is the strongest political family in the european parliament in the upcoming parliament and that's why for us it's a key question to join again to see who really believe in the future of europe in union. thank you very much thank you so much thank you for. still. no we are right we've just been listening in there in brussels to a month the lead candidate from the european people's party to become the next commission president he was speaking there and saying he didn't really have a big feeling of victory but he was happy that his that the european people's party was the biggest political family to come out of this. still with us to talk about what we heard there from a lot of interesting aspects it was very difficult to parse what exactly was saying in terms of how this parliament is going to work together do you understand why any indication as to what blocks might be forming. or my reading of it is ok the big tent posses. losing ground let's just make a much bigger tent. which has enough space for everyone. for those who are pro europe parties in the funny my rough reading of what ar

the european parliament that emerges from this vote will go on to elect the next president of the european commission that person will succeed claude juncker whose 5 year term is coming to an end it's europe's top job so the stakes are high let's take a look at the candidates. i will do everything to defend this year i think we've had screenings take the battle hard to propose. we have work to do my gratian is an opportunity we introduce minimum wage to every member state they are all running for the e.u. commission president moderator best target for the liberal scott for the greens monthly to be about for the conservatives funds to moments for the social democrats younes of a deal is conservative reverend the candidate and. is for the party they are the 6 leading candidates but hang on a minute who are they and does anyone know anything about them do you know any of them. and do you know him. any idea. honestly no i've ever seen her. i haven't seen. dutchman france to my man speak some language as he once more social justice german monthly by is calling for secure europe help for example

policy making then what his deputies could do in the european parliament well interesting leigh enoughthe populace have identified a new opponent we can say at the greens the rise of the mentalists party. is one of the big stories that emerged from the vote let's hear what both the populist a.f.d. from germany and the greens themselves here have to say. they are our main competitors and we take them very seriously you have to but in the end the policies we provide and we'll see the new emperor has no clothes it's not that you won't hear from me that there's no man might climate change but you won't he that might climate change either i say they're adults. and we know that the result is with being a guiding force we've moved into the center of the political debate. i was assistant issues of course we know that we are. raising hopes that have to be fulfilled. all right max let's come back to you now the a.f.p. we can't play this they're saying the greens are their number one opponent that's really a sea change how have the greens managed to become such a political force. you know in the

he is the director of the european parliament in washington, a long-term european civil servant, and an expert on the european union and the european parliament inside out. we an't ask for anyone better to help explain the european parliament. catherine is the director of the diplomacy project at harvard university kennedy school and the executive director of the project on europe and transatlantic relations and a long-term expert of transatlantic relations. glad to have you here all the way from boston. less than not least, richard young. he is a senior fellow for the democracy program at carnegie based on carnegie europe -- the carnegie europe center in brussels. he is an expert on european foreign policy and politics. i promise i will not ask him all the questions about brexit today. we will jump straight into the election results and discuss the implications. i want to turn first to antoine. what were the key results? is anything we should pay particular attention to? anything you found surprising about the results? and how do you think the results will impact the position of the

the early projections and how what they indicate essentially about a potential make up of the european parliament a center right european peoples party is 178 seats followed by the progressive alliance of socialists and democrats with one $147.00 seats the alliance of european liberals and democrats is on $101.00 seats the populous bloc which calls itself a europe of nations and freedom have $57.00 seats and the year of freedom and direct democracy which includes the u.k.'s breaks it party has 56 seats with the greens on 70 seats sarah is at the european parliament in brussels she's been following this story for us and these elections were framed by both sides as a source of battle between liberal democracy and the more populist nationalist forces in europe tell us what the projections are showing about the possible makeup of the european parliament in the direction it might take. in marry him i mean if you're saying that elections are always framed in that sort of choice between liberal democracies and perhaps more nationalist viewpoints of the european union the truth is that then we've had a p

no—one can decide anything without the european parliament so we have a strong voice in parliament andand biodiversity protection and we will use that voice. in france, marine le pen's far—right national rally finished ahead of president macron's en marche party. le pen lost out to macron in a bitter presidential contest in 2017. now she's calling for the head of state to dissolve the parliament and call new elections, a proposal that was immediately rejected by the government. let's have a listen to her translation: i see in this a victory of the people who have taken power back tonight with fierceness and dignity. we welcome these results with joy and the name of national rally has never been more fitting. whether you voted with heart or reason, be assured a vote for national rally is a vote for france and for the we said at the beginning of the programme that these elections would have a profound effect, not just on elections would have a profound effect, notjust on the eu but on the political landscape of all 28 voting countries. in greece, the governing party is projected to have

it into the democratic center of european parliament is going to be weakened as a result of the european election and there is a stronger need that those forces who believe in europe who support your who want to lead europe into a good future that these forces summits are need to work together. firstly we need to show that capital to act we need to very clearly set us off from the right wing parties who reject your up and left wing parties who reject europe and at the same time. stretch an ally to other parties to work together. in the next jointly follower mandate in the european. if a parliament was if the coffin thinks the extracts and the e.u. will probably be the strongest parliamentary 0 and thus we will have as a stylist and then on to represent this senator with. the center which designs this collaboration with other parties and european parliament this is the task ahead of us or we promise to beijing next but the european people's party and the c.d.u. c.s.u. from germany are going to guarantee the stability for the next 5 years thank you have had them for you thank you very much

european parliament elections —— foreign—policy chieflj european parliament elections —— foreign-policyto brussels, do you think it's a message that they will respond to —— if a message is. it's a message that they will respond to -- if a message is. they don't have a lot of choice. if you look at how the seats are carved out in parliament, the majority they will have now will be made out of the centre—right, the centre—left, liberals and greens, they are all broadly on the same page when it comes to being pro— european. though you do get some people who are much more in favour of europe and some who are more in favour of being pragmatic. i think if you voted for someone who is protesting, one who doesn't want more europe or who is very anti— european project, because i think -- very anti— european project, because i think —— very and to be in —— anti— european project, i think you will be disappointed. the popular store nationalist surge, the labels are confusing are not particularly accurate, has not really materialised —— populist. yes, matteo salvini and marine le pen parties came f

in ghent and she might not have time to do that in the future because she's running for the european parliament as one of the spits and of the greens. across the other side ross abel center a good senior is a former junior minister it's only for the european union as i think this may in fronts however for anyone that calls the least when they saw us as a centrist fiscally pro european this and also happy to have a deal by the on with and susan member of the biggest political group in the european parliament and poised to remain so the european people's party she's also the chair of the environment committee which will be very important for the discussion later on not everyone has a final finalist joining us from germany in good. standing for a fight i don't feel party a.s.d. with the a f d d great pick in the european parliament tell it so as catherine said earlier we asked first time voters all across the continent about what was important to them and unsurprisingly there was a lot of return about opportunities for young people's studies jobs and one of them really really struck us. from greec

become a big hitter in the european parliament. and i found out. we achieved this because many many people took to the streets for climate protection because many many young people were ready to fight for climate protection in schools universities and sports halls. yellow vests protesters in brussels on sunday they say the e.u. is undemocratic everyone wants to change year up. the fight over which way will be played out in parliament and on the streets. and as results come in from the 28 member countries of the european union the trends are getting. clearer here are the projections for seats in the next european parliament will see that search for the greens who look likely to take 70 seats in the new parliament and the liberal a l d e group will take 97 seats despite its heavy losses the center right european peoples party is still the biggest group with now 163 seats and if we look at the 2 right wing populist blocks here on the right of our graphic we see them at 45 seats and 72 seats respectively so let's go now to brussels and correspondent te

very need central european bank mario draghi the head of the european parliament to tie johnnie so someof the key european positions have been held by italians and what some people here here fear is that if the lady in fact gets a good results today those positions could turn to other countries because not many would want to work with a party like like delayed and delayed i would as well face some trouble in trying to unite forces with the populist parties that's at least what we've been hearing here in milan today but again it is still a bit too early we have to wait what exactly the vote is all about it would close at 11 o'clock as i mentioned so there's still a few hours to go before we actually know what exactly italian voters decided here in italy today thomas sparrow thank you so much. you're watching special coverage of the european elections projections in france suggest a victory for bring the presence of far right parties with 24 percent for president about ourselves centrist party which took the took to heart isn't the presence of french a far right national rally is calling

you know around the concept of a breadth of party being in the european parliament after it's already clear that the u.k. wants to leave the european union i can tell you we all expect that kind of a bumpy ride for this new european parliament at least until the u.k. really leaves the european union all right max thank you we'll talk to a little bit later. now let's get a roundup of the rest of the day's news with michael okwu. u.s. president donald trump has started a state visit to japan by teeing off a round of golf with prime minister shinzo abbay trump says he wants to strike a deal with japan to address what he calls a trade imbalance between the 2 countries north korea's missile tests are also likely to be on the agenda but so far the visit has mostly focused on fun. a heavyweight fighter in a black leather jockstrap sizing up the opposition and throwing loses out of the ring was perhaps donald trump was going to get some ideas for his next move in his trade and diplomatic negotiations from the sumo wrestlers. but in fact this was all part of a rich entertainment package that's

projections for seats in the next european parliament we see that search for the greens they look likely to take $69.00 seats in the new parliament and the liberal the pro-business all the group will be taking 102 seats now despite its heavy losses the center right european peoples party is still the single biggest group with 167 seas and if we look at the 2 right wing populist blocs here on the right of our graphic we see them at 47 seats and 73 seats respectively putting them at 120 together ok let's go live now to brussels to get some reaction from dean of use terry shall standing by for us terry for the 1st time now in 40 years the big centrist party is no longer commanding a majority in the parliament now how's that going to change how business is done in brussels well it simply can't be business as usual here anymore brian because the 2 largest political groups who are used to being able to get their way by sheer numbers simply can't do that anymore and that's why you see munford veteran friends timmermans saying let's work together let's you know find common policies let's let's r

—— of the european parliament —— of the european parliament.rliament. well, yes, it's of a national vote and it's much of a compromise, a melting pot of politics. 28 countries represented, so politics. 28 countries represented, so whatever the figures look like nationally, of course by the time you get to the european parliament it is diluted, 751 meps. so you can't necessarily translate the impact nationally, as i say, the greens have done well in many places, in power in the european parliament. it's a melting pot of parties who will have to work together. no—one's a clear winner in the european parliament. it is interesting, reflecting on the greens. i was talking to a member of the greens earlier who was talking about a new wave. early on in the evening there was a sense that there was something happening for the greens. we then heard from a liberal group leader saying this is a new dawn for europe, europe's back in favour. and the green message was that's not necessarily the case at all. we realise now we can have an influence in europe an

more done in the european parliament is not as powerful as national parliaments but it gained a lot more power in the last couple of years especially through the lisbon treaty in 2014 and the question is will the european parliament be able to make this new power use in this election might seem to be on acosta thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president donald trump met with japanese prime minister shinzo amin for a round of golf to begin a 4 day visit to japan on monday trumbull be the 1st world leader to meet with japan's new member never a veto the ascend the throne earlier this month. thousands of israelis have protested against legislation that could grant prime minister benjamin netanyahu immunity from prosecution israel's attorney general says he intends to charge netanyahu with fraud and bribery and one 5th term last month. thousands of people have gathered in albania capital toronto a protest against prime minister and the roma demonstrators called on him to step down to make way for early elections rejects allegations o

you complete coverage of events as they happen i could hear then correspondents also in the european parliament as you just saw there in brussels and cities across the bloc reporting. live on 6 national polls which will influence the european union's direction over the next 5 years. so let me walk you through what to expect this evening 21 of the 28 to a huge states hold elections to the european parliament today we'll be bringing you all the key results a coverage will begin in germany where polls close at 6 pm less than half an hour from now which is also when we'll bring you the results of exit polls hungary stops voting an hour later spain and france then finish a further hour later 8 o'clock france will be one of tonight's most closely watched races eighty's also when we're expecting the 1st day you estimates of parliamentary seats to roll in poland finishes voting at 9 pm and polling stations closed last of all in italy at 11 that's also when the 1st e.u. wide results will be published 7 member states held their votes this week the u.k. ireland the netherlands the czech republic slovakia

look at the projected figures for how many seats that each party group would have in the next european parliament we have some figures on that now at the leftist european united left a nordic green bloc take $45.00 seats so far the center left social democrats a $147.00 seats the greens at $68.00 seats the liberal group would receive around $94.00 seats they're the center right european peoples party this is the biggest group taking $163.00 seats followed by the euro skeptic conservatives the e.c.r. at 60 seats now we come to the populist groups we have the e.f.t. at $46.00 seats and this new proposed far right european alliance of peoples and nations at $71.00 seats. so looking at those numbers i want to come back to what we said just before those numbers which are some of the takeaways from this election is truly something that europeans can be heartened by is the very big turnout is the biggest turnout that we've seen for across that you're in 20 years for elections for elections that must be a positive it is a positive but as you said it's 51 percent you know i mean it's not kind of a kind of

democrats and so i talked with a woman who's the leader of the social democratic group in the european parliament and who has been fighting for this process all along and he seemed quite happy when i when i told him that even the german chancellor coming into this european council here supported this process with lead candidates take a listen. it's an awning process for remember 5 years ago. jump for what it's all democracy and still pinion that is widespread in the european parliament but even if she supports much that vevo so the other spits in coney dogs not your spitz a county that is going to be enough of us this fund simmons is going to become the next president of the european commission what makes you so certain about that i've been wondering because after all you are not the strongest group in that you are part of the smell the wind of change it's very obvious that the people of europe want to see very courageous fight against climate change it's very obvious that the people of europe the monsoon szell just as in fairness also in the aerial for taxation so somebody has to go to the foref

there are the projections for seats in the next european parliament that search for the greens take them to 69 seats in the new parliament and the liberal all the group will take 102 seats now despite its heavy losses the center right european peoples party is still the biggest group with 167 seats and if we look at the 2 right wing populist blogs here on the right of our graphic we see them at 47 and 73 seats respectively putting them at 120 seats ok let's go live to brussels now where if you don't use teri schultz is standing by with reactions there terry europeans waking up to a new political reality today for the 1st time in 40 years the center as we've been hearing has shrunk no longer in command of the majority in the parliament what changes can it be business as usual well no brian it can't be business as usual because as we've been discussing the 2 largest political groups the european people's party and the socialists and democrats have lost their numerical advantages they are used to being able to make decisions in what's been called the grand coalition they didn't have to seek

it is going to take 22 members of the european parliament.again taking a story again, 12 seats, the republicans and the socialist once dominated french politics, not at the moment. this is what marine le pen said after the results came through. translation: emmanuel macron has no choice but to dissolve the national assembly and make it a more democratic election that finally reflects the real opinion of the country's people. we have not heard from emmanuel macron yet but we have heard from the french prime minister. translation: i welcome these results with humility, with humility but also with great determination to continue to gather the forces of progress of our country. determination to prepare for the future of our country. i will be working to continue the project of the president and the majority. so emmanuel macron did not win this one but he still has plenty of influence over what happens here in brussels. first of all as french president he is one of the most influential voices within the european council. the council represents the

allies not having performed as well as they had hoped, it will be less than 10% of the total european parliament and therefore it may not be so much an influence in brussels trying to change the e.u the endorsement he's gotten, the willingness to confront the european commission, its spending and taxation policies will once again be on the scrutiny. >> i think that's a terrific point, willem. i'd like to pick up on that when i talk about the u.k. because effectively we're talking about mandates for change and did this parliamentary election result give those opposition voices a mandate to effect on that and whilst i think that may be the case in italy, neither nigel or his brexit party have come out on top in terms of the he you parliamenta parliamenta parliamenta parliamentary division labor in third, the greens in fourth and theconservatives wa down in fifth at this point. but, of course, we have a conservative government here in power at the national level. so the question is can nigel 49er rar turn this into a mandate or pressure of losing it through the national parliament over my shoulder

parties include the jubilant greens resurgent in germany and set to become a big hitter in the european parliament women and the liberal ouda group also made significant gains their candidate might be to have a style year now has designed on the coming european commission president comes from living in europe thank you that monopoly of power is broken. and this is of course why we can do something else and i very much appreciate it was my colleague trying to more than just set that a coalition can be built of those who wants to do something. yellow vests protesters in brussels on sunday they see the e.u. is undemocratic everybody wants to change europe the fight over which way will be played out in the parliament and on the streets. ok now as the results come in from the 20 member countries of the the trends are now getting clear here are the projections for seats in the next european parliament let's look at that surge for starters for the greens to look likely to take 69 seats in new parliament the liberal all the group will be taking 102 seats despite its heavy losses the center right european

that italy will now be the contrary that will be forming the new pan assholes front in the european parliament. well brian that's certainly what some of the really would like this big win for him is a win for nationalism at the european level and for his project of building a pan-european alliance of nationalist parties in the new european parliament however there are still some questions concerning this alliance and how much it will really be able to matter in the new european parliament the 1st question regard to how these these countries these parties that have committed to this alliance are going to be able to work together to show a united front when they have a conflicting interest in some respects they have they have different i feel the asians towards russia for example so how are they going to be able to work together and that the other question is whether other bigger groups more traditional groups inside the european parliament are going to consider building a maybe a deals with the south alliance this is something that he certainly would like that would enable him to be part of the

how might that influence the role of the european parliament mr mark the european parliament is a lwa parliament is always seen as the beaker of the three compared with the commission and the council. it strengthens the parliament's and the council. it strengthens the pa rliament‘s hands and the council. it strengthens the parliament's hands in that they are the ones representing the people, look at as, you have always said we do not get enough turnout, so we do not have legitimacy to be with the grown—ups at the table. the high turnout will be one more argument that the parliament can actually have a say in things it does not at the moment. we are sitting amongst a few people enjoying a drink on what has become quite a chilly spring evening in brussels. we are digesting all the different dimensions of these results in the european parliamentary elections. if you want to send us any questions on any part of that story, details are on the screen throughout. inafew screen throughout. in a few minutes we will turn away from the brexit dimension of this story and return to france and germ

that means that the two main party groupings in european parliament, even the three party groupings, ng dealings and to listen to other political forces. to be honest, this is what the european union has been used to. it is of how this institution works, consensus building. and yet, some of the personalities in question have quite large personalities and they want to subvert some of the eu's workings, according to their message. yes, the media likes to pay a lot of attention to them, but they do not have sufficient force to storm out and to change everything. the mainstream parties, they might actually decide to stop talking to them or not engaging in dialogues and look at other forces. it is the politics of alliances within european parliament will shift. you don't have to look to italy to see people who are changing the status quo within the mainstream. president macron, we thought it would be a done deal with the ald and working with them, but it ain't necessarily so. he's flirted with them a lot, he's suggested that they will be together, but then ostentatiously he withdrew. so he

1st projected figures on how many seats each party group each block would have in the next european parliament let's take a look at some of those figures now the leftist european united left and nordica green bloc would take 44 seats so far the center left the social democrats get 149 seats the green to see their at around 6067 seats the liberal a l d e group would receive $94.00 seats the center right the european peoples party this is the biggest block of the parliament takes $163.00 seats then we have the euro skeptic conservatives the e.c. are taking 59 seats and then we come to the populist group so we have the s.d.d. at $46.00 seats and the new proposed far right european alliance of peoples and nations the purple you see there at $73.00 seats the remaining 5056 seats going to other smaller parties let's go right to brussels our bureau chief mike hoffman has been a roping in some of the key players there in brussels for us tonight max take it away. boy talk about key players sumi good to vist a are with me she's not only the commissioner for competition but she's also maybe the next pres

become a big hitter in the european parliament. and our family ah. we achieved this because 90 many people took to the streets for climate protection because many many young people were ready to fight for climate protection in schools universities in sports halls. please they are here these results are the votes of those people who are active on the net and those who are active in companies and small communities also in chambers of trade who said go and vote this is our election that is change europe together and that. yellow vests protestors in brussels on sunday they say the e.u. is undemocratic. everyone wants to change europe. the fight over which way will be played out in parliament and on the streets. let's go right to proselyte our bureau chief max hoffman is standing by for us there he's been covering the vote for us max you could say it's been a pretty underwhelming result for the established parties in this vote how has that gone down in brussels. for the established parties and surprisingly that didn't go down too well for others like the

including the position of commission president mainstream political parties suffered big losses in european parliament elections however the center rising european peoples party will remain the knowledge is strong voter turnout was nearly 51 percent the highest in 20 years. austrian chanceless about his government.

european parliament when she will have the. nation.y the european people if you vision for the e.u. after the next election well i suspect that the e.u. will continue to muddle along because there's not yet a consensus for the type of reform that karen's talking about that might develop one day but i think you know what people really have to ask themselves are it is what's the alternative right now if you want to get out of europe would that really be better and even for people in france and elsewhere who might not be particularly when they look at the details of what that would mean they often conclude that the alternative is even worse than their current reality. thank you for those thoughts nevertheless thank you for being here today on. the upcoming european elections stay with us covering the election polls over the weekend thanks for joining us hope we can you. odd. to me. 1949 grand breaking new year for gemini history. 2 german states a mansion with nasty different political systems for people on either side it's a radical new

momentum has fielded candidates for the upcoming european parliament elections. the party has a practical reason for supporting the european union hungary is one of the largest recipients of e.u. funding. for the. top of that financial support could change because of or bans policies. that we want to get in the parliament to show people that hungary is more than viktor orbán we are part of hungary to reason or here. we're now back in brussels d'anna to live in is with us today. this one jefferson got that right and now i'm in the chamber where all the votes and events take place that. can also be off my excited and passionate and i just had cash oh well i think it's totally cool to be in the same room with. the other politicians debate important issues and they're not under me yet i think they make decisions that can affect people's lives i think of this a little intimidating a oh yes there's so much power in this room. now she'll have followers on an important committee vote on the internet copyright you know. the equipment it's not an illegal affairs committee i

is in all of this and that all of the current and these are the current to groupings in the european parliament which don't include a possible new far right to group in the world is a strange and complicated place so let's take a look at the left european united left of the nordic green block look like taking 47 seats serve. the s. and diesel democrats like getting 147 seats in the greens 66 the liberal. group would get 79 seats on these projections in the center right european peoples party the biggest group like taking 174 seats and we have the euro skeptic conservatives there with 62 seats and then we have the populists the e.f.t. they get 56 and the and if 59 seats the remaining 61 seats award on these projections go to smaller parties. let's go through those figures with our brussels our bureau chief maxell hoffman whelk a match those these are the 1st figures.

so, from outside the european parliament, let's get to work. talk you through the main points. this is how the new parliament is shaping up, and a loss across europe for centrist parties. the established, traditional heartland for eu politics. some very good results in france, italy and the uk for far right parties. the greens have done well in germany, and the uk, and a big moment across the continent was the turnout, the highest for a european election since 1994. here's ramzan karmali with an update. these are the projections stopping the european people's party, the christian democrats, the social democrats, they don't have a majority in this house. here's ramzan karmali with an update. over 200 million people have cast their votes in 28 countries across the european union. that's a turnout of 51%, the highest in 20 years. their verdict? well, it's been a bad night for the mainstream parties that currently make up the coalition within the european parliament. the leader of the christian democrats in germany, the party of the current chancell

the biggest country within it 96 members in the european parliament. look like in most other european countries the pro european forces still have a vast majority in germany if you add them up but the landscape is fragmenting and that's the trend in many european countries in germany you see the demise not just of the social democrats but also of merkel's party the christian democratic union if you take voters under the age of 60 most of them actually voted for the green party and voters under the age of 3033 percent made the greens the strongest party is only if you take in pensioners the c.d.u. managed to come on on top you have an urban rural fragmentation the greens were strongest in the big cities and you have an east west fragmentation the if he didn't do particularly well in the west but it did extremely well in many states in the east it came in strongest in sex and he with 25 percent and in another state in brandenburg it became strongest party and was 2nd strongest in all the other states and these 3 of these states will have local elections s

save europe's christian soul which way will the continent turn that's our debates from the european parliament here in the heart of brussels. thank you. thank. you hello and welcome to the conference on the debate battle lines are being drawn ahead of the european elections with more than four hundred million people eligible to vote and increasingly it's a europe of stark contrasts last week about a thousand fascist sympathisers gapes to farm salutes and clashed with riot police in milan this information campaigns are said to be running at full tilt and commission president john told her as warned that if nationalist parties on the margins of the right and left take the upper hand it would mean the end of liberal democracy and free society so on issues ranging from migration to rule of law or security and sovereignty our panelists have plenty to argue about something insulters a dutch m.e.p. and first vice president of the alliance of liberals and democrats for europe she's a member of several parliamentary committees including civil liberties. dominic is a member of the polish parliament for

sort of get together was conservatives and sort of make this big get quasar a coalition in the european parliamentand. they have been warnings from several european countries from the netherlands from germany's from conservatives there who said don't do it see austria as a dire warning lot of fast moving developments thanks to bob levey still in vienna for following all of them for us and now we'll take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world u.s. president on the trump has tweeted a stark warning to tehran writing if iran wants to fight that will be the official end of iran never threaten the united states again the remarks come in response to comments from iran's revolutionary guard saying it is not afraid of war. voting in india's national elections has ended and exit polls suggest india's prime minister narendra modi will increase his majority modi focus heavily on national security during the campaign which helped to rally his v.j. the party's hindu nationalist base over 900000000 people were eligible to vote in the world's largest democratic election. a bomb blast ha

come to kind of have a song being sung by committee and the involvement european union most people don't understand the parliament and the commission and the european council so you need to have a face you need of a face that you can associate where politics need to face you can associate policies and a face you can associate were promises so that if those promises. and to delivered the promises that person made 5 years ago you can punish them in their block on who is going to be the next face of europe nobody knows because if you look at it as blocks there are several blocks in the european parliament center right block center left bloc in the liberal and green left bloc and you have to you have to work out sort of a new a new a new majority in the parliament so the person who finished 1st was munfordville ever from the european people's party groups that's mostly conservatives an interest in democrats he may be the next president of the european commission but he might not be so it will all depend on the horse trading that's going to happen now but what i find is really interesting but also gives us a sense tha