across the continent so this isn't something that's just been limited here to austria where the freedom party has become the well they've cemented their role and made huge gains as the third party here it's something we're seeing all across the board in your mind arty's could write about life in vienna thank you. well let's get some of the global news for you in brief here on the program with the world update now if you will be. taking to the streets in the capital in a mass government rally protesters demanding the scrapping of the country's terrorist law and the release of political prisoners demonstrators claim the legislation is being misused for cracking down on opposition activists and journalists but officials say the protestors are simply trying to glorify convicted terrorists. and thousands in pakistan of gathered for a funeral service for the dozens killed in a devastating blast in the city of peshawar the mourners were joined by the relatives of one family who lost sixteen members in the attack they died when a car bomb went off near a police station in a market area destroying nea

and austria's far right freedom party gets a quarter of the votes in sunday's general election all amid growing support for right wing political groups across europe. good morning from moscow where it's now it just after ten am on monday. top world headlines for this hour. the israeli prime minister is on a mission to thwart iran's recent efforts to unfreeze its relations with the west binyamin netanyahu claims to run sweet talk is just a trick to buy the country's nuclear program more time and he's vowing to prove it to the white house and at the u.n. general assembly middle east correspondent paula now taking a look at what to expect from the israeli leaders so-called counter offensive. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in the united states where he will be meeting with the american president barack obama and also addressing the united nations general assembly the focus of that address and his meetings will be on iran and here the israeli prime minister's message is quite simple don't trust the rain ians netanyahu has ordered his government members not to give comments

the freedom party of austria had made significant gains its critics call it xenophobia its leader thanks to differ being true i don't hate foreigners. even so the party adopted a different campaign tactic than it had done in previous elections their issue hidden message about religious values and a sense of talking about love your neighbors which is a very catholic way of talking about issues but of course the hidden message behind was that this is against islam or against muslims also flying the anti you roofline is a stroke canadian billionaire frank stronger who come dems the single currency is the road to rack and ruin. we need to stop creating every high. she spends more money than. most of europe's recent elections of the nail biters for politicians desperate to keep their jobs of being economies is different it's doing relatively fine what's happening here is brussels assistance with bailouts and encroachments own sovereignty is given the right. to beat them with peace. and over the web site for you right now the path of the olympic flame. is make their way by plane and. bring the

well the big story from sunday's ballot is that the far right freedom party in austria picked up almost a quarter of the vote now what that means is that they've really increased the amount of their popularity here in the country they campaigned this time on a not just an immigration policy but also on a. policy on a very much a euro skeptic campaign and that seen them both draw in the voters from by the by the sackful not just those though also the euro skeptic parties will be in the in the parliament here in austria and this is something that we're seeing not only here in austria but we've seen in norway where the government there came to power on well very strong immigration policy saying that they would put limits on immigration there in sweden week earlier this year we saw riots in the to be reachin of stockholm that seen a rise. in support for right wing governments in that country also denmark where they think they have the right wing party they're the they're the the danish people's party all the third party people like money on the pen name fronts in the the french national fro

austria's far right freedom party gets a quarter of the votes in sunday's general election all amid growing support for right wing political groups all across europe. terra its grip on africa islamist militants carry out a mass murder of students in nigeria just a week after a separate group conducted a deadly attack on a shopping mall right in the kenyan capital. the israeli prime minister vows to prove to the u.s. and the u.n. that iran's change of tone is nothing but a smokescreen recent signals of iran's relations with the west failed with netanyahu is a combative stance. thanks for joining us here on r t today. was top headlines. in austria the right wing freedom party has scooped up almost a quarter of the vote in sunday's general election it echoes a right swinging trend seen in many european countries and peter all of us now has this report from vienna. well the big story from sunday's ballot is that the far right freedom party in austria picked up almost a quarter of the vote now what that means is that they've really increased the amount of of their popularity here in the country

with the freedom party making large games. >> the social democrats created -- greeted the results with applause. their share has dropped but it should be enough to continue the coalition with the conservative austrian people's party. so they remain upbeat. >> this is a clear sign the social democrats are still number one. we therefore have the right to form a government. they ran a fantastic election campaign. >> the chancellor had every reason to go to the polls in a confident mood. escaped thehas crisis unscathed and the unemployment rate is among the lowest in the eu. but the lead for other parties have narrowed. the freedom party is protected -- is projected to come make close first. >> it is a success. we are the winners this evening and we delivered the unexpected. >> the other winners are funded by a billionaire businessman. with more than five percent of the vote, the skeptic party is set to enter parliament for the first time. it could prove a challenge for the grand coalition. >> british prime minister david cameron has called for radical changes to britain's tied with the eu

but the far right freedom party is no laughing matter. "love your neighbor" reads the slogan, a barely disguised message against anyone deemed foreign. then, there are the newcomers. a party set up by the austrian canadian billionaire, owner of car parts giant magna international. he's pumping 25 million euros into his campaign. his political program remains vague. what is known is that he has deep pockets. this man says he needs money for equipment for a local youth project. >> i can say right now that we will support you. >> the comedienne has seen it all before. >> people used to look up to the royals for guidance. if a billionaire comes along, it's a bit like an emperor arriving. >> is party has around seven percent support in the polls. >> it's about time the old parties had something to fear. the socialist do not deserve the word social in their name and the people's party the word people. >> it's good that things are being shaken up. >> the smaller parties could be the big winners despite a robust performance under the grand coaliti

austria's far right freedom party gets a quarter of the vote in sunday's general election growing support for rightwing political groups all across europe. tara tightens its grip on africa is the most militant carry out a mass murder of students in nigeria just a week after a separate group conducted a deadly attack on a shopping mall in the kenyan capital. the israeli prime minister has to prove to the u.s. an un. change of tone is nothing but a smokescreen as recent signals of a thawing in tehran relations with the west fail to soothe the binyamin netanyahu combative stance. good morning from moscow where it's just after eleven am on monday i'm. for this our europe is witnessing a surge in support for far right parties a right wing populists have just swept to power in norway greece's golden dawn is the country's third largest political group and then austria the right wing freedom . almost a quarter of the vote in sunday's general election a short while ago i spoke to. from the. well the big story from sunday's ballot is that the fall right freedom polity in austria picked up almost a

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in australia the right wing freedom party house scooped up almost a quarter of the vote in sunday's general election and a riot swinging trend seen in many european countries. on a report from vienna. but it looks likely that the coalition of the social democrats and the people's party will continue to rule here in austria however the most interesting thing to come out of sunday's vote was the rise in popularity of the far right freedom party they come paying by saying that they wanted to see an end to bailouts of failing economies in europe using austrian taxpayers' money also they wanted to see a restructuring or even a and a but getting rid of the the single currency all of those things appealing to the the austrian votes are right now but it's just worn the old the right wing parties across europe that have been gaining popularity now across the european union we've seen in norway a right wing government there coming to power based on immigration promises promises to cap immigration in the country also in sweden the rise in the right wing we saw just earlier this year riots in the spiri

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most interesting thing to come out of sunday's vote was the rise in popularity of the far right freedom party they campaigned saying that they wanted to see an end to bailouts of failing economies in europe using austrian taxpayers money also they wanted to see a restructuring or even a an a but i'm getting rid of the the single currency to all of those things appealing to the the austrian votes are right now but it's just warm the old right wing parties across europe that have been gaining popularity now across the european union we've seen in norway a right wing government there coming to power based on immigration promises promises to cap immigration in the country also in sweden the rise in the right wing we saw just earlier this year riots in the speed region of stockholm they were based on the on the immigration mostly we've seen politicians there campaigning hard on all the anti immigration standpoint and also in hungary we've seen the the rights of right wing parties what we are seeing is an increase in the right wing parties in countries in europe becoming the legitimate third party

and austria's far right freedom party gets a quarter of the votes in sunday's general election all amid growing support for right wing political groups across europe.

the freedom party of austria have made significant gains in the polls heading into sunday's election. its critics call it xenophobia its leader begs to differ being out of australia i don't have foreignness. even so the party adopted a different campaign tactic than it had done in previous elections their issue hidden in the message about religious values and a sense of talking about love your neighbors which is a very catholic way of talking about issues but of course the hidden message behind was that this is against islam or against muslims also flying the anti euro flying is a stroke canadian billionaire frank stronger who come dems the single currency is the road to rack and ruin. we need to stop creating debt every housewife knows that if she spends more money than she earns they'll all land in the parameters most of europe's recent elections of being nailed by it is for politicians desperate to keep their jobs amid limping economies austria is different it's doing relatively fine what's happening here is brussels persistence with bailouts and encroachments on sovereignty has gi

of collapse following the announcement that five ministers from silvio berlusconi's people of freedom party plan to resign. the vice premier made the announcement a day after prime minister enrico letta said his coalition partners would support him in a vote of confidence. tensions have been rising since the former's conviction for tax evasion. joining us now on the line from rome is patty. give us some more of the background to this news. >> the events have accelerated very fast in the last week. the straw that broke this particular camel's back came midweek when the current prime , enrico letta, was in , doing a roadshow to encourage investors, particularly north american italy in, to invest in 2014. while he was doing that, at the very moment he was meeting on wall street, mr. berlusconi held a meeting with his on parliamentarians, in which he accused the left of criminal .deology he called on all his parliamentarians to resign. if he did that when mr. let 'er mr.turned back from -- when letta returned back from new , by not going ahead with that cabinet meeting he stopped the government

we spoke to a representative in the justice freedom party who works at the party's newspaper say the court ruling comes as no surprise. >> it's a continuation of what the military leaders are doing in egypt. again, after july 3rd, and now the freedoms are banned in egyptians, freedom of speech. >> i'm joined on the line by our correspondent in cairo. we're not naming her for security reasons. tell us what has the reaction been to this court ruling? actually, what does it mean in practical terms of the muslim brotherhood. >> we've been trying to get clarification on that, and we managed to speak to a spokesperson of whether a to test rally over egypt over the last weeks or months. whether they will be banned, whether the police will be allowed to go in and arrest people. the military is saying there is no law to keep the protests from continuing. they're under the umbrella of the anti-coup line. it includes the muslim brotherhood group, but other groups who disapprove of the oustindisposing of mohamed mors. they certainly don't want to inflame the situation. they're being criticized as

. >> the freedom party in austria made significant gains. critics call it xenophobic. its leader begs to differ. >> i love austria. i don't hate foreigners. >> even so, the party adopted a different campaign tactic that it had in previous elections. >> the message about religious values, the sense of talking about them a lot your neighbors. that is a very catholic way of talking about issues. the hidden message -- >> also, flying the anti-euro flag is the billionaire who condemns the single currency. >> we need to stop creating debt. every housewife knows that if she spends more money than she earned, they will all land in the poor house. >> most of europe's recent elections have been nailbiter's for politicians desperate to keep their jobs in limping economies. austria is different. it is doing relatively fine. what is happening here is brussels assistance with bailouts and encroachments on sovereignty has given the far right a convincing rod to beat them with. >> from xt kenny's two human rights defenders, we look at the lives that have been changed by guantanamo bay.

the freedom party of austria has focused on anti-islam issues. it's called for a withdrawal from the eurozone and with regard to finland, its supporters too are opposed to the e.u. and globalism. the party leader had received the highest number of party votes for any candidate and the party has 90% of the seats in parliament. the movement for a better hungary entered parliament three years ago. it describes itself as a patriotic christian party but it's described as fascist. a coalition of conservatives and economic liberals. with 14 seats in the legislature, it's the country's fourth largest political country. at the same time, some of the countries which do have notable far right parties, there is a split between those who have seen an increase in support and those that haven't. support for right wing mufmentse has gone down. in some ways, the growth of right wing parties has been cyclical in europe. but with economic stagnation continuing on the continent, it remains to be seen what will happen to these political groups. >> do have a look at ou

minister angelino alfano said saturday all the five cabinet ministers from berlusconi's people of freedom party are resigning. parliamentary debate begins soon on whether to remove berlusconi from his legislative seat. he was convicted of tax evasion. his party has asked its coalition partner, the center left democratic party, to expose expulsion of the former prime minister from parliament but the democrats are unwilling to do so. the two parties have also been at odds over an increase in value-added tax to reconstruct state finances. it took two months after the parliamentary election in february for the right and left-wing parties to form a grand coalition. >>> the foreign minister of syria has expressed his government's intention to abide by the u.n. security council's resolution, demanding the else of chemical weapons in his country. walid al mualem was speaking to nhk on saturday in new york where he's visiting to address the u.n. general assembly. mualem said the government is carefully studying the content of the resolution adopted unanimously at the security council on friday. he said

winner, insisted that he will stay in in his post and that the democratic party and people of the freedom partyenter lefd center right parties will form a coalition. to sail them out of the economic crisis. that's only lasted six months, that's not really enough to reassure the markets, to reassure vest tours, the real risk if the government falls italy will be on the brink of collapse again. >> thank you, claudio. now, egypt's military chief appears to be gaining popularity with some supporters urging him to run for president, jensie sel sisi led the military take over forcing morrisey from power. our correspondent who we are not nameing from security reasons has more. >> reporter: you can take the general sisi in milk, brain or crunchy, some want to take him as egypt's next president. head of the armed forces is attack something what of a consult following. >> there are so many people who are happy to serve a strong man in the country. we still have that culture and if sisi comes to power without the necessary political training from a military bac back groundi am worry he will fall in to tha

moving on to austria the freedom party of austria has focused on anti immigration anti islam and euro skeptic issues there's even calls for a withdrawal from the euro zone. and moving on to the true finns in finland they may share populist rhetoric with other nordic parties its supporters to are opposed to the e.u. and to globe globalism now the party leader hundreds sieved the highest number of personal votes for any candidate in the party has one thousand percent of the seats in parliament while the movement for a better hungry entered parliament for the first time three years ago now the group describes itself as a radically patriotic christian party but it's described in a local pressed as neo fascist and in the far right national alliance brings together a coalition of conservatives ethno nationalists and economic liberals with fourteen seats in the legislature it's the country's fourth largest political party now at the same time some of the countries which do have notable far right parties there is a fairly even split between those that have seen an increase in support and thos

women onto austria the freedom party of austria has focused on anti immigration anti islam and euro skeptic issues is even called for a withdrawal from the euro zone. and living on to the true finns in finland they may share populist rhetoric with other nordic parties its supporters to are opposed to the globalism of the party leader hundreds sieved the highest number of personal votes for any candidate and the party has one thousand percent of the seats in parliament well the movement for a better hungry entered parliament for the first time three years ago now the group describes itself as a radically patriotic christian party but it's described in a local pressed as neo fascist and in the far right national alliance brings together a coalition of conservatives ethno nationalists and economic liberals with fourteen seats in the legislature it's the country's fourth largest political party now at the same time some of the countries which do have notable far right parties there is a fairly even split between those that have seen an increase in support and those which haven't and as you can

appears to have scraped back into power in austria's parliamentary elections but the right wing freedom parties put in a strong showing it seems to have scooped up almost twenty two percent of the vote it's going to cross this no go live to vienna peter all of his their fully either paid or yes they seem to scrape ten don't they these are only exit polls so far what's the latest. well what we've seen from this election is a rise in the amounts of people here in austria who have been voting for a year zero on t. european state ability mechanism parties as well as some right wing parties not to talk a little bit more about swine austrians have become one of the the most anti euro euro skeptic countries in the union i'm joined by barbara colin the director of the austrian economy. the director of the is you the austrian economics sorry about that so. why is this an austrian voters showing this animosity towards the euro in the e.s.m. well the voters have seen that no solutions have been there in europe we have been polling in the problems for ever and ever more of the same it's as simple as that a