not flocking to discuss the meeting between martin schultz and president. because. we need some time to analyze that in depth. we can't solve in a few hours what others have taken two months to mess up and. it's a tough choice for the s.p.d. to take political responsibility to new course. european union leaders are meeting in brussels at this hour with their counterparts from six members of that so-called eastern partnership they'll be discussing how to cooperate further to create stronger economies and better governance in belarus moldova ukraine georgia armenia and azerbaijan ukraine is just one of those countries with high hopes of moving toward e.u. membership but he ws catherine martin's is standing by for us in brussels where that summit is taking place catherine what are these six eastern european countries hoping to get out of the summit. well it depends where you look at we have kind of two groups here the three the three countries who are really keen to do even more the ties with the european union this is ukraine obviously georgia and moldova these are th

for martine schultz another term for the s.p.d. in a grand coalition is not an appealing option after the election he repeatedly stressed the need for the party to undergo a period of renewal in the role of opposition. now sense agreed to enter into talks but he's promised the grassroots the final say. so should such talks leaders to participate in a government in which have a form however such a government would look it will be the party members who get to vote on this. the s.p.d. faces a crucial test at a meeting with german president. shultz was reportedly pressured to reconsider forming another grand coalition with the conservatives one s.p.d. politician who would welcome another grand coalition. who's clearly been enjoying his job as foreign minister. nonetheless he cautions against unrealistic expectations. now will have to hold negotiations it's also tricky for your it because an unstable germany creates difficulties for europe but no one should expect the s.p.d. to immediately iron out the problems caused by the failure of

the leader of germany's social democrats martin schultz under pressure to enter a coalition with chancellor merkel's conservatives he says he won't do that but some in his party reckon it's time to think again. and ukraine marks four years since the orange revolution but european union leaders deliver a tough message closer ties yes but no membership just yet. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us. emmerson meninga is to be sworn in as zimbabwe's president shortly but after the euphoria of removing robert mugabe from power and money god has returned to harare people are starting to wonder whether he is the right man to steer the nation back to democracy and rebuild its battered economy he is after all mugabe's former deputy and long term comrade. they call him the crocodile partly because of his hooded eyes but mainly because of his fearsome reputation and now emerson is the crocodile who snapped back sacked by the ousted president robert mugabe earlier this month returned in triumph this week after the military forced an end to mccarthy's thirty seven year rule. jamie five zero z

leader martin schultz cooperate with and break his promise or put the political stability of germany at risk well i did have a use for correspondent thomas ferrer is on the story for you thomas good to say what i would convince the s.p.d. leader to reconsider his position. i would say two things laid out on the one hundred office of the conversation that martin should start with president. president has an incredibly influential person in germany one who can direct political debates in the country on the other hand something else that played a very important role was the fact that many members within the s.p.d. were no longer convinced that that strict opposition to joining a new coalition was the right path for the party they have been internal debates in the last few days and in particular after the so-called jamaica negotiations collapse to see whether the s.p.d. should change line should revisit that strict opposition and that's something that definitely played a role in the negotiations last night the internal discussions within the s.p.d. and obviously also with the conversatio

i could just turn to martin schultz show way the s.t.p. is not to show he's ruled out forming a coalition what do you think he's done that. well you know. i think that the. democrats virtually suffered a lot in two grand coalitions that they have been going through with the christian democrats and they didn't gain anything from being in a great coalition and therefore i think it is the bitter experience that they have made an experience which was also shared as a coalition partner when the for the freedom of credits under thirty two thousand and thirteen i think it is this bitter. experience that has prompted such a reaction not to be enthusiastic about one more it would have been the third round of grand coalition and i tell you quite frankly i think that the grand coalition is perverting democracy. do you think they like this week or see all parties return to the negotiating table yes or no well i think it will not necessarily be a return to a negotiating table but they have their own channels to communicate with each other and to invest

four years the chancellor says the alliance has proved very effective the social democrats with martin schultz at the helm seem to have softened their position on the matter as well and previously refused to deal with merkel again. i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated we are going to have them both far she has always clung to power and i thought she would have sought another negotiated solution for everybody it's just f.t.p. but in the end the jamaica coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see the country is. turmoil here and this is due to the unprecedented situation going to be new elections by british the f.t.p. and probably also the i.v. the opposition party will gain because this. is quite the silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy of. the planes carrying vital supplies of food and medicine started arriving in the yemeni capital sana'a on saturday but this comes after the saudi led coalition ease this b

years the chancellor sais the alliance has proved very effective on the social democrats with martin schultz out the helm seemed to have softened their position to they had previously refused to deal with merkel again we asked some members of germany's political parties about the recent twists and turns in the. i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but marcos apparently stated that we are going to have them both fall she has always clung to power and i thought she would have sought another negotiated solution so everybody is putting this to f.t.p. but in the end to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country is in some turmoil here and that this is indeed to the unprecedented situation it's going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the i.c.c. the opposition party that will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that's once a change in the immigration policies still ahead on the weekly googl

years the chancellor says the alliance has proved very effective and the social democrats led by martin schultz seem to have softened their position as well had previously refused to deal with merkel again i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated that we are going to have them for far she has always clung to power and i thought she would have sought another negotiated solution for everybody it's just f.t.p. but in the end the jamaica coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see that the country is it from turmoil here and that this is indeed president of the situation it's going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the ifi the opposition party will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policy. still ahead on the weekly google's parent company has been busy making some changes to its search engines especially when it comes to russian media and that story in nine

leader martin schultz is going to see president steinmeier today the president is pressuring all prospective coalition partners to try to form some kind of government how do you think that conversation between the time and schultz will go . well we have to remember here first of all that these two people know each other very well the president is also a social democrat for many many years he was germany's foreign minister he was also involved in a grand coalition with or in a coalition with angle america with the with the conservatives you know very well what he's talking about when he's pushing the current leader of the social democrats to reconsider his refusal to enter into talks again and as we've just heard there is some sense that shows as reconsidering his position that he's starting to swing a little bit towards the opinion that the interests of the country might into being more important than the interests of his party once explain to our viewers why these social democrats are so reluctant to enter another coalition government led by medical the problem is that everyone who works wi

chance on the americans conservatives and two other parties the leader of the social democrats martin schultz so far will doubt any possibility of joining a new coalition under chance america but president of the steinmeyer is trying to make the case for him to reconsider his position my colleague thomas sparrow is covering the story for us and i asked him if the social democrats are going to step up to the plate all they like if there's anyone who could try and convince martin shows of changing his position of changing that position of being in the opposition that it's going to be the german president. who is not only as german president the one in charge of directing political debates in the country because the rection of those debates and search in case he's also a prominent figure of the social democrats himself so that's why this conversation now happening right behind where we're standing is particularly important because of a still unclear to watch extent martin shows on the social democrats could change their mind their different formulas that are being discussed at least here in berl

for us he is outside the presidential palace where president steinmeyer will meet a few days martin schultz shortly good to see you know before we get to that meeting there's been some questions circulating today about martin chills his leadership in the social democratic party the s.p.d. what more can you tell us about that well obviously there is tension within the party as there is also within the conservative party in the midst of all these are people that in german. history as it were something like this has never happened in modern german history and the parties don't quite know how to respond to that. sure martin sure c.s.p. did lead other social democratic leader has been insistent that he does not want in this one to enter another grand coalition with that one so it does and reaffirm that on monday and the whole the entire party leadership agreed with him on that that was a unanimous decision so it does seem that his leadership at the moment is secure he has called another meeting of his party the ship this late later this afternoon after his talk with the german president here and

the chancellor says the alliance had proved to be very effective and the social democrats with martin schultz at the helm seem to have softened their position to they had previously refused to deal with merkel again we are some members of germany's political parties about the recent twists and turns in the bundestag. my party has fraud from the beginning said. that we are guided by principles we have been elected because we. did to modernize the country we entered into these negotiations with good faith and things went well in the first phase of the coalition talks we then ran into difficulties and the main obstacle was caused by the greens my party i think would be willing to resume talks if there is a meaningful outcome well this is very surprising to me so far she has always clung to power and i thought she would have sought another negotiate a solution to this is surprised but everybody is putting this to f.t.p. but in the end to to make a coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.u. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct that of course cannot work and we can see

collapsed under merkel was turned down by another coalition suitor this time the social democrats martin schultz saying they would be no return to a grand coalition if. on september the twenty fourth the grand coalition lost fourteen percent so it's clear we were shown the red card in view of the election results we are not available to join a grand coalition without off the table one other option available to angola merkel would be to rule over a minority government most likely with the green party. but a minority government. would be unstable at best and would certainly require horse trading on gargantuan proportions with the other four parties in parliament if the government was to well pass anything more than just time in the chamber it's also worth noting that this would be a first in modern german history and wouldn't exactly fit the profile of the german voters who do love stabilises so where does this leave us the other option would be we go back to the polls for fresh elections. that could well prove to be a storm she doesn't whether it's keep that's really fun for somebody has got to b

sarah harmon welcome to the show it's good to have you with us germany's social democrat leader martin schultz is consulting with senior members of his party at this hour the s.p.d. is under considerable pressure right now to join a coalition government with angela merkel and avoid fresh elections here in germany a show so far ruled joining a new coalition but the german president met with him earlier and he's believed to have pressed him to reconsider that position that's after the collapse of talks last weekend between america's conservatives and two other parties. well here with me now in the studio as did obvious political correspondent thomas farah times welcome you've been following this for us you were just outside the s.p.d. headquarters the war here where you're welcome for us here. how likely is it that the social democrats are going to go into a coalition now well it is unlikely at this point that they will go into a grand coalition i mean that's something that many members of the s.p.d. certainly do not want because they see that that was one of the biggest problems that they face

the other parties couldn't form this coalition and now you martin schultz will remain party leader they need to answer for their actions fast. later in the evening s.p.d. members met at their headquarters in between the long deliberations a brief update for the press. for going to discuss the meeting between martin short and president. we need some time to analyze that and. we can't solve in a few hours what others have taken two months to mess up. it's a tough choice for the s.p.d. take political responsibility or chart a new course. well for more now i'm joined here in the studio by political analyst and journalist ben a zonda than a thanks for being with us this morning the pressure is squarely on the s.p.d. now after that meeting between president and schultz how divided is the party on the question of whether or not to enter a government again with chancellor merkel's conservatives well the political elite here in berlin has seen another restless night the dog and you from decisions this is the message this morning a budget it's clearly marching towards a new grand coalition your.

because not flocking to discuss the meeting between martin schultz and president stein my own view. is much. we need some time to analyze that in depth. but. we can't solve in a few hours what others have taken two months to mess up as an audience for a moment for books. it's a tough choice for the s.p.d. to take political responsibility or chart a new course. let's bring in political correspondent hans bron to is following the story for us the pressure is on the ask p.d. how divided is the party well as in any large party there are a number of factions in the party and these factions have been pushing ahead their line on these things the more left wing faction in the social democrats is very very tenuous about new talks about a new grand coalition with the conservatives they would in the end prefer a minority government in other words america would form a government that needs to find changing majorities for every decision that parliament takes and some of those decisions might then be supported by the social democrats that would keep the social democrats a little bit between decid

new coalition with the center left social democrats led by martin schultz that's after talks to form a government with the green zone pro-business free democrats collapsed. a breakthrough in the e.u. is weak case it finally gives the green light to the contentious chemical blithely say but it's a compromise that won't please farmers all environmentally. coming up a boost for bitcoin the cryptocurrency cracks another record high but is a bubble about. and a verdict in the trial of. his children the collapse of his drugstore chain cost thousands of german jobs has a cost his family. this is your business update i'm headed on frame by ed thanks for joining me you can trees voted to extend the license of the controversial weed killer a good life for sate in brussels on monday but it was a tight vote germany surprisingly voted in favor despite environmental concerns the country social democrat dep environment minister accused the conservatives of going against her wishes though saying germany should have abstained and the states have been arguing about the weed killer for years. protester

invited excuse me chancellor angela merkel and martin schultz the social democrats to talks next week on forming a coalition government and there is still a big gap to close here in the s.p.d. had previously been strictly opposed to joining a coalition with miracle but a meeting with the president yesterday seemed to produce a change of heart. for martine sure it's another term for the s.p.d. in a grand coalition is not an appealing option after the election he repeatedly stressed the need for the party to undergo a period of renewal in the role of opposition. now sense agreed to enter into talks but he's promised the grassroots the final say. so should such talks leaders to participate in our government in whichever form how ever such a government would look it will be the party members get to vote on this. the s.p.d. faces a crucial test at a meeting with german president frank. schulz was reportedly pressured to reconsider forming another grand coalition with the conservatives one s.p.d. politician who would welcome another grand coalition is. has clearly been enjoying his job as a

party leader martin schultz is slowly backpedaling at a party had called a press conference he says because germany is in a complicated situation of his party will not refuse to talk about forming a new government. it's keep kind and. there is no fixed course in any specific direction but one thing is clear if talk show that we could consider taking part in a new government constellation. then the party members will vote on this. option in the s.p.d. is facing a crucial test at a meeting with s.p.d. leader martin schulz german president. reportedly pressed the social democrat to reconsider forming another grand coalition with the conservatives but with shows us party leader coalition talks seem difficult he had rejected the idea of taking on the responsibility of government twice while rumors had it that schultz might step down as party chief members of the conservative c.d.u. show optimism gap it is wooden as president and the president's appeal that every party has to make sure that there can be a stable government in germany has some impact we have to start talking with the s.p.d. as soo

martin schultz might be stepping down what are you hearing where you are. well exactly those same rumors leyla but up to now they're only that just rumors without any foundation it is still unclear whether martin shows or whether any other member of the s.p.d. the social democrats will refer to those rumors where we can say for sure is that there is increasing pressure on the social democrats and in particular on martin short to try and revisit their clear position off to the election on september twenty four on september twenty fourth so they had a very bad result they said our position in the next legislative period will be in the opposition we are not joining any other grand coalition with anglo merkel and that's a position that they the social democrats have maintained and have repeated even after negotiations to form a new coalition collapsed a few days ago obviously the german president func fired by steinmeier who is also a leading member of the social democrats may have increased the pressure on martin shows to try and rethink his position now marti

leader martin schultz had originally rejected the prospect of another term as junior partners to america's conservatives but has changed tack after talks with the german president germany's current political turbulence erupted when negotiations collapsed for a so-called jamaica coalition named after the colors of the parties involved some commentators saw that as a serious blow to chancellor merkel but others say she may emerge stronger. in the middle of the chancellor angela merkel's dream of a jamaica coalition was irrepairable is shattered. the possible alliance with the greens and liberals collapsed a bitter defeat for america but not the end she takes it as a challenge and moves on. as a german chancellor as acting chancellor we will do everything possible so that this country can be led through these difficult weeks ahead if you have votes. and her party stands behind her every move despite the cd use poor election results and the failed coalition talks even policy mia formally a staunch critic now supports marco. immunity and the fact remains that germany need stability and if anyon

leaders and martin schultz are discussing right now whether they should change course when it comes to their position after the elections on september twenty four where they had a very bad result a result that prompted the social democrats to announce that in the next legislative period they wanted to be in the opposition and that they refused to join i'm going to call in any type of grand coalition that's something that they also reiterated in the last few days after the so-called jamaica negotiations for the next coalition collapsed something that senior leaders have been reach rating on on various occasions but it's also the case that for martin shows the pressure is increasing to maybe try and revisit. the position there are members within the s.p.d. who think that martin short at least should be willing to sit down at the table with merkel with other parties maybe to try and discuss the possibility of a coalition but again sora this is at least for now still unclear whether they will move from that position that they mentioned september twenty fourth what's the reason for the oppo

september's election the social democrats rolled out forming another coalition but today leader martin schultz appeared to have changed his mind . we're entering discussions without knowing where they will lead you kind of know what sions have been ruled out. british of us have been on it but it's possible we'll come to an arrangement the likes of which have never been seen before in germany. it's nothing to be afraid of . and that's why we need to stay calm and levelheaded i am birth by this. these political correspondent is thomas sparrow and joins us from our parliament studio welcome thomas we just heard the s.p.d. leader martin short saying that no options have been rolled out at b. election after the election the first option he ruled out was forming another coalition government what's changed. well in the one hundred situation has obviously changed back then it seemed possible that there could be a so-called jamaica coalition fell between the conservatives the greens and the liberals that's obviously now of the table on the other hand the german president found. recently met with mr sho

conservatives and two other parties the leader of the social democrats martin schultz has so far ruled out any possibility of joining a new coalition under chancellor angela merkel but president talk about the steinmeier is now thought to be urging him to reconsider that position i had indeed over use a political correspondent thomas spare has been following this for us from the very beginning thomas are the socialists going to step up to the plate considering that this could be a last ditch attempt to form a coalition government and avoid a new election from taking place. all day life as anyone who could try and convince martin shows of changing his position of changing that position of being in the opposition that it's going to be the german president. who is not only as german president the one in charge of directing political debates in the country because the rection of those debates and certain cases he's also a prominent figure of the social democrats himself so that's why this conversation now happening right behind where we're standing is particularly important because of a st

the socl democrats under martin schultz are discussing what path they should take. the are debating what he discussed with walter steinmeier . until now, social democrats have been reluctant to move from the position they announced after the election. they had a bad result and it ought the oth party to say they would not join a coalition with angela merkel's conservatives. after the coalition collaed, essu has increasedn main sclz a the social democrats to see if there is enough common ground for another grand coalition. it seems unlikely but that is why it was important for martin schulz to meet with president steinmeyer. sarah: we are hearing rumors in berlin that martin schulz could be poised to step down as the leader of the social democrats. what are you hearing? correspondent:zi i have heard those rumors but they are only rumors. it is important to move beyond those rumors because not even the -- not even the social democrats are discussing them. there's some in the party who say they are remaining in the opposition. a big debate between the social democrats t

the head of germany's social democrats martin schultz has met with the country's president as part of efforts to break the post-election political impasse b.s.p. de party has been coming under increasing pressure to drop its resistance to joining another grand coalition under chancellor angela merkel her conservatives won the most seats in september's election but have not been able to put together a governing majority which. people in the united states have been celebrating thanksgiving in new york crowds turned out for the traditional parade. the holiday is the country's busiest travel period and also ushers in the christmas season. at the. robert mugabe's resignation has catapulted zimbabwe into a fresh era on friday its new leader will be sworn in and he's promised a new democracy but can the oval hold in the colony and. the inside story on the nutritious london vironment li friendly ingredient the couple of dutch foodies believe will soon be. old enough. i'm daniel winter and this is your business update zimbabwean shares have lost six billion dollars in value since the military

conservatives and two other parties collapsed last weekend now the leader of the social democrats martin schultz has so far ruled out joining a new coalition under chancellor merkel but president from foster steinmeyer a fellow social democrat is expected to urge him to reconsider that stance well let's bring in our political correspondent hans frond he's been following all of this for us and he's standing outside the presidential palace in berlin for us hi hans good to see you first of all there have been a lot of media reports rolling around in berlin today first of all suggesting that the varian state premier. that he is stepping down now he has been the head of the c.s.u. this is the sister party to anglo-american c.d.u. what do you make of this news well there is something in the offing c.s.u. party leadership is meeting later today to decide on policy hoovers future and he has said that his future will in fact be decided tonight these rumors seem to indicate that he's going to stay on as party leader but that he's going to resign the premiership of his home region of varia and to hand that

a new coalition government he calls chancellor merkel and the leader of the social democrats martin schultz to join to talks next week. and baseball with your hands instead of a bat a new craze hits cuba and anyone can play without needing to splash out on expensive equipment. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us it is a lie. and mark day for zimbabwe emerson and gaga has been sworn in as president tens of thousands of people and v.i.p.'s from across africa gathered at a stadium in the capital harare to witness the ceremony and cheer on the new president he vowed to uphold the constitution and protect the rights of all zimbabweans when doggle replaces former president robert mugabe who held power for nearly four decades. and president delivered his inaugural address a short while ago despite the controversial legacy of robert mugabe his successor pay tribute to his one time close ally what ever it was. or. that moment of. jordan that didn't go on for those who lived before nation let us all except that knowledge these memes from. dollars. christine learned what has been follow

maybe that will give president steinmeyer in his discussions with martin schultz some leverage in playinghis european card. europe and taking responsibility for the e.u. ater: anna, we mentioned couple times, and you indicated that you believe his motives were honorable in pulling the plug on the coalition talks. there are many others who ask the question, is christian lintner, who has become a relatively central figure, is he charismatic or he is he a rabble-rouser? is he a modernizer or another wild fringe populist? anna: i don't think he's a fringe populist, but he's an opportunist. what you have to see is that lintner took his career and his very young age and all his energy to rebuilding a party from scratch that was kicked out of the bundestag in 2013 and was basically at the point of vanishing. that is what i give him credit for. he went for it and he did an excellent job on that. it was a great campaign. he got that party back into the bundestag. . completely understand that is what i give him credit for. now he's at the point where he's in the center of what is happening. he now

martin schultz has refused already to form a coalition with merkel.erman papers are continuing to hope that it could. this writer says the socialist party should have the guts to show that it is ready to take on more responsibility. >> moving now to the united states. u.s. president donald trump has announced that haitians granted refuge in the u.s. after the devastating 2010 earthquake will have to get ready to pack their bags. theevastating news for 60,000 haitians living in the u.s. for over seven years now. many of them have started families. they will lose deportation protection in 2019 which means they have 18 months to get their affairs in order. the trump administration says this is because of extraordinary conditions that justified their presence in the u.s. are no longer valid. the miami herald points out this isn't true. they say haiti is still struggling and even the u.s. failed to deliver on its post-earthquake promises in haiti and the miami herald says if the richest country in the haiti how can't aid can you expect the poorest country

the chancellor saying is the alliance has proved very effective on the social democrats with martin schultz at the helm seem to have softened their position a tad as well they had previously refused to deal with merkel again i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated we are going to have them both policy of always clung to power and i thought she would have sought another negotiated solution for everybody it's just f.t.p. but in the end the jamaica coalition agree to a mall here and this is indeed to the unprecedented situation it's going to be new elections. and probably also the ifi the opposition party will gain because this. is quite a silent significant part of the population that wants a change in the immigration policies still ahead on the weekly google's parent company has been busy making changes to its search engines especially when it comes to russian media so you for that then ninety second. level blogs selling you on the idea that dropping bombs. on. you. like. that we all. want. seventeen minutes into the program welcome back it emerged this week goog

as recently as last few weeks, martin schultz had ruled out any role in the new government at he is nownaling there may be a reason to talk. >> angela merkel wants to make another go of it. her conservative party has decided that coalition talks with democrats and the greens have collapsed to try to build a stable government with the social democrats. all the parties may be asking themselves what is important for the people. with the capacity to act on a european scale in foreign policy and when it comes to solving problems. her new wish is another grand coalition with the social democrats. the spd party chairman is a bit more careful as he approaches these negotiations. it might work out, but it might not. anything could happen. it is possible that germany ends up with a constellation of governing partners that have never before worked together in a coalition. we should not be afraid of this. this could mean tolerating a minority coalition or a grand coalition. it's up to the president to explore the options of how the government building process will continue. the next step is for all

years the chancellor sees the alliance has proved very effective and the social democrats with martin schultz at the helm seem to have softened their position to be had previously refused to deal with merkel again. i would be surprised if we had fresh elections but apparently stated that we are going to have them both fall she have always clung to power and i thought she would have sought another negotiated solution for everybody it's just the f.t.p. but in the end the jamaica coalition agree the f.t.p. the c.s.u. the c.d.o. was a very very unlikely construct a very strange construct cannot work and we can see that the country is in some turmoil shouldn't that situation it's going to be new elections i'm pretty certain the f.t.p. and probably also the i will gain because this is a significant part of the population that's once a change in the immigration policies saudi arabia may have eased its blockade on yemen but riyadh and its allies are still being accused of genocide we look into those claims after the. favorite buddy i'm stephen both. suspects ever proud american first of all i'm just

chief martine schultz has probably started to reconsider suddenly he is reported to have said that the s.p.d. will put the country's interests ahead of its own shorts is due to meet president on thursday. and for more on all of this i'm joined here in the studio by political analysts christopher knew and thank you so much for joining us from violence for university but before we get started with our conversation i first want to play something for you and for our viewers and then get your reaction there after because you're honest cars from the s.p.d. i was asked if his party leader was right to rule out joining a coalition government and this is what he set i think the social democrats should reconsider what they would as president said that all parties have the duty to talk with each other before they go into another election and that's what we are going to do so we are talking about all the issues that we having there were parts of our election campaign and we're looking for partners and nobody knows it will end if we have a new election a grand coalition or if you have if you tolera

juries social democrat leader martin schultz is consulting with seeing your party members this hour the s.p.d. is under considerable pressure to join a coalition government under uncle americal to avoid fresh elections no shelter so far ruled out joining any new coalition that you're in president met with him earlier and is believed to have pressed him to reconsider that position that's after the collapse of talks last weekend between chancellor merkel's conservatives and two other parties. but for more now let's cross over to thomas sparrow he's standing outside the social democrats headquarters here in berlin thomas good to see you has anything been decided what can you tell us. no up to now actually nothing has been decided the social democrats under martin shoals are still discussing what path they should take they're still debating what martin shows discussed with john president on friday. up to now the social democrats have been very reluctant to move from the position that they announced after the elections of twenty four when they had a very bad result which prompted them to ann

conservative alliance is now hoping for a renewed coalition with the center left social democrats led by martin schultz that's after talks to form a government with the greens and pro-business free democrats collapsed. the pope is in me and more the asian country that has quickly become home to the world's fastest growing refugee crisis in frances he's been more referring to the refugees as ro him could do more harm than good tonight the pontiff predicament how to speak to those suffering without speaking their name i brink off in berlin this is the day. i. got in on himself the bus will be requested to not to expect this one because in this time of history that something unwanted consequence may have been you will see our sad situation that of all you ever getting we are suffering a lot right now. we are very worried so we're very grateful that he's coming. also coming up he is no longer the most eligible royal bachelor britain's prince harry made public today he's marrying his yankee girlfriend the scoop on the nuptials that's coming up later in the show. we begin the day weighing more than usual eac

talks with chancellor uncle americal party to possibly form a coalition government now leader martin schultz had repeatedly rejected the prospect of another term as junior partners to miracles from service to turn around comes after an appeal from the german president but schultz insists any potential deal is going to have to be met with the approval of rank and file s.p.d. members of the current state of crisis came about after the collapse of coalition talks between the so-called jamaica coalition named after the colors of the four parties involved and this left germany without a clear path toward a stable government but could markel actually benefit from all of this at the end here's a look. in the middle of the night chancellor unlimited closed dream of a jamaican coalition was irrepairable e shattered. the possible alliance with the greens and liberals collapsed a bitter defeat for america but not the end she takes it as a challenge and moves on. as a german chancellor as acting chancellor we will do everything possible so that this country can be led through these difficult weeks ahead