it is the defect or opposition party in the federal parliament, even though it has only 12% of the votethe rule has been for the christian democrats and the social democrats to never govern with the far-right, whether it is at the municipal, regional, or national levels. they are toxic and must not be dealt with. timeit -- was the first the christian democrats voted since world war ii. it looks like the far-right has a disruptive effect if you will on a national political events because of what -- what happened regionally caused angela merkel's successor to resign. they are not entering governments at the national or regional levels. it is a power to cause harm and block things from happening then actual power in itself. >> ireland's political landscape has been shaken up. this after they left wing populist party at sinn fein secured the most votes. mary lou mcdonald says the election was a ballot box revolution. the two centrist parties fiona gail -- find --find gail here's a look at the woman who led the party to victory. >> mary lou mcdonald on paper is an unlikely leader of a sinn f

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in the federal parliament then numbers are too small to be more than an irritant to the mainstream parties but out in the state parliament spitting in the east they are much more numerous and now they are raising their voice many germans a deeply worried by what they're hearing dominic kane al-jazeera berlin. so let's bring in our guests for today's discussion from poland which run by who is a political analyst and professor in european studies at stanford university and then skype from strasbourg we're joined by alan neumann member of the european parliament for the german greens but also in berlin mona. activist and project coordinator for the regional sense of education integration and democracy a pearl in based nongovernmental organization welcome to inside story all of you let's start with you when did it start to and why has it gone so wrong on a graph crime. well if you try to become the successor of a party leader and the chancellor who was elected in 2005 which means now 15 years of being in power and walking in her footsteps is quite something and there has been no discussion abo

the or the war just opposition group in parliament so what we saw could it have consequences at the federal level i think that it already did it because as i said the city when the afghan interim jet broke a promise not to collaborate with the a d i think that damaged their credibility also on a federal level and keep in mind that both are going to back of the chancellor and i think that come on the leader of the christian conservatives the c.d.u. did not approve off that election. come combo or try to intervene to make sure that this would not happen well it still happened and i think it shows us that that might not have complete control over the party at all times if there's an obvious disconnect there in that party for sure on your call as always on your we appreciate your insights and your reporting thank you. a group of celebrities and politicians in germany they have launched an appeal to have weekend leaks founder julian assange released from prison in britain more than 130 public figures are urging the u.k. to follow the advice of the you when. you're on torture to release us all an

party is now the largest opposition party in germany's federal parliament and with all of that in mind you can understand the delicate balancing act the german president faced today at the official commemoration ceremony in dresden vulture steinmeyer spoke of the suffering and loss of the people on the ground the germans on the ground that public acknowledgement of the victims unthinkable just a couple of decades ago speaks to the role of time in the evolution of a nation's remembrance culture the president also issued a warning for the present and the future saying the memory of the bombing of dresden must not become a weapon for extremists he urged germans to defend the accuracy of history saying that in and of itself is an act of defending democracy. 75 years on that tristen bombing still home. a funeral mounts. by mozart set the tone for a somber ceremony interest in the palace of culture. the message from germany's president never forget. in the long. list on sincere remembrance and enables us to see and understand the familiar as well as the unfamiliar it enables us to empathize

remind our viewers to the the of the far right party is the largest opposition party in the federal parliament here in germany and we know that this demonstration they're holding but they also had a booth set up claiming to give people the real information about the history of what happened in dresden what role is just far right party playing in what result today in germany remembers dressed it's not the only the party itself but it could we can talk about immediately about what what we've just seen that this is exactly why the german president today used all of his moral. moral values in his speech in a very strong beach one of the strongest of him i've ever heard and listened to saying this what's coming here from the far right is not the narrative of all of our history of the term history of the liberal of this liberal open society it's a no democrats have to stand up against every real whiting of history what noonish just mentioned. have to stand up against the use of victims and again there's a quote about it was a 100000 to make terms and race in or as a matter of fact it was 25000 accor

party for example that's the biggest opposition in the federal parliament where you are they are known for being sympathizers of the far right i mean you have to do business there legitimately elected to parliament yes how do you do that they are and i would say one 3rd of them right wing extremists the old n.p.t. . of the public on a you know a country so they are still there now in the deed so we have to be clear we don't cooperate or we don't work with them together and we have to separate them because there are some who went to the a of d. because of the euro issues europe stability issues there and we have to ask them why and how can you be in such a party which accepts that one 3rd of the party is extremist but i think that's your she really a danger there and you ignore them though that that's actually going to fuel the fire that we shouldn't ignore them we should tell the people this is not an alternative the answers are not real answers they try to divide the society they try to bring down the government to destabilize a country and then they want to seek that chance to bring

by agreement of all parties, today is going to be a day of condolence for the federal parliament, commemoratingum of bushfires. the prime minister has made some policy announcements by providing some more detail around the royal commission which is going to be held into those fires, but largely a day of ceremony and condolences for the terrible fires. and yet i was just looking at the figures, it is less than nine months after what he described as that miracle that saw him re—elected. his approval rating isi re—elected. his approval rating is i think the lowest since he took office. he has a repair job to do. he certainly does, and when parliament gets back to its usual business tomorrow, it will expect to be a fairly torrid session, the australian prime minister came under extraordinary pressure over the summer, first for refusing to meet with more than 30 fire chiefs who sought a meeting to brief him on what they saw as a catastrophic fire season coming. he then went on holiday with his family to hawaii during the worst periods of the fires, again came under extreme criticism for abandoning h

in the federal parliament then numbers are too small to be more than an irritant to the mainstream parties but out in the state parliaments particularly in the east they are much more numerous and now they're raising their voice many germans a deeply worried by what they're hearing dominic kang al-jazeera berlin. movie history has been made to hollywood's biggest night in cinema with the 1st known english language film taking home the top prize at the oscars film parasite won best picture as well as 3 other awards beating the war film 917 which had been tipped to win reports from hollywood. and they are scared goes to. parasite i am knight of triumph for south korean cinema and director paul june home for the 1st time in the oscars 92 year history a film in a language other than english one the top award surprising many critics and so-called hollywood insiders. bongs critically acclaimed story of wealth class power and deceit swept best director best screenplay and best international feature film in addition to best picture. thank you i mean i think country next morning thank you. renee ze

in the federal parliament then numbers are too small to be more than an irritant to the mainstream parties but out in the state parliaments particularly in the east they are much more numerous and now they are raising their voice many germans a deeply worried by what they're hearing dominic kane al-jazeera berlin. nearly 8000000 mexicans have some form of disability now for many getting to work can be a challenge but an organization in the capital is training people to wheelchairs to help them get around the city and as monrovia pollo reports from mexico city it hopes to increase accessibility for an estimated 500000 people. it's the morning rush in mexico city and julio lopez is on his way to work navigating the metro system here can be quite hectic and it's no lesser challenge when you're forced to commute in a wheelchair in recent years the mexican capital has improved in terms of access for the disabled and many of the city's public transit stations have become wheelchair accessible just when among the living it isn't uncommon however for julio to have to rely on the kindness of strang

put forward by partisan support to be ratified and ratified very quickly without delay in our federal parliamentof a think you'll see as weeks go by that you'll have that bipartisan support at our federal level. i think it is one more step for us building that continental infrastructure that we need to ensure we have a stronger economy and not just in our respective nations but across north america. and so i do want to take the opportunity on behalf of all of the premieres to say thank you to each and every one of you in this room and the u.s. administration for the trade agreement we now have. >> not to interrupt but we want to thank you because our two organizations in the governors and the premieres working together we want to thank you for your leadership as well. [applause] we are just gonna go down the line and let each of you. >> hello my name is i am the premiere of her back which also includes montrÉal, as you can hear we speak french in quÉbec, i am a new premier, and i started a new party. last year we won a majority government for the next four years. so now i have to deliver the goo

support for that agreement to be ratified, and ratified very quickly, without delay in our federal parliament, and i think you will see, as the weeks go by, that you will have that bipartisan support at our federal level. and i think there is one more step for us to building that continental infrastructure that we need to ensure that we have a stronger economy, and not just in our respective nations but across north america, and so i do want to take the opportunity on behalf of all of the premieres, to say thank you to each and every one of you in this room, and the u.s. administration for the trade agreement that we now have. >> and not to interrupt, but we want to thank you, bought our two organizations and the governors and the premieres working together to try to make this happen, we want to thank you for your leadership as well. [ applause ] >> so we're just going to go down the line and each of you go ahead. >> my name is francois ago, the premiere of quebec, so quebec includes montreal, as you can hear, we speak french in quebec, i'm a new premiere, i was an entrepreneur, and i started

the federal parliament of germany the german born this time has reaffirmed the special responsibility to what is going to be into important was a new shift that of implemented $89.00 and that of june 2004 it was the 20th century's 1st genocide an estimated 100000 ethnic herero unama people died at the hands of german colonial troops and present day namibia between the year 190495 for a long time berlin refused to call the killings a genocide but that changed back in 2015 germany and the may be are now in talks about a joint declaration on the massacre and so i want to start off with you these talks are taking place but you're actually quite critical of these talks explain to us why who has decided that they should be tool special invoice upwind that it was the 2 governments without our knowledge so you feel left out we feel we at delhi excluded in the process you feel the same way miss hoffman very much the same way we are excreted. i am. easy to. see here and there she. was just like the air did. everyone to know what the salute oral sex and the snake eating fish did me but i believe

in the federal parliament the numbers are too small to be more than an irritant to the mainstream parties but out in the state parliaments particularly in the east they are much more numerous and now they're raising their voice many germans a deeply worried by what they're hearing dominic king zira perlin a russian court has handed down length the sentences to 7 activists the state is accusing of trying to overthrow the government the authority say the better part of a group called set which means network but rights groups and lawyers say the charge is a fabricated in the men who've been tortured into giving false confessions their sentences range between 6 and 18 years opposition afic figure alexina valmy tweeted that the sentences were horrific and the group is a fictitious terrorist organization still in care and which battered britain over the weekend has caused more chaos as it continues to sweep across europe called storm sabine in germany and else a new way meteorologists say the worst has passed but in a still in effect of the reports of several deaths linked to the extreme weathe

in the federal parliament then numbers are too small to be more than an irritant to the mainstream parties but out in the state parliament spectacularly in the east they are much more numerous and now they are raising their voice many germans a deeply worried by what they're hearing dominant cane al-jazeera in. arlen's fianna fáil party has managed to win the most parliamentary seats in its general election but only just a surge in support for a left wing nationalist shin fein has redefined the political landscape for got $38.00 seats out of $160.00 only one more than shin fein and 3 more in the prime minister's party that means no outright majority for any of them and complicated negotiation has to come. here as president has unveiled his budget for 2021 to congress should he win a 2nd term in office and the election later this year is proposing a $4.00 trillion dollars plan it's the largest in federal history and it includes an increase in military spending and more money for his border wall with mexico and many hawker reports from washington. to really understand the priorities of u.s.

in the federal parliament their numbers are too small to be more than an irritant to the mainstream parties but out in the state parliaments particularly in the east they are much more numerous and now they are raising their voice many germans a deeply worried by what they're hearing dominic king al-jazeera berlin. was counting well into a 2nd day in the irish election and it looks likely the 3 top parties will finish with similar numbers of seats setting up complex coalition negotiations island operates a single transferrable vote system which takes time to count last time the final result took 6 days to confirm but whatever happens left wing nationalist party shin fein is the main when are breaking the political domination of the federal and fianna foil parties which is lasted almost a century. u.s. president donald trump has unveiled his budget for 2021 to congress should he win a 2nd time in office and the election later this year is proposing a $4.00 trillion dollar plan it's the largest in federal history and it includes an increase in military spending and more money for his border w

left wing a leader of the centrist elite and bowlen is not a willing to accept that in a federal state parliament elects a liberal to be prime minister because they say he has the support of the wrong after all party if he into the 2nd largest force and people voted for them it shows and which states democracy in germany is now after a long government of and good are merkel to lead the regional federal government and you left it through fascists this is a. group of a job whose it's not a question of legal it's a quest question of politics and this year. of course in the professional political. system on the federal level you are professional you move all and you think forward ritchson are you. and if you know that sooner you can happen the. trick tries to bring in. government religion to meet it it's all just politics you should do anything to him. as the us election race heats up twitter and you tube have announced changes to the way they'll fight dr materials are quite out looks at the tech giants and vague wording and the new rules. we all like a good many i know i do and that's why i'm here t

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left wing a leader of the centrist elite and bowlen is not a willing to accept that in a federal state parliament elects a liberal to be prime minister because to say he has the support of the wrong after all party f.t. into renia the 2nd largest force and people voted for it shows in which state democracy in germany is now after government of i get our merkel to lead a. regional federal government. through fascist this is the group of job it's not a question of legal it's a quest question of politics the next year and this year. of course in the professional political. system on the federal level you are professional you move all and you think forward rich scenarios. and if you know that sooner you can happen the. trick tries to bring in. government to legitimated that it's all just politics you should do anything to him . now in a blow to the democrats caucus votes in the u.s. state of iowa is still being calculated 2 days on nafta or an era an application recording election day to stop publication of the results and just as key primaries are coming up to twitter and you tube announced changes

political left wing a leader a centrist a leader bolen is not a willing to accept that in a federal state parliament elects a liberal a to be prime minister because to say he has the support of the wrong. of the wrong party if he into the 2nd largest force and people voted for them and we had a choice between a liberal which if he supported a very hard core left wing politician and now merkel says it's better to vote if former communist of the former communist east german state party instead of a liberal so it's the mosque ing for the central and it's so big a huge victory for if the unit of way. i just want to pick up on something you said because that was pretty much the question i wanted to ask i find this extremely confusing it seems as though parliamentarians voted in a democratic process and for some reason certain people don't like the result but were there any rules broken any laws broken what is it that people are unhappy about. no. it was completely following the rules parliament voted with this majority for this liberal and it is clear that our deputies from f.t. also supported this liber