together present him now it so happens that both leaders want to be that candidate and marco sudha declared once again that he would accept if the c.d.u. the biggest c.d.u. backed on iraq said he would back down but he said that a week ago and he didn't back down after the party executive backed i mean not that now we have this vote which is an overwhelming majority almost 80 percent but at the same time senior figures sowing doubt whether that will be accepted without aman last it is palatable who's so much what's in the opinion polls then marco sudha to the party grassroots so today will be a very interesting day because we're both waiting to hear from aqua pseudo what he says what he says he concedes defeat and where the parliamentary groups will be debating this very issue once again and making some noise potentially because not everybody is happy with it michel it does this power struggle how damaging has it been for medicals conservative blogs. well it's certainly very ugly and it damages whoever is the candidate it's already damaged to the amongst his own rank and file within the par

especially now with the election campaign a start on the lush it from north rhine-westphalia and marco sudha from bavaria fighting over the sea to use candidacy for chancellor is the political management of the crisis going out of hand this is more thought of politicos are good politicians always say we have to make long term decisions but actually thinking of the next election that's why they want to avoid uncomfortable inconvenient decisions decisions people won't understand but that's a mistake because in times of crises people want security and they are also prepared to take responsibility but politicians have to lead the way. straight forward covered measures that is what people are calling. stricter laws no ensure this the political discussion continues. let's turn now to some other stories making headlines around the world india has reported more than 145000 new coronavirus cases the largest daily increase by far since the pandemic began infections have surged in recent weeks prompting many states to impose tougher restrictions like curfews and we can lock thousands. police in greece

corona pandemic which was heavily criticized and his own approach which saw more openings while marco sudha who showed remarkable political instinct was very fast to then pledge. angular machall who he's criticized in the past he says there's no way one can become. by not being endorsed by on good america so clearly there's a fight over her legacy already also going on and there's an understanding that the political brand of machall approval is what could carry the cd hugh elections to calm the elections are coming up in a september and party members are surely impatient for a candidate to be named how soon do you think we can expect a decision. i think it will come very fast now there was a lot of confusion after that press conference i just attended what the actual process will be now initially was supposed to be the leaders of those 2 parties the c.d.u. . and marco suit of the see you soon bavaria basically talking behind closed doors instead we've now seen a very public showdown and it will now be up to the c.d.u. to make up its mind whether it still backs its own past. enough and trust

right man to have on the ticket simply because the polling we're seeing here in germany still shows marco sudha way ahead although he's from the much smaller bavarian sister part of. mighty c.d.u. so formally we nearing conclusion of that but that debate is still raging elections just 5 months away right michel how damaging has this power struggle been or medicals conservative bloc. well if you look at the polls it doesn't look like this suffering in the polls because of this yet one might say the big question is how much of a debate how much infighting you will see in the aftermath of this that has been damaged as top candidate has huge doubts hanging over him marcus that it will be in a position to say look i told you so i said i was prepared to step forward and this is a far cry from the kind of unity we're seeing for instance among the green party which was known in the past for a lot of infighting the leaving up to it leading up even to election day merkel style stability politics appears to have leftover very own party now that she is no longer standing on that ticket and that is somethin

corona pandemic which was heavily criticized and his own approach which saw more openings while marco sudha who showed remarkable political instinct was very fast and then pledged allegiance to angola machall who he's criticized in the past he says there's no way one can become chancellor by not being endorsed by uncle americal so clearly there's a fight over her legacy already also going on and there's an understanding that that political brand of machall approval is what could carry the cd hugh in elections to calm the elections are coming up in september and party members are surely impatient were. a candidate to be named how soon do you think we can expect a decision. i think it will come very fast now there was a lot of confusion after that press conference i just attended what the actual process will be now initially was supposed to be the leaders of those 2 parties the c.d.u. . c.s.u. move area basically talking behind closed doors instead we've now seen a very public showdown and it will now be up to the c.d.u. to make up its mind whether it still backs its own policy. enough and tr

especially now that the election campaign is stopped i mean lush it from north rhine-westphalia and marco sudha from the various fighting over the sea to use candidacy for chancellor is the political management of the crisis going out of hand this is the moment or does political. and the titians always say we have to make long term decisions but actually thinking of the next election that's what i want to avoid uncomfortable inconvenient decisions decisions people won't understand but that's a mistake because in times of crises people want security and they are also prepared to take responsibility but politicians have to delete their weight it's. straightforward covered measures that is what people are calling for here in germany stricter laws no ensure this the political discussion continues. tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the area around the volcano on the caribbean island of st vincent after it began to rob on friday the volcano named last has been spewing smoke and ash across the island it had been dormant for decades until december 2020 when it began showing signs of

especially now that the election some pain a start i mean lash it from north rhine-westphalia and marco sudha from bavaria fighting over the sea the use candidacy for chancellor is the political management of the crisis going out of hand this is a month or does politico's are good politicians always say we have to make long term decisions but actually they're thinking of the next election that's why they want to avoid uncomfortable inconvenient decisions decisions people won't understand but that's a mistake because in times of crises people want security and they are also prepared to take responsibility but politicians have to leave the weight of what is most informative. straightforward covered measures that is what people are calling for here in germany stricter laws could now ensure this the political discussion continues. political correspondent linda crane she explained why in germany central government or gang more power as a coronavirus restrictions. german law until now has placed responsibility for infectious disease control largely in the hands of regional authorities and there's e

premie is the 1st western one is well have come out in favor of moscow sudha it would have seen as as a shift of power behind marco sudan who can also boast the opinion polls because more than 70 percent of seaview followers can imagine seeing him is their chance the candidate but only 17 see their own cd you see the leader as the man on the ticket to take them to another election success in september's general elections and that is a lot that marco souter can point out with of course backers of ominous that saying it's still early days we need someone who can lead into is not just has got a high in the opinion polls so a very disorderly situation after the stability merkel hears me there on the story for us thanks for the update. well staying here in germany and the country is seeing its highest rise in corona virus cases since january 1 of the main reasons is the slow pace of vaccinations fewer than one in 5 germans is being given a 1st dose but the vaccination drive has picked up speed in recent days now among those getting a 1st job was chancellor angela merkel her office released this image of her stomach vac

premier marcos and the premier of germany's largest state north rhine-westphalia mean blush it he's also the president of the christian democratic union. rush it is supported by party leadership but sudha of the smaller sister party at c.s.u. is a lot more popular among voters being the biggest party in the conservative coalition it's tradition the d.c. do you do nominates to candidates to spearhead the joint campaign i'm going to medical has not publicly endorsed either of them but to be forgiving you couldn't so the self-imposed deadline has expired and there's still no decision so what happens next earlier we put that question to me if not that's news chief political editor that's the big question we need one of these 2 men to declare who post to get that idea of the say the next sounds accounted for the this is supposed to be ordinarily one would think ok why don't they just have a well to do. cast is chosen by the upper echelons of the posse backing. you party is that now the smaller variances the party the c.s.u. is adamant that will suit us simply because he is so much stronger in those opinion polls both when you ask the general public but also c.d.u. conservatives follow is he

position to be on the ticket pointing towards those opinion polls here in germany which have seen marco sudha continuously in the lead for some time said will have quite a bit of bouncing back to do there was also a late night session which even saw one of i'm going to america's closest allies german economics minister i had my eye back to do it and then do a turnaround today so a lot of bruising stuff a lot of noise to come to the point which was seen as a given that the c.d.u. is also on the ticket to become chancellor candidate you know stay with us we'll come back to you in a moment let's 1st have a look at this if you can to do it in more detail. americal ally carnival king committed european there are many faces to lash it but does he have what it takes to be german chancellor according to lash of his position a state premier of north rhine-westphalia germany's most populous state and his victory to get there is proof enough his election a c.d.u. party leader in january 2021 put him in prime position to run for chancellor backed by the city's top brass sais he aspires to make the 20 twe