some analysis of the german chancellor as interviewer now joined in the studio by correspondent kate brady cage's good to have you here so i want to begin first by listening to just a little bit of what the chaps less said about democracy during that interview and we'll get back to. the mccarty's media democracy is more than just someone when good majority democracy also means protecting minorities freedom of the press the ability to assemble freely and independent courts the then things that were not only dependents of the country's institutions is no longer preserved the democracy itself is no longer complete. so kate back to the chancellor very much stressing the need to uphold democratic principles why is this coming up now well this really has come off the back of the few recent events of course when it comes to upholding respecting the decisions made by independent institutions that's come off several deportations which have taken place recently despite administrative courts ruling that those deportation shouldn't in fact take place and so there is still a debate going on as to how these mi