today i'm talking to constantine cooler head of the german f.t.p. party's national youth organization welcome to our show mr cool thank you. for coolest akula you're only twenty eight years old you have already completed two state examinations in law and are a newly elected delegate of the german bundestag between the two of you there are so many nice jobs out there why did it have to be politics. well the good thing is i learned a different profession first time a lawyer by training i might not have worked as one for long just for a while after my second state examination but it's important to me to have a profession i trained for life you never know when your term in office only lasts for four years and it may well be over then but even if it is there will be other options for me but for now it's great to have this opportunity at twenty eight i mean the average age of bundestag m.p.'s is about fifty so being able to contribute at twenty eight is a real gift a great honor. but you laid the groundwork early on when you join germany's young liberals

would take this issue a bit further i sometimes feel the f.t.p. is a bit too silent on environmental politics and in how they communicate to the public i hope that the coalition talks will help us to see that the environment can also be an issue for a liberal party though i wouldn't say it's my favorite issue i'm more interested in domestic and legal affairs as well as european politics but the f.t.p. still needs to drill deeper into the subject of climate policy is definitely. either way freedom or state we are wrecking our planet mr cool isn't it finally time to fix a date to phase out combustion engines problem. and we're happy to talk about dates but this state must take into consideration that there's a difference between rural and urban areas and that it makes a difference whether this state is set by the state or if engineers who understand the technology much better very example than i do say this is the date we walked. we also need to consider that in constituencies like mine there are communities for whom it makes a difference if i say h

today i'm talking to constantine cooler head of the german f.t.p. party's national youth organization welcome to our show mr cooler thank you. mr cooler you're only twenty eight years old you have already completed a two state examinations in law and are a newly elected delegate to the german bundestag between the two of there are so many nice jobs out there why did it have to be politics. well the good thing is i learned a different profession first time a lawyer by training i might not have worked as one for a long just for a while after my second state examination but it's important to me to have a profession i trained for you never know your term in office only lasts for four years and it may well be over then but even if it is there will be other options for me but for now it's great to have this opportunity at twenty eight i mean the average age of bundestag m.p.'s is about fifty so being able to contribute at twenty eight is a real gift a great honor. but you laid the groundwork early on when you joined germany's young liberals when you were

live from berlin a crisis looms in germany after coalition talks break down the business friendly f.t.p. party says it's pulling out of the go she ations to forge a new government it cited a lack of confidence in its negotiation partners will this mean fresh elections will bring you the latest. welcome to the show talks to form a new coalition government for germany have broken down after one of the parties involved withdrew from the negotiations the business friendly f.d.p. party says it had lost confidence in chancellor merkel's consist conservative alliance and the greens and had decided to withdraw from the table a news conference is expected to begin any time now in the meantime let's listen to what f.t.p. party leader christian lin had to say. to date no new movement no further movement was attained we took steps backward instead of making progress because agreed on compromises were once again thrown into doubt a few it became clear that the four parties involved could neither share a common vision for modernizing our country nor establish a foundation of trust. and. a common idea

and to the f.t.p. so they were never going to be easy partners and i think that in the end is really . despite you know the various tactics that might have been at play there i think that really is the basic problem and that hasn't gone away which is why linton has said now that he wouldn't you know entertain going back to that is going to it's interesting i mean there's not the greens and the conservatives they seem such an likely bedfellows but they have they do get along in one of the most important states in germany book. and secondly they're going to say divide it in any case but then on the day conservatives moved extremely to the left in these negotiations over asylum policy the greens moved also in sending back asylum seekers to safe countries like we'll continue to i mean there was movement there but the problem with the greens is that they are so it just. ok just to reduce or no for another word on first elections and i think so just like you for all of us to map out how long if that is the a

of a lack of will of not wanting to form a coalition the f.t.p. are the ones who have pulled out of the talks is that your impression the f.t.p. did not want to form a coalition. i think there are several indications for that i mean it does not the way they presented their withdrawal i think i read that as a strategic and deliberate decision to withdraw and that goes back i think to the to the experiences that the liberals have made and america from two thousand and nine to two thousand and thirteen and now they want to portray themselves as an independent party and then they're willing to do whatever it takes to to underline that over what do you see as the most likely scenario now moving forward now that these exploratory talks of failed new elections a minority government. minority government would be totally new but i mean we have to admit that the situation is extraordinary and maybe extraordinary means are called for but minority the minority government is not what the parliamentary system is all about it is about stable government that mean

and to the f.t.p. so they were never going to be easy partners and i think that in the end is really . despite you know the various tactics that might have been at play there i think that really is the basic problem and that hasn't gone away which is why linton has said now that he wouldn't you know entertained going back to that is going to it's interesting i mean there's not the greens and the conservatives they seem such an likely bedfellows but they have they do get along in one of the most important states in germany book. and secondly they're going to say divide that in any case but then on the day conservatives moved extremely to the left in these negotiations over asylum policy the greens moved also in sending back asylum seekers to safe countries like welcome to me there was movement there but the problem at the greens is that they are so it's hottest. ok just to reduce or no for another word on first elections and i think so just like you for all of us to map out how long if that is the avenu

the fourth player in the negotiations germany's liberal f.t.p. are also set on a positive outcome use a consulate's a new coalition at a federal level in germany could mean a new beginning in terms of policy. and we hope very much as free democrats that the other parties are bold enough to try it and. the four parties had hoped to have already finished with negotiations but with one self-imposed deadline now missed many expect there to be moved long nights ahead. let's get the latest on from t w political correspondent to charlotte potts who joins us from chancellor merkel's c.d.u. party headquarters in berlin welcome charlotte what are the big stumbling blocks. well there are many still left the big issues are migration climate and finances especially a migration last night basically the parties gave up negotiating on that family reunions for asylum seekers that is the big issue that the parties can't agree on and we've just heard that migration is not even a topic in today's negotiations it'll have to wait until two appear tomorrow today for a

or the f.t.p. certainly doesn't so it doesn't see itself as years ago i mean they they and this is one of the things that listeners pointed out he felt that he was being personally smirched by the greens during the talks because they suggested that he was years getting certainly the history of the party is not that of a euro skeptic party given you know its support for the euro and other things over judy was running out of time and i would just like to talk about i'm going to yeah down but not i don't. i'm going to make a list is there is a fantastic politician but she said two major bills now one is the election result of september and now the collapse the coalition talks and we can certainly under meccas no longer saleable but so her politics has come back with a book tell us it is no graciousness in politics and matthew it's interesting that your quote at the top of the show i was very intrigued by germany will remain stable with or without. well i think what you're hinting i mean that you enter

well the f.t.p. is really for a change in the course the f.t.p. is maintaining its senses i think it's too could have the power to bring the video back to its senses so it's unfortunate that the f.t.p. was singled out as the culprit in this i think they have a very very sensible direction so we don't know if there's going to be new elections but if they are going to be new elections i'm pretty certain be the f.t.p. and probably also the i have to be the opposition party that came into parliament with thirty point six percent of the vote will gain because this. is why the silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy so i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated we are going to have them here i mean if we look at the this first round of negotiations to form this coalition which obviously have failed why a new opinion did the three democratic party walk out. well they didn't walk out i mean the city you walked out on its formal law and it's not the c.d.u. i joined in ninety ninety o

the major issue seems though that the f.t.p. qantas side whether they are basically needing the liberal liberal voters that they built renewed the f.t.p. with or whether one official little bit on the right to the city you and get some voters that might have been disappointed with refugee policy so they're internally divided and sensually that is not a good position to be and if you want to run this kind of talks it's been about two months since germany held its elections was it too ambitious to think that these four parties that are indeed quite different have different positions on various issues as you said that they could form a government together. it wasn't vicious but i don't personally think it was too ambitious this is a democratic system in which all democratic parties should be able in theory to form a government where major compromise on the table even the green party was willing to accept some kind of compromise on migration and went towards the border or the so-called back end so that the right c.s.u. had put on th

and the f.t.p. i think this is the real deadline there so the talks could go on for another week and everybody knows there are no alternatives so it's not really a deadline talks continue but if these talks at some point do collapse there's a number of things that could happen let's take a look if the coalition talks between germany's union f.t.p. and green parties fail president stan maya will have to step in the german president would nominate merkel as chancellor sent her party the c.d.u. c.s.u. has the most parliamentary members parliamentarians with an vote on merkel as chancellor the president has two choices he either makes merkel the head of a minority government in which she has to continually look for new majorities. or he dissolves the german parliament thanks calls for new elections in two months . fresh elections a possible outcome which of these do you think is most likely. a minority government for instance would be a premier to the federal level have seen some try outs in the state l

the still a contentious issue and we have to remember these from the greens the business friendly f.t.p. and the conservatives they are odd bedfellows to begin with so it's been four really tough weeks of negotiations and we are not seeing the end of it yet that's because of the point about them being that follows because i know that these sorts of coalition talks here in germany last month so one wonders are really deadlocked or is it is just a is this just part of the game. it seems like they've been really deadlocked last night i mean this is why they extended it throughout this week and we're hearing that in new self said deadline is sunday night they're thinking if they can't find an agreement until sunday night then maybe they have to call it quits after so many weeks of negotiations but i mean there's still a lot lot of open issues to discuss and the parties were hoping yesterday to come to a conclusion one of the party members of the f.t.p. he said this morning that marriages at this point hang in the balance because the politicians can come home for the weekend and of course he

the business friendly f.t.p. and the pro environment green party i think exploring the formation of what would be a rather unusual governing coalition the bodies have been examining a raft of contentious issues and the differences between them among them are huge on migration the conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. wants an upper limit on refugee numbers which the greens of course they want to allow nearly all refugees to car for exams to be joined by family members on climate the parties are split on how to reduce german emissions the greens of want to shut down twenty cool fired power plants but that's opposed both why the c.d.u. c.s.u. and the f.t.p. turning then to agriculture conservatives and the f.t. against the greens call for ending industrial farming the greens want to freeze within twenty years and a greater emphasis put on organic farming and finally defense on the greens are alone in opposing greater military spending the conservative and the liberal f.t.p. want to increase a boon despairs budget in line with

but in the end to to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.o. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country is it from turmoil here and this is indeed to the unprecedented situation it's going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the i.o.c. the opposition party that will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that's once a change in the immigration policies their review of one of the most extraordinary stories of the past month the all the story in the lebanese prime minister and all the topsy turvy is going on that's coming up after the break plus the rest of the week's big stories stay with our teachers to. make this manufacture consent to stick to the public well. when the ruling class is protect themselves. with the final merry go round listen to the one percent. we can all middle of the room see. the real need for. i had a subscription for google alerts in german language and getting them every day out of

and it is exactly this common vision for the country that was missing the f.t.p. if the f.t.p. had agreed to this paper. put it we would have had to abandon our fundamental positions. mrs merkel has failed and it is about time that she goes. kate. we are facing a situation in the history of the federal republic of germany. which we never had before we know the difficult situation our country is in now. we are not prepared to enter a grand coalition so. we are not afraid of new elections. also coming up zimbabwe's president robert mugabe he survived a military coup last week he ignored a deadline to resign today next stop impeachment charges and an attack on his wife and child. allowed his wife to use it which has no power when she does not know right from government. we begin the day with the most powerful woman in the world weaker than she has ever been at home late last night after four weeks of marathon talks to form a new coalition government chancellor i'm going to marry her was forced to admit failure the free democrats known as the f.t.p. walked out of the talks saying i

but in the end to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country is in some turmoil here and that this is indeed to the unprecedented situation it's going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the i.c.c. the opposition party that will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that's once a change in the immigration policies still ahead on the weekly google's parent company has been busy making changes to its search engines especially when it comes to russian media so you for that story and he said. level blogs telling you on the idea that dropping bombs brings peace to the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battles still. to do socks trying to tell you to not be gossiping probably by falsehood to the point. i was. pulling out by. the all the hawks that we along with all good fun. and the culture is good for the big picture but it's. a real business which we need to mai

she could form a minority government with either the f.t.p.'s or the greens but she would have to win support from others on individual policies slowing down the process dramatically or she and president frank could decide to hold another election in the hope of ending or at least delaying this current stalemate. is there still ahead here on al-jazeera libya's volatile political and security situation is hurting oil production we'll tell you about its impact on small businesses also the cult leader and convicted mass murderer charles manson has died after more than forty years in prison to stay with us here on just. however we got some other cool and wet weather affecting parts of china over the next day or so that a cloud down towards southern most parts of say a fair bit of snow a little further north just around trunking province for say some very heavy snow coming through here for a time was how conditions and you can see for a frosty picture here showing up quite nicely cooler air does stay in place as we go on through tuesday chengdu a li

with a pro-business f.t.p. for a first time on a federal level in germany and they definitely blame the pro-business f.t.p. for ending these talks they believe it was their fault they didn't show the responsibility that was necessary but then you also meet people here and that is maybe the general mood that are quite prides about their way they negotiated in these talks they believe that they were united and that they fought hard for their topics like environmentalists policy and refugee policy without discussing internally with the greens they believe they were united. now far beyond the party conference behind you was going to discuss about entering formal coalition talks with chancellor merkel and her conservatives that is now out the window so what are they talking about at this party conference. well the most important thing is really that the party leaders those who were negotiating this so-called coalition that they report from inside these talks that they make clear what they promised the others what th

issues that are left that is mainly migration but also finance according to the business friendly f.t.p. party and the pressure is really high as well as the stakes are the press or especially time pressure because all parties want it actually to present the findings of tonight's negotiations to their party bases and to their committees and these events were already scheduled for tomorrow they're going to be pushed back to a later date and so the pressure is high the stakes are high as well and we'll see tomorrow where exactly new compromises can be found and if they can be found at all so negotiations set to be picked up picked up again now friday at noon is what we're hearing is it looking more likely that these talks are going to fail and what happens if they do. well we got some positive signals here tonight of course first of all but of course it's possible that they fail if they don't get the common ground they need on the remaining content contentious issues and so technically there is only one other option to form a government with this election resolved and that would include t

but in the end to to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we could see that the country is it from turmoil here and that this is indeed to the unprecedented situation if there are going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the ifi the opposition party will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy that i had on the weekly google's parent company has been busy making changes to its search engines especially when it comes to russian media so you know that story for the ninety's. i says was it too by americans by the israelis unfortunately by financial support of some. countries in the. for making on sick. manufactured. to public wealth. when the ruling class is protect themselves. when the family. lives and be the one person. nor middle of the room to. welcome back to r.t. i would emerge this week to google's parent companies working on the ranking

but in the end the jamaica coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.o. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct cannot work and we can see that the country is in some turmoil shouldn't that situation it's going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the i will gain because this is a significant part of the population that's once a change in the immigration policies saudi arabia may have eased its blockade on yemen but riyadh and its allies are still being accused of genocide we look into those claims after the. favorite buddy i'm stephen both. suspects ever proud american first of all i'm just george bush and are the two sides to this is my buddy max famous financial guru just a little bit different i'm just going to find your windows up with all the drama happening in our country i'm shooting the good have fun every day americans. look to the store to bridge the gap this is the great american people which. i says was it to. americans by the israelis unfortunately by financial support of some. control contr

but in the end the jamaica coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we could see the country. turmoil here. due to the unprecedented situation if they're going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the the opposition party will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy. planes carrying vital supplies of food and medicines have sort of arriving in the yemeni capital it comes after the saudi led coalition ease that blockade of the country where twenty million people are reportedly in desperate need of humanitarian assistance before riyadh took the decision to allow help through thousands of people have been rallying in the yemeni support city of her data and were accusing saudi arabia and its allies of genocide riyadh had been involved in yemen civil war since twenty fifteen if supporter of the ousted president against the huth the rebels is frequently been ac

she could form a minority government with the f.t.p.'s all the greens but she would have to win support from others on individual policies slowing down the process dramatically or she and president frank felt a style i might could decide to hold another election in the hope of ending or at least delaying this current stalemate. lebanon's prime minister is on his way to egypt on cheese says he makes his way back to beirut after a two week absence saad hariri is still in france and which is trying to mediate the political fallout from his surprise resignation he quit in the saudi capital on november the fourth and safe there for two weeks prompting suggestions that he was being detained mr hariri has promised to return to lebanon by when the say they are the harder has the latest from beirut. subtle freddie saying that he's going to clarify his position once he returned to beirut he also said that he will be attending independence day celebrations on wednesday but what is becoming clear is that position is not clear because if he is insist

but in the end to to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we could see that the country is it from turmoil here and that this indeed that on president situation we don't know if there's going to be new elections but if there are going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the ifi the opposition party that came into the parliament with thirteen point six percent of the votes will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that's once a change in the immigration policy so i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated that we are going to have them. still to come the political merry go round in lebanon since the shah come back for the pm and the swedish children's book teaching transgenderism the very young it's all after the break. the law of hard sell you on the idea that dropping bombs brings us. the chicken hawks forced me to fight the battle of. the new socks try to tel

but in the end to to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country is it from turmoil here that lead to the unprecedented situation we don't know if there's going to be new elections but if there are going to be new elections i've been pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the i.f.b. the opposition party that came into the parliament with thirteen point six percent of the votes will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy so i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated that we are going to have. you watching weekly here and i think still ahead here this hour good parent company has been busy making changes to jenkins especially when it comes to russian media saying why after the break. make this manufacture consensus instead of public wealth. when the ruling class is project themselves. with the famous merry go round be the one

in his speeches blame the liberal party the pro-business f.t.p. for the collapse of the talks. standing by for us at that green party conference to double his political correspondent for fonda mark so. to me of the co-leader i must say of the greens has been addressing the conference as i mentioned what has his take being on why they failed those coalition talks. first of all he really regrets that those coalition talks didn't six succeed he said it was a missed opportunity in the fields of environmental policy for example in the field of justice europe and he also clearly blame the f.t.p. the pro-business party that they were just seeing tactical reasons to quit these talks and that was not about content he also said the european partners that he talks to wouldn't really understand why this coalition wasn't possible in germany. and from here where does this all leave the greed and she did to him as dimia give any indication on the way forward. well as mia here said that the greens would still be ready to take responsibility in germany but he didn't really elaborate on how that

the pro-business f.t.p. would be a missed opportunity why do you think so. i think we could have achieved a lot for germany first of all germany would have got a government debt quick response to president micro in france to commission president we could also do something in the fight against climate change we could do more for social justice in germany we agreed on so many fields including that we have to invest more into digitalisation more into education the kind of things that the liberal said in the election committee didn't matter to them obviously they didn't matter as much as they said. the liberals have blamed merican for not being able to form this coalition for the wrong negotiation style and things like that what do you think about that is that true well to be honest i'm fed up with you know i hear all the time man complaining about strong women i mean this is so much old school liberal it's lost the last election because of themselves not because of our get american a foot still learnt their lesson from the previous election why they couldn't pa

but in the end the jamaica coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.o. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country is good from turmoil here and that this is indeed to the unprecedented situation we don't know if there's going to be new elections but if there are going to be new elections i'm pretty certain of the f.t.p. and probably also the ifi the opposition party that came into the parliament with thirteen point six percent of the votes will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy so i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated that we are going to have them. you're watching the weekend still to come as a society blockade that is making life unbearable for millions of yemenis we'll have the details in a cup and it's. the rebuttal from stephen. collingwood. guy suspects every proud american first of all i'm just george washington and r.v.'s do suggest this is my buddy max famou

but in the end to to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country is at some turmoil here and that this is indeed to the unprecedented situation we don't know if there's going to be new elections but if there are going to be new elections i've been pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the i.f.b. the opposition party that came into the parliament with thirteen point six percent of the votes will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy so i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated that we are going to have them. still ahead on the weekly gig whose parent company has been busy making changes to its search engines especially when it comes to russian media but have the details just off the press. the war hard sell you on the idea that dropping bombs brings. police the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battle for the dog. th

but in the end to to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country isn't some turmoil here and that this is indeed that unprecedented situation we don't know if there's going to be new elections but if there are going to be new elections i'm pretty certain of the f.t.p. and probably also the ifi the opposition party that came into the parliament with thirteen point six percent of the votes will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that's once a change in the immigration policy so i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated that we are going to have them still ahead on the weekly the political merry go round in lebanon since a shock comeback for the pm and why there's been a rise in suicides among french police officers even a couple of. the war hard sell you on the idea that dropping bombs brings police. the chicken hawks forcing you to fight the battle. for new socks for th

said the parties had made great efforts to come together the talks ended after the business friendly f.t.p. party pulled out due to irreconcilable irreconcilable differences with merkel's conservative alliance. thank. you.

but in the end the jamaica coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country is it from turmoil here and that this is indeed president of the situation it's going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the ifi the opposition party will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy. still ahead on the weekly google's parent company has been busy making some changes to its search engines especially when it comes to russian media and that story in ninety seconds. to make its manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling class is protect themselves. with the fine. be the one percent. we can all middle of the room. welcome back to the weekly i would emerge this week that google's parent companies working on stories from r.t. on the sputnik web searches the move would make articles harder to find alphabet boss eric schmidt's comments came at

but in the end to to make a coalition of the three the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.o. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that. cannot work and we could see that the country is in turmoil here but this indeed to the unprecedented situation it's going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the ifi the opposition party that will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that's once a change in the immigration policies r.t. faces more pressure from google's purr and company as the tech giant plans to make changes to its search engines that's just one of the stories right ahead. but politicians do sometimes. put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to express. some want. to go on to be press it's like before you can't be good. i'm interested in the why how. this should. and the culture is good now out of the big picture but it's it's a real business which we need to maintain we need to have it but it's no effect of the prospects at the moment go forward with

talks to form a new coalition government for germany appear to have a collapsed the business friendly f.t.p. party has announced it's pulling out of the talks for lack of confidence in the other parties. our correspondent husband is standing by outside the building where the talks have been taking place and here joins us now for the latest hans let's get right to it what are you hearing about the cause of why this broke down many many hours after the deadline which must have passed. well the entire delegation of the free democrats the look business friendly party walked out of these talks. they face the press and read a statement by its part by the party leader christian. which in essence what he said is that it would be better not to be part of a government than to be part of the wrong kind of government they felt that their issues the things that were important to them were not covered well enough in the coalition talks or in the attempts to form a coalition that have been going on for the last four weeks or more and they did not see any prospect of their interests being in fact met in th