a government of 2 center right parties propped up by the smaller green party or trade parties come from very different traditions we do not and cannot be expected to agree on everything however we have been able to agree on core democratic principles and on a balanced and comprehensive program we are conscious of the fact that we have to work hard to build trust with each other and with the people we have a juvie and privilege to serve in this power sharing deal martin replaces his predecessor until the end of 2022 then the leadership will rotate back to leo veronica today civil war politics and in our parliament 2 great parties in the fall of an ego coming together with another great party to green party to offer what this country needs a stable government for the betterment of our country and for the betterment of our world. no one party won a majority in february selection talks of forming a coalition dragged on for months complicated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but not everyone is backing this union the left leaning shin fein will lead the opposition it came a close 2n

9 years in a gale came 3rd in the selection and thought they were going into opposition and the green partysaw it as an unprecedented opportunity to exert great leverage for what is a relatively small party with only 12 seats so they all had a reason to support this so i think it does have the ability to be sure of both but if i can account under state how historic it is it would be like if the the british labor party and the conservative party unite us against a 3rd party or the republicans in america and the democrats united against a 3rd party that's the level of change we're talking about here but there will be many people who will be on happy an ardent of course because you know the electorate voted in unprecedented numbers for shin fein in february and that's not reflected of course in the composition of this government so i think in the longer term this will be a beneficial outcome for shin fame because now they are the leaders of the opposition and and they will be organizing in that capacity over the next 5 years yes i know you mention the greens in the 2 larger policies needed the

michael martin leads a three party coalition that was made possible after the green party backed thesident at a glasgow hotel where six people were stabbed

and piece of memo column is especially from the green party from the left right here in germany whichcalled for for example the word phrase to be great to be changing the constitution if you use in the article paragraph 3 of the german constitution and many of the eighty's say that there was no raise of their own why should our figurine come back you know no situation so that is something people are campaigning for of course they are so campaigning for more general awareness she would want the people off pro-life in general my face here in germany. is reporting from the black lies that a protest in the center of berlin we appreciate it thank you. all in the u.s. several states that were the 1st to ease long down restrictions are now seeing drastic spikes in coronavirus cases large states like texas and florida are ordering some businesses to close again after record numbers of new infections but white house officials insist the pandemic is under control and some local leaders continue to downplay the threat of the disease. one step forward 2 steps back states like texas and florida ha

the green party appears to have made major gains in france's local elections while president party has struggled it's the 2nd round of polls from a resentment a civil councillors which was the late due to the coronavirus lockdown the election is seen by many as a test of macross policies that the reports from paris. victory for and the 2nd term as mayor of paris the socialist candidate who teamed up with the green party to run on an environmental platform for the city she promised to continue her drive to cut cars and pollution and help the french capital's economy recover from the covert crisis was that is why the list was that this was you know that's all you've chosen hope is a vision your chosen chosen opposed. a fit of the leaves you know on behind. those nearest rival conservative candidate rush conceded defeat a former justice minister on the nicholas sarkozy sheet campaign to clean up the city and crack down on crime trailing behind was aeneas bizarre the candidate for president emanuel macro centrist policy failed to convince voters. that if i want to thank all presidents he s

the green party appears to have made major gains in france's local elections while president emmanuel macro's party has struggled it's the 2nd round of polls for mayors in municipal councillors which was delayed due to the coronavirus locked on elections seen by many as a test of micros reform policies and his handling of the outbreak and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a.j. selects refugees by frank assessments tourism income stream is dead in the works what's been the result is you pushing the go up quite significantly and in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. the. female mainland within an hour.

9 years in a gale came 3rd in this election and thought they were going into opposition and the green party saw it as an unprecedented opportunity to exert great leverage for what is a relatively small party with only 12 seats so they all had a reason to support this so i think it does have the ability to be sure about but it is again account under under state how historic it is it would be like if the the british labor party and the conservative party unite us against a 3rd party or the republicans in america and the democrats unite against a 3rd party that's the level of change we're talking about here but there will be many people who will be on happy and ardent of course because you know the electorate voted in unprecedented numbers for sion fein in february and that's not reflected of course in the composition of this government so i think in the longer term this will be a beneficial outcome for shin fame because now they are the leaders of the opposition and and they will be organizing in that capacity over the next 5 years ethiopia's prime minister says an agreement on his make a don

the green party will also get some cabinet posts. 0ur ireland correspondent chris page has more. oiseach. it is micheal martin, who has led his party, fianna fail, for nine years. leo varadkar, the leader of fine gael, is standing down from the top job in government. but he'll still be in the cabinet, in the post known as tanaiste, the deputy prime minister. in december 2022, leo varadkar will swap places with micheal martin, meaning he will take over leadership of the coalition. the third party in power are the greens. their leader, eamon ryan, is also in line for a senior ministerial role. fianna fail and fine gael have dominated governments in dublin for almost a century, but never before have they gone into coalition with each other. they grew out of the two sides in the irish civil war in the 1920s, and the historical rivalry between them has been fierce. broadly speaking, they're both parties of the political centre, though fine gael has tended to be slightly to the right of fianna fail. their combined electoral strength has dropped in the last decade. there have been weeks

both of them obviously it face green parties in their countries at home. emmanuel macron this sunday and angela merkel also pressure from the green party. at the same time we have to remember the new head of the year pn union -- of the european union is the former germrman defense minister, and a close associate of angela merkel who has also been pushing a green agenda for the european union. so there is a lot of interest, a lot of political pressure on these issues, not only in terms of finding a solution for the environment, but also i think with some sort of political maneuvering in the background because of the domestic situation in the various countries. brent: we know france is also preparing to take over the eu presidency one and a half years from now. how important will the german- franco relationship before europe in the coming two years? >> we have to say that mccrone -- macron has only been president for a few years. he is a young man who has been pushing hard to make things smooth and show he it can put things into action. on glow merkel a seas

in france and the green party might even get one of the major cities and that is really. very big turning point in the country and xyron mental preoccupations are become the key and president mccall wants to serve on that wave yeah i was going to say is a big moment for the greens right around the world isn't it as countries try to rebuild as they emerge from covert 90 what purchase will the greens get here. the real. challenge for the political elite in general is $11.00 the green party that has been pushing this agenda for a long time but now every party has included climate change and environment preoccupations into their program so it's a question of whether people 'd will support only the green party to be the the real master of change in that show or whether they can trust someone like president back home who doesn't come regionally from that and vironment but who tries now to push this climate change agenda to put a green color on the last 2 years of his mandate and get his popularity 'd back on that way the prime minister said what philippe his popularity is sort

two great parties, fianna fail and fine gael, coming together with another great party, the green party country needs. fianna fail and fine gael have dominated governments in dublin for almost a century, but never before have they gone into coalition with each other. they grew out of the two sides in the irish civil war in the 1920s, and the historical rivalry between them has been fierce. broadly speaking, they are both parties of the political centre, though fine gael has tended to be slightly to the right of fianna fail. their combined electoral strength has dropped in the last decade. in another big change, sinn fein, which is in government in northern ireland, will now lead the opposition in dublin micheal martin and his ministers will face challenges none of their predecessors had. as well as the economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, there's also the trade negotiations between the eu and ireland's nearest neighbour, the uk. chris paige, bbc news, dublin. and we have just heard that micheal martin has been formally elected taoiseach. despite imposing a strict lockdown acro

we're joined now by francisco a brompton member of the german parliament for the opposition green party and its spokeswoman for european affairs mr brown welcome to the double to the president must crawl and johnson america will have proposed a massive economic rescue plan for the e.u. do you think this is the right way forward. yes we certainly need a mass if you're an investment that needs to come quick so we need agreement on it among member states and the european parliament by the end of july programs can still grow out during the next phase of the corona crisis to economic crisis so it must be fast but also what's important is what it's going to be spent on and am i calling america i'm not completely in agreement matt is blocking more climate commitments more commitment by being when it comes to let's actually i think we need to really start a commitment at the money it's going to be spent for the future you're talking about how this money is going to be spent but let's just talk about the 500000000000 euros that mechanism mccraw have proposed you say that this is the need of the

and president micron's party faces a setback but it's a good night for the greens after local elections in france. welcome to the program across the world half a 1000000 people have died from chroma virus and more than 10000000 have been infected a quarter of all of those infections and deaths in the united states which is by far the worst hit country with a sharp spike in infections recorded in southern western states the u.s. health secretary is warning time is running out to contain the virus particle haint has the latest. the corona virus is marching through america in houston texas hospitals are quickly running out of intensive care beds in florida arizona and texas mobile testing sites are being overrun with people waiting for hours many turned away health experts warned this would happen in many of these states mostly republican governors move to reopen businesses stressing the importance of the health of the economy now critics say the public health system and a growing number of people are paying the price well the trumpet ministration says there is no connection. all 50 states

have been rivals for decades — fine gael and fianna fail — agreed to enter a coalition with the green partyected prime minister by members of the parliament. 0ur ireland correspondent, chris page, reports. after three decades in parliament and fourjobs in the cabinet, micheal martin has reached the pinnacle of politics in ireland. amidst the celebrations, there was a very visible reminder of his immediate challenge. politicians met in socially—distant format and away from their usual debating chamber to formally approve the new government. the head of the coalition said its priority was to deal with the social and economic havoc caused by covid—i9. recovery and renewal — these are the themes which underpin everything in the programme for government which has been agreed between fianna fail, fine gael and the green party and has been ratified by our members, with overwhelming majorities. fianna fail and fine gael have dominated governments here in dublin for almost a century, but never before have they gone into coalition together. they grew out of the two sides in the irish civil war in the

a government of 2 center right parties propped up by the smaller green party or trade parties come from very different traditions we do not and cannot be expected to agree on everything however we have been able to agree on core democratic principles and on a balanced and comprehensive program. we are conscious of the fact that we have to work hard to build trust with each other and with the people we have a juvie and privilege to serve and in this power sharing deal mohsen replaces his predecessor until the end of 2022 then the leadership will rotate back to leo varadkar today civil war politics and in our parliament 2 great parties feet of all of the new gal coming together with another great party to green party to offer what this country needs a stable government for the betterment of our country and for the betterment of our world. no one party won a majority in february selection talks of forming a coalition dragged on for months complicated by the impact of the coronavirus pandemic but not everyone is backing this union the left leaning shin fein will lead the opposition came a c

when paris to host the olympic games and 2024 when exit polls are also bringing us news that the green party seems to be doing particularly well in these local elections even gaining and winning some major cities including the southeastern city of lille. and the cash a turnout has been incredibly low i suppose in party could be understandable because of the coronavirus pandemic but what impact is that going to have on the credibility of these elections when it is a huge problem i mean abstention rates was 60 percent and historically low turnout for the for local elections here in france i mean as you said the coronavirus pandemic is one of the reasons polling stations people had to when mask social distancing was mandatory many people simply stayed away and they also stayed away from the 1st round of these elections which took place more than 3 months ago for the very same reasons because just a couple of days after the 1st round france went into lockdown so people already concerned by the health situation there's no doubt as well when you have to round so far away people simply also just lo

of move lines a little bit scared to open up and peace of mind of all humans especially from the green party from the left party here in germany which called for for example of the . well to raise that to be great to be changing the constitution if you use in the article paragraph you have to german constitution and me and he's saying that there was no raises the price of our future income. in the constitution so i don't think you got campaigning for it of course they are also campaigning for more general grant us she would swap the people off pro-life in general my basic here and have been. reporting from the black lives matter protest in the center of berlin we appreciate it thank you. so let's get a check now some of the other stories making news this hour facebook founder mark zuckerberg says the social media platform will label news worthy posts that break the science rules and that will include post 5 politicians the company had faced criticism for not flagging inflammatory or inaccurate posts including ones by u.s. president donald trump outgoing irish prime minister leo of art carney

internal divisions brought us to results the tweaks to the disappointing who didn't do well well green parties parties with a. logical mandate swept up in cities such as big cities such as leon and even in stroudsburg while here in paris the socialist incumbent delgo retained crowned she would be the paris man for the next 6 years and also there was a significant gain former national rally party down in the southern city of the norm this is the 1st time a party from the hard right has been able to win in a city that has been a 100000 people now there was an incredibly low turnout some soon 5 people went to cast their ballots that has been described as being a record low for the local elections here in france so not good news president back on himself has apparently said this is not very good news while other political leaders have been saying that this is now a time for political parties to reflect on why people didn't vote i do to hope that this abstention isn't exclusively to the health crisis but if you that this is not necessarily the case and we will therefore have to ask ourselves some q

france's municipal elections show voters have punished president emanuel not calls party with the green party seizing control in several major cities like leone and bordeaux paris is socialist mayor and go looks set to stay in power turnout was historically low amid persistent fears of coronavirus. severe flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least 3 people in southwestern china 2 of the victims died after their vehicles fell into a river and sheesh one province authorities have evacuated more than 7000 people from their homes. the number of confirmed corona virus cases worldwide has surpassed the 10000000 mark and the us is still one of the worst affected countries cases there have talked to a half 1000000 and the rise in infections is causing alarm florida has reported a record daily increase of nearly 10000 new cases for other states also reported record spikes infections are surging in southern and western states that lifted lockdowns early. they've been battling the coronavirus round the clock but us medical professionals are at their limits in the state of texas alone nearly

it's going to be very very difficult because both i'm going back and are facing green parties at home who are getting more and more popular and as a result both of them are under political pressure to do something on these issues yes and of course france is also preparing to take over the e.u. presidency little every year and a half from now how important will adjourn my front german franco relationship thing in the coming year. i think what you could see here is that as a result of this pandemic as a result of the need for urgent action there's also been an input has a new push for a new energy in this relationship between france and germany and i'm glad not to was saying in that quote we heard if france and germany agree on something within the european union then there's a good chance of things getting done and i think there is a new vigor and new efforts coming from france and germany that is going to continue in for the next few years. brunt thank you very much. on now to some of the other stories making news this hour the u.s. supreme court has dealt a blow to abortion advocates

amount of just the sunday but i'm going to now go to is 5 facing a lot of pressure from the german green party so these issues are important to them at the center and we have to remember that the new commissioner of the new head of the european union commission on it is the former german defense minister and a very close associate of i'm going to marco who's also been pushing a green agenda for the european union so there is a lot of interest a lot of political pressure on these issues not only in terms of finding a solution for the environment but also i think with some sort of political maneuvering in the background because of the domestic situation in the various countries you know we look at the calendar we know that france is also preparing to take over the e.u. presidency a year and a half from now so how important will the german franco relationship be for europe in the coming to yours. we have to say that michael has only been president for 3 years he's a young man he's been pushing hard to make things go move to show that he is somebody who could put things into action but i'm very se

france's municipal elections show voters have punished president emanuel maccollins party with the green party seizing control in several major cities like leone and bordeaux paris is socialist mare. looks set to stay in power turnout was historically low amid persistent fears of coronavirus contagion. police have arrested dozens of protesters in hong kong after a silent demonstration against new national security laws critics say the laws would limit the city's existing rights and freedoms chinese lawmakers are expected to pass them up by the end of the month. severe flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least 3 people in southwestern china 2 of the victims died after their vehicles fell into a river in sichuan province authorities have evacuated more than 7000 people from their home. well the former malawian opposition leader. has been sworn in as president after winning a rerun election with more than 58 percent of the vote the initial poll in may 2019 was discredited and its results overturned because of election fraud. well the number of corona virus cases worldwide has surpas

clear majority in favor of the move all members of center right fianna foil liberal finnegan the green party voted to approve the coalition. mexico city's police chief was shot several times during an armed attack on friday 3 other people were killed including 2 of his security team assailants opened fire and threw grenades at his armored vehicle it's believed the drug cartel is behind the attack. turkey has sentenced 121 people to life in prison for attempting to violate the constitution according to the court in ankara the accused to took part in the coup in 2016 which tried to overthrow turkish president roger typo to 1245 defendants were on trial. of course in moscow has handed down a guilty verdict under 3 years suspended sentence to the russian film and theater director carol 7 percent of bernie cough he was accused of forming a criminal group in the past when public funds for a theater project the court of the russian culture ministry is developing but mr stener bradley cough and 2 of his associates reimburse the state for the missing $1900000.00 kremlin spokesman to richard pascoe re

france's municipal election show voters have punished president a manual micron's party with the green party for using control in several major cities paris is social socialist mayor looks set to stay in power turnout was a store really low amid persistent fears of the coronavirus. lawmakers in the u.s. state of mississippi cheered after they voted to remove a confederate symbol from the state flag the blue cross and white stars emblem was used for generations by the southern states that supported slavery in the american civil war it is the latest symbol of racism to be removed after a month of protest against racial injustice. with most of the votes counted poland's presidential election shows incumbent on j. due to winning the 1st round with 45 percent of the vote but falling short of the absolute majority he needs to win outright his opponent in the likely runoff vote is warsaw's mayor chuck off ski who has garnered 29 percent of that vote so far now president due to has called caused controversy by focusing on what he called the spread of l.g.b. tea ideology and the traditionally catholi

time his fin a failed party will be partners and government with rivals fianna gael along with the green party. those are the headlines and i'll have more news for you here on al-jazeera after people in power. in the coronavirus pandemic hit iran earlier this year filmmaker james should move to begin documenting his own life and the lock down in a nation already beset by international sanctions the result was this intimate portrayal of isolation in one of the world's least understood countries. there was a shot but then as if we knew that it was. either secure if we knew that was on the money you could put us into your book how to go into the fund. based on the 10 member then this will make your mother nothing about you back. thank you for everything her mother did ever ever. put in with that have been going to work for you are they going to call home around them and look for the new. even if you have mum house. whatever you do you know more than her more. so little that the she does it and knows he was not there so you get a feel. for. this the manger and she demanded that the house clean so

france's municipal election show voters have punished president emanuel micron's party with the green party seizing control in several major cities paris and socialist mayor looks set to stay in power turnout was historically low amid persistent fears of the coronavirus. hundreds of protesters marched in the spanish capital madrid to demand more rights and protection for l g p t people the official game private events had been cancelled because of coup with 19 fears but that did not stop members of the l g b t community turning up to demonstrate against a screen. and lawmakers in the u.s. state of mississippi cheered after they voted to remove a confederate symbol from the state flag the blue cross and white stars emblem was used for generations by the southern states that supported slavery in the american civil war it is the latest symbol of racism to be removed after a month of protest against racial injustice. while the world has passed another sobering milestone in the corona virus pandemic the number of global deaths now exceeds more than half a 1000000 with the u.s. and brazil and bri

municipal elections show voters have punished president and the new and micron's party with the green party seizing control in several major cities paris is socialist mare go look set to stay in power turnout was historically low amid persistent fears of the coronavirus. hundreds of protesters marched in the spanish capital madrid to demand more rights and protection for l g b t people the official gay pride events had been canceled because of covert 19 fears but that did not stop members of the l g b t community turning up to demonstrate against discrimination. police have arrested dozens of protesters in hong kong after a silence demonstration against a new national security laws critics say the laws would limit the city's existing rights and freedoms chinese lawmakers are expected to pass them up by the end of the month. lawmakers in the u.s. state of mississippi cheered after they voted to remove a confederate symbol from the state flag the blue cross and white stars emblem was used by the southern states that supported slavery in the american civil war it's the latest symbol of racism

municipal elections and show voters have punished president and monroe micron's party with the green party seizing control in several major cities paris is socialist mare and go look set to stay in power turnout was historically low amid persistent fears of the current virus. police have arrested dozens of protesters in hong kong after a silent a demonstration against new national security laws critics say the laws would eliminate the city's existing rights and freedoms chinese lawmakers are expected to pass them by the end of the month. severe flooding caused by torrential rains has killed at least 3 people in the southwestern china 2 of the victims died after their vehicles fell into a river in sichuan province authorities have evacuated more than 7000 people from their homes. lawmakers in the u.s. state of mississippi cheered after they voted to remove a confederate symbol from the state flag the blue cross and white stars emblem it was used by the southern states that supported slavery in the american civil war it's the latest symbol of racism to be removed after a month of protests ag

recognize governments push them back from the capital tripoli the green party appears to have made major gains in france's local elections while president emmanuel macro's party has struggled it's the 2nd round of polls for mayors in municipal councillors which was delayed due to the coronavirus locked on elections seen by many as a test of macro's reform policies and his handling of the outbreak and those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after a.j. selects refugees by. frank assessments tourism but income stream is dead in the water what's been the result seen perching go up quite significantly and in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. maureen. the female meanwhile here if i might think. you know much of this of the. 10. minutes i don't just saying. i was out there ask you know our mission met the moment 3 more going without all of the same called for to make sure many cases 100 scientists are stuck on the same mission tonight. then you know unless you've got to get or even name. them she. must. know. you cannot receive. them.