mark rutte promised to fix the covid crisis. the voters _ fix the covid crisis.oters of the _ fix the covid crisis. the i voters of the netherlands fix the covid crisis. tue: voters of the netherlands have given my party, an overwhelming vote of confidence and it is humbling, and it is also forcing us to do everything we can to make a success out of it. not everything has gone well in the last ten years. the main issue a loss on the table for the next year is how to rebuild the country going forward after corona. the interest d 66 _ forward after corona. the interest d 66 party - forward after corona. the interest d 66 party won l interest d 66 party won a substantial share of the vote. foreign minister in mark rutte's last cabinet, she appears to have galvanised voters on the left behind to inclusive approach. she says the result show the country is ready to come together. translation: in recent months i had the growing feeling that people are ready for optimism and vision. i've always believed, and this evening it's been confirmed, that the dutch are not extrem

polls were actually saying for the last 2 weeks already that the day the party of prime minister mark rutte it's a center right liberal party is due to win these elections but there was a lot of speculation of about a number 2 at the moment the number 2 is the freedom party of here to will this it's an anti immigration party it's an anti islam party actually he actually suggested as a ministry for d.s. islam and station in his program so he could be still the 2nd party in the country which is a substantial number of votes of course and then we were looking at the all the far right parties were actually complaining on this sentiments against the lock down so they were really trying to get phones with people and their 2nd christian number of people in the netherlands really fed up and tired with this continuous lockdown but at the same time we're in the middle of a 3rd way infections are still going up many people are now hospitalized and in that scene and in this situation these elections have taken place and i'm in this big hall because only in large centers the polls take place not in very

in the netherlands prime minister mark rutte as almost certain to win a 4th term in office.

this makes it a lot more complicated for mark rutte. mariana: he is quite the survivor. has he managed to do this after a child benefit scandal and a bit of unrest or frustration in the netherlands in relations to the pandemic and restrictions in lockdown? step: his nickname is teflon mark. every year is scandal that happens does not seem to stick to him. it's not for the benefits of scandal, which affected tens of thousands of families in the netherlands. earthquakes in the north of the country, a lot of other stuff, but it seems that he always manages to get away from it because he sort of admits his guilt very easily. he sort of plays along. someone described him as some kind of rubber prime minister. he goes and leaves towards everyone, and gets away with it. he sort of sticks in the middle. that is what he has been doing in this corona pandemic. that is why it's very interesting to watch his communication style. but as i saw him a few minutes ago, he looked like a different prime minister then we have seen in the last couple of weeks when he was very optimistic. mar

in the netherlands prime minister mark rutte a is almost certain to win a 4th term in office exit polls put a center right freedom and democracy party ahead with just under a quarter of the vote in need to form a coalition with at least 2 other parties. now there is hope on the horizon for europeans crossing their fingers for a summer vacation this year the european union has outlined plans for a vaccine passport designed to help relaunch travel the tourism sector is facing a possible meltdown at what should be the busiest time of the year the so-called green certificate would create a digital document showing a traveller has been vaccinating vaccinated or has recovered from kovan $1000.00. this is what many northern europeans are dreaming off right now after months of winter darkness and lockdown a holiday to spain would be a refreshing change for many the e.u. wants to make that easier with a digital health certificate for many who make a living from tourism it's a welcome idea if they got a hold of them and then we're done with our islands are fully dependent on foreign tourists so t

in the netherlands where conservative prime minister mark rutte as claiming an overwhelming victory in elections this will make him the 4th term in office exit polls indicate his center right freedom and democracy party increased its share of seats winning just under a quarter of the vote they will need to form a coalition with at least 2 other parties the election was effectively a referendum on the government's handling of the pandemic more than 16000 dutch people have died in for causes related to the corona virus that's. our correspondent barbara basell is covering that election for us barbara exit polls suggest prime minister margaret is party has won again any surprises in the selection. there are some surprises but not the one the big one this little round tower you see here in the back of me that is his office and my group to as expected doesn't even have to shift his files he can stay just right in place my crew to has made the running once again at the polls indicated that beforehand because in spite of a scandal that brought his government down in generally this last governm

next week in a major test of a european government's coronavirus policies in 2021, with by minster mark rutte. we now have the latest news on the case of breanna taylor. her boyfriend has spoken about how her boyfriend has spoken about how he felt on that night she died. honestly, i'm a bit overwhelmed, but, i mean... it's bittersweet because as i look around and see all the love and support and all the people who's here to admire breonna and embrace our situation, i also have to think about how she's not here. so, it's... it's been a tough day, but i'm out here and ijust really love and appreciate everybody who loves breonna. you're wearing a t—shirt with a picture of you and her. what do people not know about her? what kind of person was breonna? man, breonna was just loving and caring, like, for sure. those are two really big words i like to say about her. she deserves everything that these people are trying to do for her. this is a nice start towards justice. even you were tried for having shot at the police that day, but the charges have now been dropped. do you feel like now you can go

in the netherlands, prime minister mark rutte's party has won the most seats in elections dominated byn, according to exit polls. the pro eu d66 looks set to gain seats, with geert wilder's anti islam party on course to lose ground in parliament. mr rutte thanked voters for their support. ijust noticed that the results of this election is that the folks in the netherlands have given my party, the dutch labour party and overwhelming vote of confidence, and it is humbling. it is also forcing us to do everything we can to make a success out of it, not everything has gone well in the last ten years, take the child benefit issue, which we have to solve, the earthquakes, but of course come to the main issue also on the table for the next year is how to rebuild the country going forward after coronavirus. a rare species of bird in australia has become so endangered it's forgetting how to sing its own song. there are only about 300 regent honeyeaters left in the wild, and because they rarely hear each other, some have started imitating the songs of other species. victoria gill reports. only 30

incumbent prime minister mark rutte is expected to win another term in office and form his fourth coalitionhandling of the pandemic. support for rutte — who could become one of europe's longest—serving leaders — remains high exit polls in germany suggest that chancellor angela merkel�*s christian democrats have performed poorly in two regional elections seen as bellwether results ahead of a general election in september. the results appear to be a rebuke to the german government's handling of the pandemic. all non—essential businesses, shops and schools have been closed in much of italy in a bid to contain another spread of coronavirus. more than half of the country is affected, including the regions around rome and milan where our correspondent mark lowen has been speaking to covid—weary italians, many of who say they will really struggle through a third national lockdown. the beautiful blue skies of milan belie the dark clouds of covid gathering it again, because, just over a year since italy became the first country in the world to impose a national lockdown, it is shutting its doors onc

exit polls in the netherlands suggest mark rutte may be on course to win a fourth term in office.ition to form a new coalition. police in atlanta have charged a suspect with four counts of homicide, over a mass shooting at three spa and massage parlours.

in the netherlands prime minister mark rutte as almost certain to win a 4th term in office exit polls put his center right freedom and democracy party ahead with just under a quarter of the vote he'll need to form a coalition with at least 2 other parties. the european union has set up plans for a vaccine passed to allow people to travel during the pandemic the green certificate would show proof of vaccination or recovery from covert 19 the digital document would be shown at airports and border crossings most member states are still in forcing strict controls. this is d.w. news from berlin you can find much more news analysis by heading to our website that's d w dot com. spring is just beginning but already europeans are thinking of summer and summer holidays the european union today announced plans for a coronavirus passport a ticket to travel despite the pandemic and how is that supposed to fly most people have not been vaccinated and months of poor planning supply shortages and one too many vaccine scares have left the europeans running short on time and even shorter on confidence

dutch prime minister mark rutte's party won the most seats in elections dominated by the coronavirus to lead his fourth coalition, according to exit polls. the pro—eu d66 looks set to gain seats, with the geert wilder's anti—islam party to loose ground in parliament. mr rutte thanked voters for their support. ijust noticed that the results of this election is that the folks in the netherlands have given my party, the dutch labour party an overwhelming vote of confidence, and it is humbling. it is also forcing us to do everything we can to make a success out of it, not everything has gone well in the last ten years, take the child benefit issue, which we have to solve, the earthquakes, but of course the main issue also on the table for the next year is how to rebuild the country going forward after corona. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a leading charity says many thousands of children in syria could lose access to education if britain cuts its foreign aid. today, we have closed the book on apartheid, and that chapter. more than 3,000 subway passengers were affected. nausea,

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in the netherlands, prime minister mark rutte�*s party has won the most seats in elections dominatedto lead his fourth coalition, according to exit polls. the pro eu d66 looks set to gain seats, with geert wilder�*s anti islam party on course to lose ground in parliament. mr rutte thanked voters for their support. masked protestors have raided a jail in the haitian capital, port—au—prince and freed four policemen. the jail break comes amid days of street protests by people angry about the government�*s handling of a surge in gang—led kidnappings and murders. the president declared a month—long state of emergency in part of the city. the creative head of the tokyo olympics has resigned, after making a derogatory comment about a female japanese entertainer. hiroshi sasaki, who was in charge of the opening and closing ceremonies, has admitted making remarks about the entertainer, naomi watanabe. last month, the formerjapanese prime minister yoshiro mori, stepped down from his role as president of the tokyo 2020 organising committee after saying women talk too much. minky worden, the dir

in the netherlands prime minister mark rutte as almost certain to win a 4th term in office exit polls put his center right freedom and democracy party ahead with just under a quarter of the vote he'll need to form a coalition with at least 2 other parties. the european union has set out plans for a vaccine passed to allow people to travel during the pandemic the green certificate would show proof of vaccination or recovery from covert 19 the digital document would be shown at airports and border crossings most member states are still in forcing strict controls. this is news from berlin you can find much more news analysis by heading to our website that's d w dot com. spring is just beginning but already europeans are thinking of summer and summer holidays the european union today announced plans for a coronavirus passport a ticket to travel despite the pandemic and how is that supposed to fly most people have not been vaccinated and months of poor planning supply shortages and one too many vaccine scares have left the europeans running short on time and even shorter on confidence that

next week in a major test of a european government's coronavirus policies in 2021, with by minster mark rutte two million vulnerable people will receive a text from nhs england this weekend, urging them to book their coronavirus vaccination. those with conditions such as diabetes and certain types of cancer who have not yet received a letter from their gp will be able to make an appointment via a link in the text. authorities in the republic of ireland have recommended temporarily suspending the use of the astrazeneca vaccine while investigations are carried out into four new reports of blood clotting in patients who've received the jab in norway. 0ur health correspondent, louise cullen, gave me this update. well, ben, in republic of ireland the statement was issued this morning that they would be suspending the use of the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine following these reports from norway. the deputy chief medical officer for ireland, doctor ronan glynn says it is precautionary, but these reports from norway and several other countries have included what they call thrombolytic events, clots, skin

and despite curfew riots and a child benefit scandal exit polls but the dutch prime minister mark rutte of course for a 4th term in office. we've been following breaking news out of tanzania for the past hour where the vice president announced the death of president john mica foully at the age of 61 he had not been seen in public for more than 2 weeks and speculation was rife that he was seriously ill after contracting covert 19 he was a vocal coronavirus skeptic who'd been criticised for doing little to protect his people from the virus al-jazeera catherine sawyer now looks back at his life. soon after taking office in 215 president john palmer before he made a name for himself across tanzania as a leader committed to fulfilling his promises of reform many people called him the bulldozer because of his no nonsense approach to fighting corruption and wasteful spending which had plagued the country for decades he made it his mission to cut down on civil service expenses and boost infrastructure projects including the development of a really different cities while many tanzanian see mugha

of the coronavirus pandemic opinion polls suggest the center right party of dutch prime minister mark rutte a win by a landslide that's despite his entire cabinet resigning 2 months ago stopped us and has more now from santa fe. as the madness prepares to go to the polls this week hundreds of people have been queuing for food handout it shows a growing divide in society after a decade of leadership by the center right government of mark. the ever smiling prime minister who went to the palace in january to hand in the resignation of his cabinet on a bicycle then he says i will year old i grew up in poverty with lots of dept because a tax office accused us of fraud then we became poor. 11 year old and as part of a campaign launched before the elections to raise awareness about the one in 13 dutch children living in poverty a mother was one of 26000 families who were wrongly accused by tax authorities of child care benefits fraud now sasha says she was forced to pay back nearly $120000.00 and lost her job her house and her marriage she suffered from 2 strokes and is learning to walk again the

week in a major test of a european government's coronavirus policies in 2021, with prime minister mark rutteon vulnerable people will receive a text from nhs england this weekend, urging them to book their coronavirus vaccination. those with conditions such as diabetes and certain types of cancer who have not yet received a letter from their gp will be able to make an appointment via a link in the text. last year, more than 17,500 chain stores disappeared from british high streets — that's an average of 48 per day. the figures, compiled by the accountancy firm pwc, reveal the worst decline in more than a decade. there's also a warning that the full impact of the pandemic on high streets is yet to be felt. there's also a warning that the full impact of the pandemic on high streets is yet to be felt. richmond, on the edge of london, a prosperous and popular spot. but this last year, some big chains have been pulling out, leaving an awful lot of holes. the majority of the high streetjust seems to be disappearing. not only high street shops, but restaurants and coffee shops as well. shops, but r

and despite curfew riots in a child benefit scandal the dutch prime minister mark rutte a looks on course for a 4th term as the final votes a cost in the netherlands election. welcome to the program hundreds of millions of europeans could be able to travel around the continent from this summit if an app on their smartphones shows they've been vaccinated proposed by the e.u. commission the digital green pos means freedom of movement being restored from june but some nations think the plan is too slow and the world health organization opposes the idea because much of the world is far behind in terms of vaccinations domenic a reports on this now from bad. almost sunny parisienne morning walks his dog has recently been vaccinated and has the badge to prove it but he would welcome something more official. a covered 19 health pass would allow us to travel to get back a little bit of freedom by june those wishes will be a reality because the european commission plans a digital green pass which all e.u. residents would have on a smartphone proving they have either been vaccinated recently recover

elections are underway in the netherlands opinion polls suggest prime minister mark rutte says party is on track to win. and we take a closer look at a ghana stands national sport a boost cash. the tournaments this provides him one can believe from decades of conflict. the european union has proposed a coronavirus passport to help ease travel restrictions in the blog that's it it'll green pass would provide proof travelers have either been vaccinated recovered from the virus or had a recent negative test the proposals include an option to live people from outside the e.u. if they've been vaccinated the world health organization has warned against such schemes science an unknown surround vaccine efficacy against infection. this significant will make sure that the results of what shows the data answers the minimum set of data are mutually recognised in every member state and thirdly with this digital certificate we aim to help member states reinstate the freedom of movement in a safe responsible and trusted manner. not on mccain as in berlin he says the proposed coronavirus certificate

here's prime minister mark rutte casting his vote. he's expecting to win a fourth term.strictest lockdown to date and has an average of 5000 new infections daily. well, here's what mr rutte had to say after casting his ballot. for all of europe, this is one of the best—performing economies. we are still very hard hit by the corona various. there is so much to do to rebuild the country. —— coronavirus. 0f do to rebuild the country. —— coronavirus. of course, it's up to the voters in full sovereignty to decide that. while the outlook seems positive for mr rutte's party and the centre—right liberal people's party, whoever comes out on top is going to need four or even five other parties to secure a majority — that's normal, by the way. there are 37 different parties in this election. we're going to be looking out for geert wilders. he leads the freedom party and has an anti—islam populist agenda. he's polling in second, but given lots of the big parties won't work with, he's unlikely to be part of a governing coalition. another important figure is sigrid kaag. her centre—le

yes i think these exit polls are quite reliable as predicted prime minister mark rutte of the very day this center right party has won the elections according to today's action polls with quite a. large margin and it was all already predicted because he's seen as the crisis manager the leader who has actually taken the netherlands through this growing up and that makes although the netherlands hasn't done so well but we call this rally around the flag phenomenon where the leader of a country in a crisis is seen as the person who needs to take the country through the crisis people don't want change but very interesting interestingly and surprisingly the 2nd largest party as you say a democrat 66 has scored so much better than expected and that's why when prime minister marketa came out an hour ago after this actual poll was announced he wasn't even too happy because he now has to deal with a very large 2nd party what about fielders step it's hard to avoid personality you know as large as his. politics. well interestingly he was actually paul to be the 2nd party that he came around came

next week in a major test of a european government's coronavirus policies in 2021, with by minster mark ruttehem to book their coronavirus vaccination. those with conditions such as diabetes and certain types of cancer who have not yet received a letter from their gp will be able to make an appointment via a link in the text. it's mothers day, but for many of us the day will be spent separated from our families for a second year — with gifts sent by post and celebrations happening virtually. international travel restrictions also mean many people in the uk will miss spoiling their mums who are living in other parts of the world, as caroline davies reports. there's nothing quite like mum's cooking, but for karam, it's been a long time since he's been in his mother's kitchen in pakistan. my kids are growing up. they need to see their grandad and grandmother and everything like that. i have got nieces and nephews, they haven't seen me in ages as well. it's always the kids... it's a very vital part of a child's life. regardless of how far away your mother lives, this year, many of us won't be abl

week in a major test of a european government's coronavirus policies in 2021, with prime minister mark rutteople will receive a text from nhs england this weekend, urging them to book their coronavirus vaccination. those with conditions such as diabetes and certain types of cancer who have not yet received a letter from their gp will be able to make an appointment via a link in the text. a british—iranian woman, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has appeared in court, just days after she came to end of a five—year prison sentence. her lawyer says the charges involve her participating in a demonstration in front of the iranian embassy in london 12 years ago, as well as giving an interview to the bbc�*s persian service. herfamily believe she is being used as a diplomatic bargaining chip by tehran. our diplomatic correspondent caroline hawley has been following today's proceedings. we know that she appeared in court this morning. but we know that richard ratcliffe had asked the british embassy to accompany her. we know that didn't happen. we know that nazanin herself was extremely stressed and nervous

in the netherlands prime minister mark rutte to is almost certain to win a 4th term in office exit polls put his center right freedom and democracy party ahead with just under a quarter of the vote will need to form a coalition with at least 2 other parties. a gunman accused of killing 8 people in the u.s. state of georgia has been charged with murder 21 year old was arrested after a shooting spree at 3 massage parlors in the atlanta area most of the victims were women of asian descent. turkey's pro kurdish h.t.t.p. party is fighting for its political survival after a prosecutor asked the country's top court to shut it down the party is accused of having ties to the outlawed p k k militant group h d p says the seize the case as part of a long campaign to stifle opposition the president at a once governed. spain is set to become only the 6 country in the world to legalize euthanasia or assisted suicide catholic church has opposed the move but according to polls the majority of spaniards approve of the right to die if a person is suffering gravely or is terminally ill. this is the bust of

week in a major test of a european government's coronavirus policies in 2021, with prime minster mark rutte, and ministers say they are waiting for the metropolitan police to "explain their actions," after clashes with women during a vigilfor sarah everard in south london last night. dame cressida dick is facing calls to resign, after officers handcuffed and dragged women away. sir peter fahy is the former chief constable of greater manchester police. hejoins us now. would you have policed it like that? he joins us now. would you have policed it like that?— policed it like that? well, i think- -- — policed it like that? well, i think... it's _ policed it like that? well, i think... it's an _ policed it like that? well, i think... it's an impossible | think... it's an impossible situation, really, because of the confusion over the legislation. i think in pleasing terms the legislation seems pretty clear. you can't be outside except for very specific reason such as caring for a vulnerable person, taking more exercise or doing essential shopping, and the court failed to clarify the situation o

had gathered to protest against covid restrictions imposed by the government of prime minister mark rutterom monday and voting is over three days to avoid congestion at polling stations. the biden administration has ordered the government's major disaster agency to assist with the surge of migrant children arriving at the us—mexico border. there were a record number of children, 3,200, being held in us immigration facilities on the us southern border with mexico as of the 8th of march. the federal emergency management agency will spend the next three months helping to manage and care for children arriving without parents or legal guardians. government figures show hundreds of minors are crossing the border each day. alfredo corchado has covered mexico for many years, and is currently the us—mexico border correspondent for the dallas morning news. hejoins me now. welcome to alfredo, good to have you on the programme. what is behind this surge in numbers?— what is behind this surge in numbers? �* , ., numbers? behind the surge, are several factors, _ numbers? behind the surge, are several f

in the netherlands prime minister mark rutte as almost certain to win a 4th term in office exit polls put his center right freedom and democracy party ahead with just under a quarter of the vote he'll need to form a coalition with at least 2 other parties. the european union has plans for a vaccine passed to allow people to travel during the pandemic the green certificate would show proof of vaccination or recovery from covert 19 the digital document would be shown at airports and border crossings most member states are still in forcing strict controls. this is news from berlin you can find much more news analysis by heading to our website. dot com. the. spring is just beginning but already europeans are thinking of summer and summer holidays the european union today announced plans for a coronavirus passport a ticket to travel despite the pandemic and how is that supposed to fly most people have not been vaccinated and months of poor planning supply shortages and one too many vaccine scares have left the europeans running short on time and even shorter on confidence that the vaccines

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exit polls in the netherlands suggest mark rutte may be on course to win a fourth term in office. initial projections suggest his vvd party will win 36 seats, putting it in a strong position to form a new coalition. police in atlanta have charged a suspect with four counts of homicide, over a mass shooting at three spa and massage parlours. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sonia sodha, chief leader writer at the observer and tom newton dunn, chief political commentator with times radio. welcome back to you both. so let's start with some of the pages we already have. the metro writes that the eu has threatened to take life—saving covid jabs bound for britain — after blaming the uk for what it calls the "continent's creaking vaccination rollout". the financial times also leads on the vaccine roll—out, writing that the nhs�*s targets are in peril after a "significant reduction" in supplies. the telegraph adds that vaccine shortages mean that no more first appointments for covid jabs will be booked in april as supplie

then there's also this very large other group who actually wants change 10 years of prime minister mark rutte they're fired up they're tired of it they want something different and they have now the choice of $37.00 parties there are lots of small parties also joining these elections but lots of young people especially young voters are very much attracted to these smaller parties and they might not have some kind of large influence during these elections because market is still due to win but they will have more influence in politics in the future for sure it will be interesting to see how things pan out. at the break through voting station in amsterdam thank you very much indeed. no one of the rugs religious minority groups which is survive for centuries is now rapidly disappearing the monday and say security issues forced many of their members into hiding if it has more from baghdad as forwards gather to mark a sacred ceremony known as the banjo festival. here with men women and children and running water of the tigris river. to cleanse their bodies and wash away their sins this baptism is

1st exit polls and of course as we have seen in the polling before these elections prime minister mark rutte is seen as the winner but of course there could be still surprises a lot of people who are still undecided so they might have chosen only at the last minute who to vote for so we have to wait another one and half hours i would say to get a clearer picture of who is actually going to be the winning party of this election and said we were we had a quick look over your shoulder at the beginning of your law even the ballot paper seems enormous how many people are running this election. it is enormous it's 37 parties this is the largest number of parties since world war 2 competing in this parliamentary elections and that's a real challenge because also due to the pandemic there are many more polling stations they wanted to have spacious areas like this one for these elections and now a lot of fallen tears were actually asked to help count the vote so they have now a lot of volunteers around the country also here counting these votes. as a lot of counting beads on hand they're nice and soc

and if that's the practicalities — prime minister mark rutte's handling of the pandemic is the key factormn. his country was the last in the eu to roll—out its vaccination programme with an average 5000 new infections daily. the netherlands is going to the polls under one of its strictest lockdowns yet. and the government collapsed two months ago. still, the prime minister who presided over all of this is performing best in the polls. covid—19 and all of its consequences have absolutely dominated the _ pre—election debates, and less than 24 hours before vulnerable voters went to the polls there were clashes between anti—lockdown protesters and police not far from the dutch parliament. if he performs as well as expected he will be first in line to inform the next governing coalition, and to begin a fourth term in office. while the netherlands begins its general election — in germany — chancellor angela merkel�*s cdu party is digesting its worst ever results in two local elections. the elections took place in two southern regions on sunday — and these are regions where traditionally the cdu

continuity there, but you don't think that this then leads mark rutte to adopt a softer approach to europee recovery fund where we saw him very upset with what germany and france were arguing last summer. i wonder if that is less likely to happen now if we will get more of the same. maria: i think the parties now agree, so there is nothing more to discuss. what is to discuss is what they will do with the money. we will see who will be the final certificated second party, which would imply that this will deliver the final there. that means that there will be lighter tones in the euro group, but, i mean, i remind you that the rather anti-a new -- the rather extreme parties have not lost power in this election. they are a little bit more fragmented because their vote went to different parties, but the sentiment come the euro skeptic sentiment in the netherlands is still very much there. therefore the ruling parties and the coalition will have to take that into account. anna: let me ask you leslie about the greens. the greens lost some of their support, and i wonder if there are plenty -- if t