k. party who cried foul play after suffering a narrow defeat the 1st time around the opposition considers the rerun a battle for democracy claiming the end moment of their victory was a desperate attempt by the a.k.p. to hold on to power and turkey's largest city. it's a may oral contest that could redefine turkish politics just in will is deciding between 2 main candidates been out a year from president wretch of thai a parrot who was ruling a k party. and a mom of 2 from the opposition who had already won a tight race but the courts at the request of the aka party agreed that there were voting irregularities and called a do over. that has some voters worried. because the move. ok everybody opposed the election board's decision to rerun the election . nobody thought it was normal to have them and hopefully this election will be holding a cording to the law. is in the taking part in this election but with reservations the company denied it's a fact we hope to be no irregularities. me just the new owners this election is a big deal because what happens in istanbul sends political ripples a

40 in stamboul room the spokesperson for the a k party is simple it's good to see you here and thank you it is you. well still to come on the day the anti russia sentiment gripping georgia could last weeks angry clashes force a break with the country's former soviet masters we'll talk about reform and russian influence later in the show. when a u.s. president trump announced new sanctions against iran at this time the hard hitting sanctions as he calls them are aimed at the country's most senior military political and diplomatic leaders trump told reporters that the new sanctions are meant in part to retaliate after the downing of a u.s. drone last week however the president also said that the sanctions had been planned and were going to happen anyway. in a few moments i'll be signing an executive order imposing hard hitting sanctions on the supreme leader of iran and the office of the supreme leader of iran and many others today's action follows a series of aggressive behaviors by the iranian regime in recent weeks including shooting down of us. drone it's

between 2 main candidates but not a year from president wretch of thai a parrot who was ruling a k party. and akram a mamoru from the opposition who had already won a tight race but the courts at the request of the aka party agreed that there were voting irregularities and called a do over. that has some voters worried. because you're the one with the ok everybody opposed the election board's decision to rerun the election. nobody thought it was normal. hopefully this election will be held a quarter into the law of the year we're taking part in this election but with reservations the company denied it's a fact we hope to be no irregularities. me just the new owners this election is a big deal because what happens in istanbul sends political ripples across turkey. has long been tightening his grip on power and critics say he's tipping turkey into authoritarianism. but before the new vote polls showed him on the head. he was a turkish citizen and as a young university student i supported because i believe his projects or projects good at solving real problems. in your. party still has a lo

a k party narrowly lost and claimed there were irregularities it take a party has governed istanbul for decades but there's a distinct possibility that this time and even with the revote it will lose its grip on the city to be ahead reports. this is how the final phase of election campaigning looks like in istanbul at the ferry terminal and because he could district the major parties have set up their stalls and they're doing their best to drown each other out. this city has been in campaign mode for almost 6 months now he narrowly won the mayor's office in march a criminal it was the 1st opposition victory here in istanbul in 25 years but bin ali yet are among the ruling a.k.p. wasn't going to give up the city without a fight his party fatah complains all the irregularities and obtained a rerun of the election so now it's round number 2 in the fight for turkey's most important city well after the crimean mom who has been back on the campaign trail for weeks he still considers himself the legitimate mayor of istanbul and the decision to rerun the election politically motivated but she h

k. party faithful was shocked and disappointed. because i'm on you know this has and i think people do not see the good things thai of anyone has done we are all sad i relatives came here from other cities just for today and now we have so sad disappointed you know. the end of the i can't pay for services ma'am. the result is a further blow to president out of one who's been accused of authoritarianism and is struggling to revive a flagging economy he also lost municipal elections in ankara and is mia in march but istanbul is the jewel in his crown out of one's home town and where his career started as man now the city and its new leader going their own way. for gore tonight i'm joined by john he is the spokesperson for turkish president. a party her own it's good to have you back on the program you know when you and i last spoke of those early it was early may when the decision had been made to rerun the election in stamboul and you told me then that running the elections would make democracy in turkey stronger did it. because of

k. party and for aung. well 1st you have to know how important it is stumble is it's turkey's cultural and economic hub it makes up about a 3rd of the country's economy but it's also the place where prison adam was born when he became mayor in 1994 and then rose to power so for him and the a.k.p. this city means power and prestige and losing it a 2nd time that's what many analysts say would be a huge blow to president and once personal reputation as an unbeatable political force it would send signals across turkey that the a k p who is ruling this country for 17 years now is maybe no longer invincible thank you yohan in istanbul following felix. massive demonstrations are underway and progress thousands of czechs call for embattled prime minister under a bobbish to step down as a wealthy businessman who leaves the populist and opara he is under investigation for corruption and conflicts of interests organizers estimate hundreds of thousands of people could show up the biggest crowds sends the country's 989

nick in ankara briefly please what if some of the rumors are true and there are members of the a k partywho are biding their time and they are planning rival political parties and they are we we're being told by the rumor mill planning on announcing this in the next year or so. yes i was i wanted to jump in in order to tell you a few developments in the political arena here and you know the new parties that will be declared pretty soon one is by john which they say is certain and they say is going to be supported by a bloc our former president and i think they're planning to step in into the political realm of this country by by having left us say 3040 parliamentarians from the turkish parliament to join them and which will substantially reduce the power of out of the one now the reason in my for former speech or. by alluding to what we have got to wait as as far as a tribunal is. implementation is the following it is a fact that he is going to take steps. towards democracy ok but i want to talk to you never once again i apologize i want to put the last 20 seconds of an answer to gallup

but the a k party faithful was shocked and disappointed. has a mind you know it has and i think people do not see the good things thai of anyone has done we are all sad our relatives came here from other cities just for today and now we are so sad disappointed thinks it will be the end of the i k pay for services ma'am. the result is a further blow to president out of one who's been accused of our terror in islam and is struggling to revive a flagging economy he also lost municipal elections in ankara and izmir in march but istanbul is the jewel in his crown out of one's home town and where his career started as man now the city and its new leader are going their own way. and let's go live now to istanbul where t w as you leon is standing by yulia fair to say that this is a turning point now in the party's dominance of turkish politics. well this has definitely boosted the opposition's self-esteem it's it is the 1st opposition victory here in istanbul in 25 years and people have celebrated all night until the early morning hours they have h

k. party's dominance of turkish politics. well you have to know mr one with a lead of about 800000 votes this is a huge increase on the margin of 14000 votes he had achieved in the initial vote in march so a huge victory a significant victory in that victory has turned the cautious optimism of many opposition voters here in istanbul into a mood of total jubilation people have been celebrating until the early morning hours they have been honking the horn the horns of their cars they have been chanting and dancing and it is after all the 1st opposition victory here in this significant city in 25 years missing a moment when his victory speech said it was a new beginning not just for istanbul for the whole country and he said his supporters in this election had fixed democracy so i had a look at the turkish newspapers today to see you know what they are making of this victory and while many many turks newspapers are overwhelmingly and very strongly pro government and are just reporting that there was a was an election in istanbul

k. party faithful were shocked and disappointed. has a mind you know this has and i think people do not see the good things tie of ed or what has done we are all sad our relatives came here from other cities just for today now we are so sad disappointed you know. the end of the i kape a few serves as ma'am. the result is a further blow to president out of one who's been accused of our terran ism and is struggling to revive a flagging economy he also lost municipal elections in ankara and izmir in march but istanbul is the jewel in his crown out of one's home town and where his career started as man now the city and its new leader are going their own way. and leon is joining us now live from istanbul to yulia how is this being seen is it a turning point in a cave party's dominance of turkish politics. well you have to know mr won with a leader of about 800000 votes this is a huge increase on the margin of 14000 votes he had achieved in the initial vote in march so a huge victory a significant a victory and victory has turned the caut

as the victory deals a humiliating bull blow to president ret to type heir to one and his ruling a k party the opposition candidate promised in mama lou hailed the outcome as a vote for change does that also mean the beginning of the end for air to one. also coming up the rescue of 12 times points from a flood it came one year ago captured the world's attention now the boys have returned to the site of their ordeal to give thanks and ukraine hosts its biggest ever gay pride parade we will speak with the group that joins the marchers for the 1st time the history of the event. and more controversy at the women's world cup the browns where there were tears and protests on the pitch as cameroon struggled to cope with what they saw as a contentious refereeing in their loss to england. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program turkey's president rich of type area one has suffered a serious defeat after losing control of istanbul and a rerun of the may or election their opposition candidate who won the vote by a landslide his victory and a quarter century of rule in the city by air to wants islamic

the ruling a k party is also vigorously campaigning on the streets their candidate for mayor was turkey's prime minister until last year he's playing on his political experience but president adlon who held one election after another in support of his men in the initial vote in spring is now noticeably holding back nevertheless the party's volunteers say they're sure of victory and that. we all go through mitchell's years obsession with the c.h.p. is definitely trying to create the impression that they've already won but we're optimistic in the 1st round our votes was stolen and now we're going to get them back voters keep telling us that they want but not to use them for me and called willing people when. whoever wins is stumble wins turkey is a well known saying calling by president add one himself this time around many voters in this significant city would be happy of the winner of the election would also be recognized as such if you are looking hunger poured in there and we can go to yulia she is in a stone for yulia is there a clear front runner at this stage. opinion polls here in t

from the mole who won that poll by a decisive margin or to want to his ruling a k party demanded the rerun after they alleged voting irregularities observers say the opposition win in istanbul could also herald major changes across the country. they voted on mass and celebrated that way to. the undisputed victory and is stumbles mayoral election by this man. who secured a comfortable majority it was a controversial rerun of a ballot he had already narrowly won in march the new mayor said his victory is a vote for change what is the very this is not a victory this is a new beginning. like to say from here that as of tomorrow i will treat 16000000 people equally as i'm a. president rich ones ruling a k party had called the 1st result irregular and the courts agreed this time around though the ones man. did him had to concede defeat. according to the results as of now my competitor a crumb in mama lou is leading the race i congratulate him and wish him good luck. jubilation in istanbul the. cookies only i'm so excited at the right person has one justice's one love and unity one the peop

they can vote there is again a distinct possibility that present retch have to have everyone's a k party will lose its grip on the city. this is how the final phase of election campaigning looks like in istanbul at the ferry terminal and the cutty could district the major parties have set up their stalls and they are doing their best to drown each other out. the city has been in campaign mode for almost 6 months now he narrowly won the mayor's office in march a criminal it was the 1st opposition victory here in istanbul in 25 years but been early years of the ruling a.k.p. wasn't going to give up the city without a fight his party fatah complains all the irregularities and obtained a rerun of the election so now it's number 2 in the fight for turkey's most important city was the crimean mahmoud who has been back on the campaign trail for weeks he still considers himself the legitimate mayor of istanbul and the decision to rerun the election politically motivated but he has accepted it and he's determined to win again by a decisive margin. someone is so full. of course the selection we ru

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2nd victory in the rerun of stumbles mayoral election as rival denali yielder him of the ruling a k party has conceded defeat losing control of turkey's largest city deal the heavy blow to president reds have tightly aired on and his ruling a case party. you're watching t w news live from berlin next up is shift to living in the digital age this time with a look at the women using social media to fight discrimination and violence remember you can always get all the latest headlines around the clock on our web site that's d.w. dot com the news will be back at the top of the hour call that one will be taking over throwing them for me and everybody here at the news remember len thanks for joining the w. 3 it's the sex phone operator who worked her masters thesis on the potato. not to turn on wrote it it's more words it was from. the truest. and. the system being tarnished the entire stream for drivers or to move the needle of the.

of votes counted the outcome deals a blow to president recha tie affair to juan and his ruling a k party as the vote was seen as a barometer of his rule. they had turned out in force at the voting booth no they came to celebrate the undisputed winner of istanbul it's me or elections. secured a comfortable majority in the controversial rerun of a ballot he narrowly won in march the new mayor held up his victory on sunday as a vote for change. will be doctored this is not a victory this is a new beginning. i would like to say from here that as of tomorrow i will treat 16000000 people equally as a mayor. present. successfully called for the election to be held again alleging voting irregularities but this time as candidate b. knowledge appearing conceded defeat. according to the results. as of now my competitor. is leading the race i congratulate him and wish him good luck. it was not what he had hoped for president on had been hit hard by the country lections in march the a.k.p. lost control. but also other key cities the results have been widely interpreted as a rejection of bad ones rule

city's mayoral election the last results were known after handing a narrow defeat to president aaron a k party we'll bring in our correspondents for the latest also coming up hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of prague in the czech republic the largest protests since the overthrow of communism demonstrators are calling on prime minister bobbish to step down but he's standing firm and. another u.s. warning for around u.s. national security adviser john bolton says the country should not mistake u.s. prudent or we commit this after the u.s. says it launched cyber attacks on a rein in military computer systems. on the welcome to the show. polls have closed in istanbul after the controversial rerun of the city's mayoral election the vote. of turkey's ruling a cave party against opposition candidate. who is leading in pre-election polls the election is widely regarded as a test for president. party called for a rerun after suffering a narrow defeat in the 1st vote in march the opposition has called today's vote a battle for democracy saying the and moment of their victory was a de

that's according to the state run news agency on the dole who is rival below the rim of the ruling a k party has already conceded defeat the a.k.p. had successfully called for a rerun of the vote. a narrow defeat in the 1st election in march the vote was seen as a key test for president. and his ruling party. for more let's bring in. who is following the elections in istanbul for us the opposition candidate acrimony who has won for a 2nd time does this come as much of a surprise. it doesn't come as a surprise to him and his supporters and we can already hear people honking the horns of their cars so we can safely expect some celebrations tonight because mr mama really achieved the near impossible he won back this city the significant city of 16000000 people for the opposition it's the 1st opposition victory here in 25 years mr mom who himself was little known until a few months ago even to many people here in turkey but at the initial vote and this repeats election have propelled him onto the national stage and he just gave a short speech where he said this is a new beginning to everybody in

from president richard tayyip erdogan is ruling a k party and crim from the opposition and who was mayor for 18 days before a rerun was called had won a tight race but the courts agreed that there were voting irregularities and cold a rerun. was not a good record are we determined to keep going until sunday june 23rd are we ready to show our national will let the polish. and that's exactly the point this election is a big deal this summer is takis cultural and financial hot it makes up about as said of the country's economy it's also what president adeline's very own political career took off when he. a mayor of istanbul in 1904 to him and his in a circle this city means wealth it means power and prestige and this is exactly why he's so good time and to retain control of its. 3rd one has long been tightening his grip on power and has been accused from many quarters of tipping to a key into authoritarianism. says his campaign is a fight for turkish democracy cager was a turkish citizen and as a young university student i supported model because i believe his projects are projects good at

k. party. police in germany have made 2 additional arrests in connection with the killing of regional politician. was to look spoken support of the chancellor's migration policy was shot at his home in the western city of castle earlier this month a suspected right wing extremist has been arrested and has confessed to the killing . now ahead of the g. 20 summit there are more concerns about the health of german chancellor i'm going to go after she was seen shaking as a function with the german president frank. into leaders were attending a ceremony with the outgoing justice minister catherine the bali comes just 8 days after a similar incident with the president of ukraine then the tremors were attributed to the chancellor suffering from dehydration. let's get more from political correspondent alone if not how mr unwelcome how is the chancellor now. well she appeared just fine shortly after the incident happened today i'm going to america went to visit a parliamentary session as the german parl

city's mayoral election that was an old in may polls show the now the guild room of the ruling a k party again trailing edge from the mallo of the opposition opposition c.h.p. . won the initial vote in march which was then controversially scrapped alleged irregularities. chinese president xi jinping has left young after a 2 day state visit to north korea the country's leader kim jong il moment and of the seeing off ceremony for g. and his one visit was highly symbolic it was the 1st by a chinese leader in 10 years the 2 countries agreed to strengthen collaborate. unquote major internal and external homes. the 2 remaining contenders to be the next british prime minister kicked off their campaigns in the u.k. city of birmingham so they they spoke to conservative party members at the 1st of 16 events to decide who will be the new party leader the front runner is boris johnson he went 1st and laid out his vision for the future of the party and for the bracks of process he was then followed by his rival foreign secretary jeremy hunt a new leader is set to be elected in the 3rd week of july. l

from president rich it once ruling a k party and crim from the opposition and who was mayor for 18 days before a rerun was called had won a tight race but the courts agreed that there were voting irregularities and cold a rerun. positive good occurred are we determined to keep going until sunday june 28th. we were ready to show our national will let the policy and that's exactly the point this election is a big deal one has long been tightening his grip on power and has been accused from many quarters of tipping turkey into authoritarianism. says his campaign is a fight for turkish democracy. as a turkish citizen and as a young university student i support the model because i believe his projects are projects good at solving real problems. and earlier ones policy though still have a lot of support. among the key much i'm an individual who suffered during the times when those with the heads covered for religious reasons were unable to piss you an education for 20 years and 20 years later i was able to get an education and become a teacher dak pantywaists to be a call for this our preside

president richard out of one's a k party and call the 1st result a regular on the electoral board agreed this time around the ones man banally year him conceded defeat. according to the results as of now my competitors are a crumb in woman who is leading the race i congratulate him and wish him good luck . her. tens of thousands turned out to celebrate. today's only i'm so excited that the right person has one just to says one love and unity one the people in istanbul have one everything is great now we will work for a bright future together shoulder to shoulder but really i am so happy. that i've actually changed to get the one who gets ignored and it's enough the people have spoken and their will has become clear justice has been served at the in the world . but the a.k. party faithful was shocked and disappointed. has a mind you know it has and i think people do not see the good things ty of edward has done we are all sad our relatives came here from other cities just for today now we are so sad disappointed. if you read the end of the i k pay for the services ma'am. the result is a f

nick in ankara briefly please what if some of the rumors are true and there are members of the a k partywho are biding their time and they are planning rival political parties and they are we we're being told by the rumor mill planning on announcing this in the next year or so. yes i was i wanted to jump in in order to tell you a few developments in the political arena here and you know the new parties that will be declared pretty soon one is by john which they say is certain and they say is going to be supported by a block our former president and i think they're planning to step in into the political realm of this country by by having left us say 3040 parliamentarians from the turkish parliament to join them and which will substantially reduce the power of out of the one now the reason in my for former speech or. by alluding to what we have got to wait as as far as a tribunal is. implementation is the following it is a fact that he is going to take steps. towards democracy ok but i want to talk to you never which i again i apologize i want to put the last 20 seconds of an answer to gal

the victory deals a humiliating blow to the president precious tie fair to want and his ruling a k party opposition candidate. in my maloof kills the outcome as a vote for change just does it also mean the beginning of the end for america want . also coming out to train home.

narrowly one istanbul's mayoral election at the end of march against the candidate of the ruling a k party everyone in turkey knows him. and the fact that he was then stripped of his mandate at the request of the a.p. only made him more prominent. rightly won this election because of. that. but they intervened and canceled the vote that was a political decision blow to the judiciary and turkey's democracy. will be among supporters also a strap a van and her husband sowed up as long as they can remember their hometown istanbul is under the control of president adeline's party. not. the people of the idea that the a.k.p. is undefeatable a thought the same but a mama lou is crushed this idea that the moment you want to get a vote on this you could maybe kind of change everything because the ruling party is really powerful compass that you would not have made a huge impact already because of that's good i'm hopeful for my country again. lose the war in a generation because he gives us hope and is only part of us and. they live on the outskirts of istanbul rense a more affordable is an accounta

days after his decisive victory in a rerun election that was forced by president everyone's ruling a k party a policeman was killed and at least 8 people were injured in 2 suicide bombings in tunisia's capital tunis the attacks targeted security forces. has forced or faced a string of extremist attacks in recent years some of them claimed by the islamic state militant group. in the united states democratic presidential hopefuls have been battling it out in a televised debate they were 10 of the less well known contenders last night to the top 10 including joe biden and bernie sanders they will be debating tonight in wednesday's battle elizabeth warren cemented her status as a front runner using universal health care and economic reforms to score points in what was at times a heated debate with such a large field of runners more than 20 candidates few are putting money on one standout contender at the moment the w.'s alexander phenomenon is in miami for the official start of the democrats' race for the white house. to watch parts of it in a bar in downtown miami organized by a network of wome

president rich ones ruling a k party had called the 1st result irregular and the courts agreed this time round over one's man in early did him had to concede defeat. according to the results as of now my competitor a crumb in woman who is leading the race i congratulate him and wish him good luck . her. jubilation in istanbul the. cookies only i'm so excited about it the right person has won justice has won love and unity won the people in istanbul have won everything it's great now we will work for a bright future together shoulder to shoulder but really i am so happy. that i'm actually going to get the moment get ignored and not a ticket it's enough the people have spoken and their will has become clear justice has been served but at the end the will and disappointment from the u.k. party faithful. has a mind you know it has and i think people do not see the good things tayyip edwards has done we are all sad i relatives came here from other cities just for today now we are so sad disappointed in. the end of the eye cape a feast serves as ma'am this isn't the result of one wants after h

k. party during the merrow lections in march the ruling a party contested that result over counting irregularities and turkey's electoral board up held the complaint so turkish voters went back to the polls many saying they're concerned about unemployment and the rising cost of living mr owens critics blame him for the economic recession and the vote is seen as a referendum on his policies al-jazeera is hasham alba sets up our discussion today from istanbul. president said many times that whether wins wins turkey the city was the starting point for our party's political rise and dominance in recent years it was when of the mayor ship in 1994 that catapulted him on to the national stage and helped launch the party which has managed ever since to win general elections and secure comfortable leads and this explains why when they lost the city in march it came as a major setback for john for the party and for his supporters and although this is a local election but the rerun could be a crucial moment for a party if they lose it could be an indication they are losing popular support or a need to reinve

k. party. the european union is calling on italy to find a quick resolution to its standoff with a german n.-g. o. who's migrant rescue ship and to the italian waters despite a ban from rome on board the ship of 42 people picked up off the coast of libya 2 weeks ago. jonathan crane has more on this so welcome jonathan so tell us what's going on for a century this has been stranded at sea for the last fortnight it's been around. as you mentioned that the nearest italian territory to libya has been very clear with its position it's closed for policy means that migrant ships cannot dock in any italian port it's expressly for bates the sea works from entering its water is that blocking it from docking but yesterday the captain of the ship she had no choice but it's how the end waters know she risks a fine of up to 50000 euros for doing. but she says the condition of the migrants on the ship is now desperate that exhausted that she posted on social media. marketing which. more and. more. with the la