greens and the liberals did gain some. so that balance of power has changed. when it comes to the populists, the concern here was we could see a surge. that did not fully materialize. nejra: yes, the populist attack falling short. of course, exceptions in france and italy, but also the u.k. was an exception, and brexit was a big part of the story. >> the "times" is leading with that. this is the take away from this story. the british main parties really lost their share of the voters here. we saw those votes go to the brexit party and the liberal democrats. the next big question is what does this mean for who will succeed theresa may? it is likely going to galvanize those hardline brexiteers, like the one that's already the favorite, boris johnson. shery: president trump saying the u.s. isn't ready to make a deal with china on trade, although he claims beijing is, and he has repeated his threat to further increase tariffs on chinese imports. >> they are ready to make a deal. we are not ready to make a deal. we are taking

the christian democrats of angela merkel also lost seats, but the greens and the liberals did gain someso that balance of power has changed. when it comes to the populists, the concern here was we could see a surge. that did not fully materialize. nejra: yes, the populist attack falling short. of course, exceptions in france and italy, but also the u.k. was an exception, and brexit was a big part of the story. >> the "times" is leading with that. asers shun main parties brexit divide widens. this is the take away from this story. the british main parties really lost their share of the voters here. we saw those votes go to the brexit party and the liberal democrats. the next big question is what does this mean for who will succeed theresa may? it is likely going to galvanize those hardline brexiteers, like the one that's already the favorite, boris johnson. shery: president trump saying the u.s. isn't ready to make a deal with china on trade, although he claims beijing is, and he has repeated his threat to further increase tariffs on chinese imports. >> they would like to make a deal. we

bucked a man for it verba which is understandable the european people's bodies linked to her christian democraticand social christian social union here in germany so she supported them however what we heard from mr mccollum was that he would have actually supported i'm going to merkel if she'd gone for the position of european commission president i have nothing against a german candidacy i said it and wasn't a joke had the chancellor been a candidate i would have supported her because i think she has the qualities the skills to be a very good president of the commission it is not what she wants i respect that very deeply well angler merkel has dismissed 80 chance of her running to be the european commission president she was speaking on friday she also tried to calm down rumors that baena a serious rift between burley and paris over who should get the european commission top job. in ny and i still say no and i want to add that i'm a little bit sad that my words which accent so often and apparently not respected at all respect each other i do not want to make a decision against france and i belie

the spd is a junior partner in germany's coalition government with angela merkel‘s christian democratsand a resurgent green party. their 16% share of the vote was an all—time low. 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 opin

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and angular merkel the chancellor from the christian democrats so far at least says that she doesn't believe that what's happening right now is a threat to the grand coalition if. it is a new situation for the s.p.d. which is finding itself in a coalition it is best to accept things as they happen the s.p.d. has made some decisions which will not hinder our work had. but the question is whether social democrats will accept the things as they happen remember that when the vote was held among ordinary party members about whether they wanted another coalition with anglo american last year or 2 someone said yes but since then 5 major elections have been held in germany and the party has lost 4 of them can they afford to lose yet more support yet more elections yet more poll ratings these are the questions that social democrats are asking themselves right now. human rights lawyers are suing the european union over the deaths of thousands of libyan migrants crossing the mediterranean sea in a request submitted to the international criminal court the lawyers say that policies are so

cast environmentalist's out for the 1st time ever i was the during the americans conservative christian democrats as the country's most popular policy and there's growing talk there's a next chancellor could.

authorities that he has a long history of connection with the far right mr live care was a member of christian democratic union party the chancellor says no stone will be left unturned in the investigation isn't it this is depressing news that we're hearing and naturally all these must be pursued intensively that is why it's right that the federal general prosecutor has taken charge of the investigation to uncover the background information as fast as possible i hope that we have full clarity soon to make the final assessments the suspect who is only being named as stephen b. as a standard practice in germany has a long history of connection with the far right back in 1903 he was convicted for planting a pipe bomb outside of a home for asylum applicants he's also known to have connections with the violent neo nazi group 18. the suspects in bottom a career in right wing extremism during the late eighty's he has conducted extreme motivated crimes and therefore has been on the radar of the intelligence services since that time he hasn't appeared on the surface in recent years so he has been in the backgroun

because the environmentalists have for the 1st time ever i was the jungle americans conservative christian democrats as the country's most popular policy and there's growing talk there's a next chancellor could even be a green so our question this week on quadriga is the greens germany's new number one to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by professor boyce going back home from the berlin social science center who says the green silva policy of the privileged and the such that natural limits may be touch that's 20 percent also with us is prominent business journalist and commentator goes on a viking fans who believes no other policy has struggled as much as the greens to accept the spirits of the locals call them any interesting and a very warm welcome to city w. so maximillian akashic who is a political correspondent for those who go to keeps a close eye on the greens and maxie argues that the greens must choose between purity and the brands to think on planes and for the want and shia interest free elections and we see that in especially the states elections the last couple years

the main governing party in germany, the christian democrats, has seen off a challenge by the far—rightelection in the east of the country. the victory of 0ctavian ursu in gorlitz gives some respite to chancellor angela merkel, whose national coalition with the centre—left social democrats was hit by heavy losses in last month's european parliament elections, as ramzan karmali reports. the city of girl it has a new mayor, former classical musician 0ctavian ursu. he overcame the afd‘s sebastian ripple, whose victory would have given them their first ever mayor. translation: i am happy the majority has chosen to vote for me. in the end it is not about to candidates but the orientation of this down to the outside world, and that we remain an open society and an open european town, and not isolate ourselves. joe mennie's most eastern city is sometimes called gurliwood. it has hosted several hollywood films. many of its young residents have left due to a lack of opportunities. unemployment in the city is double the national rate of 3.4%. around 30 hollywood celebrities have signed an open le

knows the during the americans conservative christian democrats as the country's most popular policy. and this growing told through the next chancellor could even be a green so i question this week on quadriga ets. the greens germany's new number one and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio. by professor voice gun battle from the berlin social science center. who says the greens on the policy of the privileged in a such that natural upper limits? maybe touch that's 20%. also with us is prominent business journalist and commentator us an inviting fenc. believes no other policy has struggled as much as the greens to accept the spirits of interesting and a very warm welcome to cgw cemex somebody on a call sheik. who is a political correspondent for torture and keeps a close eye on the greens? and maxi argues that the greens must choose between purity and brad. they can't please everyone she it's interesting thank you for those three statements to the top of the show. first question goes to maxi maxie how green is german. i think germany is guessing garena every election

with came out on top but in this final runoff that result has been flipped and the ruling christian democratic union party member looks set to win with 55 percent of the vote so far earlier we asked locals how they felt about a potential air 15 man. does if there's a resident of gurlitz i'm ashamed of the air of d. candidate had such a good chance of winning i think it would be a disaster flows germany and europe i'm also concerned about what would happen here in gurlitz under such a government it's simply a chilling sign that we're not that open here in the east i'm most concerned by the f d a racist ideas i want my child to grow up in an environment that values equality and not racism kwan that welcomes everyone here in gurlitz the oh yeah if t. is always made out to look worse than it really is gurlitz will definitely remain open that's what everyone wants it's not about closing the borders but about immigration this is what the a.f.p. wants to keep in check to better coordinate criminal immigrants need to be deported more quickly germany social system shouldn't be put under strain by immig

polls the environmentalists have for the 1st time ever i was that on the americans conservative christian democrats as the country's most popular policy and there's growing told that the next chancellor could even be.

casting environmentalist's out for the 1st time ever i was that angle americans conservative christian democrats as the country's most popular policy and there's growing talk that the next chancellor could even be agreeing so our question this week on quadriga is the greens germany's new number one and to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by professor boyce going back home from the bill in social science center who says the green sound the party of the privileged and as such that natural limits maybe touch that 20 percent and also with us is prominent business journalist and commentator or surviving fellows who believes no other party has struggled as much as the greens to accept the spirits of the location column many interesting and a very warm welcome to city w. so maximilian akashic who is a political correspondent for the door she really keeps a close eye on the greens and maxie argues that the greens must choose between purity and breath they can't please everyone cheer it's interesting thank you for those free statements of the top of the show 1st question goes to maxi m

the spd is a junior partner in germany's coalition government with chancellor angela merkel‘s christian democratsird. their i6% share of the vote was an all—time low. 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 successor for the spd. 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. the fear for many in the cdu is that the resignation of ms nahles could lead to the sdp leaving, triggering a snap poll. they were warned not to endanger the coalition. 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 coaliti

has said that he was against the program i grinned policies off chance i'm going to makris christian democratsand the interior minister has you have a has called or has referred to the crime as political murder but there is still investigation into the actual motive of the crime so any conclusions that have been drawn by politicians yeah there was an extraordinary meeting today by the over said side committee of the investigators in the german parliament and then a couple of lessons learned 1st of all and most importantly maybe the mistakes that have been made in relation to this crime and the head of the domestic security agency it emitted that his also as he's half actually ceased to monitor stephany's since 2000 i even though he has a criminal record and he has been linked to far right extremist extremist groups in the past another lesson learned is that there's definitely a new awareness of the breath's a far right extremist networks and also the role of online hate speech in this regard and this is what president of the parliament. addressed today let's listen what he said. mentioned 5 yo

the main governing party in germany, the christian democrats, has seen off a challenge by the far—righteast of the country. the victory of 0ctavian ursu in gorlitz gives some respite to chancellor angela merkel, whose national coalition with the centre—left social democrats was hit by heavy losses in last month's european parliament elections. ramzan karmali reports. the city of gorlitz has a new mayor, former classical musician 0ctavian ursu. he overcame the afd‘s sebastian wippel, whose victory translation: i am happy the majority has chosen to vote for me. in the end it is not about two candidates but the orientation of this town to the outside world, and that we remain an open society and an open european town, and not isolate ourselves. germany's most eastern city is sometimes called gurliwood. it has played host to a number of blockbuster films, including inglourious basterds, to the oscar—winning grand budapest hotel. it attracts 300,000 tourists annually, but many of its young residents have left due to a lack of opportunities. unemployment in the city is double the national rat

with the support of all other mainstream parties the candidate of chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats managed to prevent the election of the country's ferry stay for the mayor in the east in germantown it's both the candidates of the green party and the left party to opt out of the race to throw their weight behind the c.d.u. man and against a candidate who won the 1st round of the election last month. the majority has chosen an open society that is very clear but i have also said it is an important task for me to listen to those who didn't vote for me in the far right parties candidates of us jim vip is trying hard not to look disappointed at the contest was seen as a key test for germany safety who were hoping to win their 1st mayoral post in germany. it was not enough in the end it was not a vote for mr o's or it was a very to get the candidate against me. head of the vote even hollywood actors and producers had wanted to ken's voting for the f.t. fearing that if the mood in the future is one of hating xenophobia filmmakers might stop coming to the picturesque town locally known as

cast the environmentalists have for the 1st time ever i was that on the americans conservative christian democrats as the country's most popular policy and there's growing talk there's a next chancellor could even be a green so our question this week on quadriga is the greens germany's new number one to discuss that question i'm joined here in the studio by professor from the berlin social science center who says the green sulfur party is the privileged in a such that natural limits maybe touch that's 20 percent plus of witnesses prominent business journalist and commentator or surviving family who believes no other policy has struggled as much as the greens to accept the spirit of the locals call them many interesting tell a very warm welcome to maximilian akashic who is a political correspondent the doors you go to keeps a close eye on the greens and maxie on to use it the greens must choose between purity and bread they can't please everyone it's interesting thank you for those for a statement to the top of the show 1st question goes to see how green is g.m. . i think germany is getting greener