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germany and that's part of the reason they left. to some extent is a follower of the former communist party that ruled east germany so there are still traditional supporters of the left in east germany and many of the traditional as well as protests vergers in the east used to vote for their ft the protest vote has now gone to some extent to the f.t. so there has been a significant swing of several hundred thousand words right across the political spectrum from the left to the far right at the same time the left party also has a constituent that is there that emerged from a split from the social democrats in western germany to the fusion of the split from the west plus the traditional left from the east that is what they've probably constitutes today also two wings that don't always see eye to eye that don't always know how to coordinate their policies. one has to say the left lost five hundred thousand votes to the a of fifty at the same time it didn't lose votes in total it said gained quite a number of votes as well. the party managed actually to get through this election pretty well so on the face of it it seems as if their supp

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we have more than enough parties participating in incompetent government but not the left party germanycan do better. polls in germany open on september twenty fourth what do germans want for their country. what do the different parties stand for. and which party will come out on top. d.w. you're an expert on germany's bundestag go. action two thousand and seventeen. tag germany decides german bundestag election two thousand and seventeen on d w. welcome back you're watching t.v. news i'm terry martin our top story a powerful seven point one magnitude earthquake in central mexico has killed at least two hundred twenty six people the toll is expected to rise at least forty four buildings have collapsed in the capital including a primary school where more than twenty children have been confirmed dead as the second big quake in his many weeks. and hurricane maria is barreling towards the caribbean islands heading towards cuba for the ricoh right now after devastating the tiny island nation of dominica the u.s. national hurricane center is warning of a potentially catastrophic impact from t

polling so much stronger in eastern germany that in western germany the left party as well which is left over from the former communist party in eastern germany also doing much better in the east so it gives you an idea of how germans are voting regionally now voters have put the a.f.d. on tract under german parliament for the very first time that got thirteen percent of the votes based on our projected results and the party that lead candidates alexander gowland and vital have made headlines with provocative comments about migration and nationalism but many a lesser known members have also courted controversy here's your chance to me a few of them. thomas is a state prosecutor he's described refugees as invaders and called miracles open border policy a quote prelude to the extermination of the germans. that's of spunk and is from saxony and is on record as wanting to reestablish german borders along the one nine hundred thirty seven lines he's also been confirmed to have cooperated with the east german secret police the stasi to expunge story the deputy leader of the day she spread fake

we have more than enough parties participating in incompetent government but not the left party in germany can do better. polls in germany open on september twenty fourth. what do germans want for their country. what do the different parties stand for. and which party will come out on top. d w you're an expert on germany's bundestag election two thousand and seventeen. germany decides german bundestag election two thousand and seventeen on d w. this is v.w. news live from berlin german chancellor angela merkel tells data she is ready to join talks to resolve the north korea crisis and she says donald trump is doing it all wrong in my opinion sanctions and enforcing the sanctions are the right answer but anything else with regard to north korea i think is wrong.

local premier is from the left party so it is a party that is managing in some sense to build on the roots from east germany but to bring them into the present day when you talk about east germany and kind of in the style ger that seems to be there for what was in east germany is that what defines a left voter or is there more to it than that do they have a particular ideological bent. it's fairly complex there is ideology involved also amongst the people that supported for former communist regime and in east germany i would say that all people who are convinced that socialism even communism is the way to go there is also an element of protest votes that people that protest against to especially the western political system or the fact that much of western society has been transferred into the former east germany so there is a protest vote some of these protests votes are now moving to the far right in fact to the alternative for germany the right wing populous and there is also an element of young people who feel that this is one of the only parties that is actually offering a concrete. political alternati

strongest critics of the left party those problems above all the problem with the left party is that they have never really confronted a past that will once the ruling party of east germany and. instead they try to pander to the district's residents it. is from the left he's visiting a workshop for disabled people today trying to be an east german border guard he defends his past. members of all the parties here in lichtenberg were active in east germany some are more critical of the communist system others less but i think if you look at all the parties here you'll see they aren't basically much different. crunched is a popular mayor his past hasn't stopped him from being elected decades have passed since east and west germany reunited but the two still vote very differently and the left party is set to perform strongly and eastern berlin once again. you get you can join in the election discussion by following the w.'s campaign germany decides to find full coverage on the w dot com let's get updates from the news facebook page or you can follow us on twitter using the hash tag germany decides so for me to say it's waiting to hear from. the new museum opened here in berl

party and you get the traffic light coalition. least likely to form part of any coalition is germany's socialist left party it must be the wrong shade of the color red the left party is seen as too radical by bigger party it's. a similar case but that the opposite end of the spectrum is the alternative for germany branded as far right by critics like glue could be an interesting touch but so far the mainstream german politics seems reluctant to rule over the coloring books lines polish forming will be more different called than an earlier time of. the ability but the preparation of her vote or her vote. no longer just wide with having two major parties get presentation. so we think his vote just a few minutes ago actually wasn't in. town trying to garner enough support to become a major player he's kind of tired of being the bridesmaid he wants for the broad this time around but will get that kind of support having spent years at the helm of the powerhouse is actually who's the real decisive figure for the books politics but not every decision that she has made has been welcomed by the states. as opposed to find the answer as one we

party and. the traffic light coalition. least likely to form part of any coalition is germany's socialist left party it must be the wrong shade of the color red the left part is to radical by bigger parties. a similar case but the opposite end of the spectrum is the alternative for germany branded as far right by critics. could be an interesting touch but so far german politics seems reluctant to rule over the coloring books lines. forming will be called then an earlier time of. political stability but the preparation of her voter. along a wide with having to a major party if they ever get up our presentation which we have heard. so as we heard that there's a whole range of policies taking part in sunday's election that's a good close look now in particular the free democratic party may only get around ten percent of the voters could still be part of a coalition. like those since then with the. on the top in this would be in mostly. that i would have my money. so ahead of the candidates who are out of course is it expect on the campaign trail buying on dollars and trying to influence people who are still undecided but a lot o

supporters entrenched in and elsewhere until now the left was the dominant political party in eastern germany but now these areas have swung right i ask political scientist vander plaats how that answer. the left party which emerged from the communist successor party the p.d.s. . this was the main outlet for opposition and mistrust of the federal political economic and social system. this overall sense of mistrust is what motivates the anti foreigner privy to protesters and f.t. voters. the f.t. platform also has a strong social and political component it portrays itself as the party of ordinary people people who are threatened by immigration particularly immigration into the welfare system there's a sense that they pay so much into the social welfare system but others profit from it is that social and political component and that sense of mistrust is central to the f.t. so the old p.d.'s left party and the f.d.a. have more in common than you might think and. i head for the north district hardly anyone here gave their vote to the far right. a good friend of mine from university lives here cas

least likely to form part of any coalition it is germany's socialist left party it must be the wrong shade of the color red the left party. by bigger party. a similar case but your president of the spectrum is the alternative to germany branded as far right by critics like glue could be an interesting new touch but so far german politics seems reluctant to rule over the. time of. political stability but. preferential voters. are no longer having two major parties they have representation. so as we heard there's a whole range of parties taking part in sunday's election. in particular the free democratic party may only gather around ten percent of the vote could still be part of the coalition. confirmed what he had been on the tarmac in addition to again missing out a little of that i'll just remark my mind. now on political group that probably won't get invited to be part of a coalition is the controversial alternative for germany party frequently criticised for its strong anti immigration and islam stance spot that though is in third place according to the latest opinion polls discuss

least likely to form part of any coalition germany's socialist left party it must be the wrong shade of the color red the left. by bigger party. a similar to the opposite end of the spectrum is the alternative to germany branded as far right by critics like blue could be an interesting. german politics seems reluctant to rule over the. time of. political stability but. preferential voters. are no longer having two major parties they have representation. so as we heard there's a whole range of policies taking part in sunday's election. in particular the free democratic party may only get around ten percent of the vote could still be part of a coalition. they are. likely. confirm what he had been on the topic and usually again missing out a little of that i will just remark my mind. now political group that probably won't get invited to be part of a coalition is the controversial alternative for germany party frequently criticised for its strong immigration and islam stance spot that though is in third place according to the latest opinion polls discussed several issues with party spoke

left forces in the a.f.p. but if the a.f.p. turns out to be a more conservative party then i think germany would be back in the family of nations that have. the conservative party the christian democratic party the liberal party the socialist party and the more left socialist party it's pretty normal but for germany with our past and the guilt that we have had. there was no room i mean mentally no room for such a party it's no different and i think it's you have to watch closely what happens because that can be a danger but it can also be a relief. day tackling them and thank you so much for coming on and we really appreciate those high pressure thank you thank you of a good thing ok so may right let's look at the projected results of the sharpening up it's now exactly nine o'clock at night here in berlin and live without internationally is kevin though in the here and with you our continuing live coverage going in through the night for next six hours as we take a round for occasions the big vote the exit polls are in the counting still going on we think could be before six hours we think he's going to take it so it could be th

least likely to form part of any coalition it is germany's socialist left party it must be the wrong shade of the color red the left. radical by bigger party. a similar case but the end of the spectrum is the alternative to germany branded as far right by critics like glue could be an interesting new touch but so far the mainstream german politics seems reluctant to rule over the coloring books. forming will be different called then an earlier time of. political stability but. preferential offer voters. are no longer this wide with having two major parties they have her presentation. now for the first time ever it looks like realistically there are going to be as many as six parties getting seats in the german parliament we're trying to give you a sense of what each of these is about what are the policies and. take a look at the greens could realistically form part of a coalition. now ahead of the actual voting candidates from the leading parties they've all been out on the campaign trail trying to drum up some last minute support but a lot of it of course was done in advance lots of

party and you get the traffic light coalition. least likely to form part of any coalition it is germany's socialist left party it must be the wrong shade of the color red the left party is seen as too radical by bigger party it's. a similar case brought to the opposite end of the spectrum is the alternative for germany branded as far right by critics like glue could be an interesting new touch but so far mainstream german politics seems reluctant to drool over the coloring books lines. forming will be more different called then an earlier time. for political stability but which is good to be preferentially offer voters. are no longer with having two major parties they have representation. so unless you're afficionado it is pretty tricky to follow there could be a lot of alliances going on here or not we don't know yet we can't talk about any polls really yet until the any exit polls until those polling stations close in about fifty minutes time we're going to speculate none the less with me now i'm joined by a barrister editor in chief of business new europe we just chatting just now you've been here for seven years you've seen t

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and some in the left parties who destroyed millions of jobs in germany and make this country poorer. it was german foreign minister speaking exclusively to r.t. but of course his party the social democrats aren't the only ones on the campaign march at the moment one of the party that's looking to enter the german bundestag for the first time is alternative for germany so we've called them far right they're certainly anti immigration some of also said that they're very anti islamic as well well they've been on the campaign trail on friday as well that they would joy and here in spawn doubt by the former leader of ukip nigel for. what was he at the citadel in spandau that was the setting for the latest campaign rally for alternative for germany the anti immigration anti islamic party here but miss bawn store pointed out the amount of times that alternative. germany's policies had actually been co-opted by other parties and. who wants to give parliament in a position for the big laugh. place without our participation now the last d. agenda was discussed then turned to for germany though