these are pictures of today, matteo renzi casting his vote.e. the former prime minister silvio berlusconi has re—emerged as a political force, even silvio berlusconi has re—emerged as a politicalforce, even though he cannot stand and become prime minister as yet because of a fraud charge. he is frame much seen as a power. this is matteo renzi casting his vote today. it is expected there could again be a coalition. let's get the very latest on the background to this whole election. italians are electing members of both houses of parliament. 630 in the lower house of deputies and 315 in the upper house, the senate but at this time the system has been tweaked so that seeds of first past the post, the candidate with most votes in the district wins. the other ones are chosen by proportional representation, based on the share of the vote nationally. this election sees some new faces and not so new battling it out for supremacy. the keeper is likely to be silvio berlusconi. yes, here's back. —— a key player. if fraud conviction bars him from holding

minister silvio berlusconi against a center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main player is the anti establishment five star movement with polls pointing to no clear winner most of servers expect a hung parliament with less than a day to go until elections almost one in three italians still don't know who those vote for polls show that no party has a clear majority. have not decided i'm so confused that i go. and they will but they don't know it's which is their right for free it's the first election under italy's complicated new electoral law which has increased the chances of a hung parliament across the country parties held rallies to make their final pitches to voters former prime minister matteo renzi is pushing his track record he says his democratic party took italy out of an economic crisis and helped desperate migrants. we're proud of having saved hundreds of thousands of human lives and to not have played on the fear of others but his party is trailing behind those who have put fear of migrants at the heart of the campaign the extreme far r

matteo renzi, the former prime minister. compromising and accepting conditions proposed by others. do we have any idea what the main, orthe others. do we have any idea what the main, or the most likely, possibilities for a coalition combination might be? at the moment you could just take your pick. exactly. it is like that you can ta ke exactly. it is like that you can take any party. trying to find if you can reach a majority. actually, i think it is too soon to go like that. in the previous days there have been talks about negotiation between the democratic party and the forza italia. it appears to be on the model of the broad coalition, like in germany, for example. then we start to think about the five star movement with the northern league. that would be the populist apocalypse that some people were scared of. populist, exactly will stop how many days, weeks and months to rethink... it is hard to guess, isn't it? will it be as long as germany? will we see the same thing in italy? we have to wait at least until three o'c

berlin a rude awakening for italy's political establishment reports that former prime minister matteo renzi will resign after a centrist party's core showing in sunday's national election more than fifty percent of voters in the center and throw their support behind the far right and populist party. also coming up at long last the wait is over and the battle gets the back and she needs for a new government and sure just lawmakers to set things up quickly so germany can help europe confront a host of tricky issues. also coming up calls for an oscars that's not so white and not so male because look around ladies gentlemen because we are helpful if you do an aggressive act for the winner frances mcdormand demands of hollywood give women the filmmakers their due to talk about the show stealing moments and all that they would resign. i'm sumi so much gonna thank you for joining us the consequences of italy's political limbo are starting to unfold after sunday's inconclusive national election there are reports that a former prime minister matteo renzi may be resigning from his democratic party fo

we think in parliament so say but it's very embarrassing if very embarrassing for them and for matteo renzi who resigned because he failed to win a referendum on constitutional reforms back at the end of twenty sixteen handed over to paolo gentil only as a caretaker prime minister but then he has been the man for the center left who would be prime minister if they managed to to win in these elections they have really taken a beating and we're hearing that in the next half an hour matteo renzi will give a press conference and there's speculation that he may indeed step down i think that really he he himself is a very unpopular figure in the the feeling is that perhaps if there are going to be protected talks between all the different parties which might lead to the democratic party still being part of a governing coalition then he needs to go he's not somebody that for example the five star movement would be prepared to work with but perhaps other figures might be barbara. with the latest from rome thank you. and how does their investigation has revealed new evidence of saudi arabia the u.a.

minister silvio berlusconi against the center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main players the anti establishment five star movement most observers expect a hung parliament. hundreds of people attended the funeral of slain slovak journalist on saturday he was working on a story about italian organized crime in slovakia when he and his fiance were found shot to death seven italian nationals detained in connection with the murders have been released. on twitter us president donald trump has threatened a new tax on european cars imported into the us this is further raised fears of an international trade war after he announced steel and aluminum tariffs last week the moves on trade have spurred international condemnation but are in line with trump's campaign promises leadership on this. chinese all to make a g. found. revealed this week that he now holds ten percent of german comic a dime list as the son of a rice he started out in business with a refrigerator pants factory when the authorities shut him down he'd already made a fortune and simply switched

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from berlin a rude awakening for italy's political establishment towards a former prime minister matteo renzi will resign after his centrist parties who are showing in sunday's national elections more than fifty percent of voters in the center and throw their support behind the far right and populist parties also coming up at long last the wait is over the backing she needs for a new government and she urges lawmakers to get to work quickly so germany can help europe confront a host of tricky issues. historic changes underfoot in china as legislators start opening the path for leader xi jinping to stay in power indefinitely. also coming up calls for an all scores that's not so white and not so male. i'm going to put in the ground ladies and gentlemen because we are best suited to your president dorman demands that hollywood give women filmmakers their due we'll talk about that show's dealing moment and all the big winners. and free scoring barry munich proved they're in a league of their own in germany as they open up a twenty point lead at the top of the bundesliga. i'm susan was gone for go

in jerusalem we'll get more from our washington correspondent and italy's former prime minister matteo renzi he steps down as democratic party leader that after record numbers of voters deserted the political center in sunday's election they flocked instead to immigrant and euro skeptic parties he will have to battle it out now to form a new go. off it's good to have you with those there are reports tonight that a former russian spy in the beginning is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance. was granted refuge in britain after a spy swap deal back in two thousand and ten he was convicted in russia. of betraying russian agents to british intelligence police have confirmed that two people a man and a woman were found unconscious on a bench on sunday in the city of cells there both are receiving treatment and an investigation is under way to determine what caused their condition a police gave a press conference a short while ago they say that they are keeping an open mind about the nature of the incident this has not been declared as a counter terrorism incident and we would

minister silvio berlusconi against the center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main players the antiestablishment five star movement most observers expect a hung parliament. hundreds of people attended the funeral of slain slovak journalist on saturday he was working on a story about italian organized crime in slovakia when he and his fiance were found shot to death seven italian nationals detained in connection with the murders have been released. on twitter us president donald trump has threatened a new tax on european cars imported into the us this is further raised fears of an international trade war after he announced steel and aluminum tariffs last week the moves on trade have spurred international condemnation but are in line with trump's campaign promises much leadership on this. beat. instead. it's all about the state it was in so much. it's all about george chance to discover the world from different perspectives. join us and inspired by distinctive instagram or others at g.w. stories topping each week on instagram. you're going to is executi

. —— matteo renzi's. italian politics is all about whole —— about coalitions.ly and some centrist parties. another outcome is a left—wing coalition, the democratic party combining with the pro—european party and the other ce ntre—left pro—european party and the other centre—left party, free and equal, so far refusing the idea of a coalition with matteo renzi. they could be a german style grand coalition between centre—left and centre—right. it is all very uncertain. in guatemala various local initiatives are underway to reduce plastic pollution in the country. a study has reported that guatemalans use one billion plastic bags per month. virginia langeberg has the story. francisco is doing what he can to try to turn around guatemala's plastic pollution problem. using mayan fabric to make reusable cotton bags and weave a new way forward for local communities. it's lengthy work, all done by hand. but for francisco, and for the bigger picture, the payoff is worth it. translation: when we work the land, we find plastic bags covering the seeds, and the seeds do not g

the ruling democratic party has made a last push for votes in florence as polls put its leader matteo renzi firmly in second place now the anti establishment five star movement looks certain to gain the largest single party vote many analysts predict former prime minister silvio berlusconi's party is likely to be part of a potential coalition with no party willing enough to govern on its own. now thousands of protesters in slovakia as outrage grows over the murder of a german journalist investigative reporter yannick chack who was found shot to death next to his fiance in the home in bratislava on sunday he was writing an article on suspected links between the italian mafia and the prime minister when he was murdered charlotte dallas reports. it was a silent march through bratislava the sound of boots on the frozen ground doing the talking. protesters rallied in a dozen slovakian cities demanding justice for the murders of investigative journalist. and his fiance. the twenty seven year olds would use omarion may they were killed in their home last week obviously as the reasons why we are he

democratic party who've lost a lot of support during the campaign led by the former prime minister matteo renzi . that's not to be ruled out but the five star party just a few days ago was saying that they're on polling was suggesting they'll do better than the opinion polls had suggested that they were going to. achieve a great breakthrough but most political analysts skeptical of them sticking to their red line of no deals no partners and being able to take power maybe as lawrence was saying in his package all along really they are happier to to maintain a hard line to be able to to to influence from out saw eat right now what we know is that turnout is fairly we think fairly strong it was fifty eight percent not what we originally originally reported but fifty eight percent as of seven pm eighteen g.m.t. there are many hours left. for people to vote it might slightly be. delayed because there was some there was a hole to voting in some areas. in the i was going into monday morning there will be projections we hope which might tell us what will happen in the days to come get him bob of their

matteo renzi resigns as leader of the governing democratic party amid the political deadlock. once spied for britain. coming up in the next half hour — syrian government forces continue their onslaught against the rebel enclave of eastern ghouta, even as an aid convoy is allowed in. let us know your thoughts by using #beyond100days. an aid convoy has delivered supplies to people inside syria's eastern ghouta — for the first time since a major bombardment by pro—government forces began two weeks ago. the united nations said it hoped the 46 lorries would provide food to around 27,000 people. shelling and artillery fire have continued in the region, despite a un—backed ceasefire. our middle east editor, jeremy bowen, was with the convoy as it set off for eastern ghouta and sent this report. 46 lorries moved through some of the most dangerous territory around damascus to get into eastern ghouta. the syrians refused to let them take in some surgical and trauma kits, but they carried food and medical supplies for 27,500 people. it was a start. we need to be sending convoys at least

i was thinking about matteo renzi, it he got elected with big ideas and big vision but couldn't get anythinge populist movements have not died, people haven't given up hope that some degree of populism, some degree of people power worth fed up with vested interests. there is still a spark. public health england warning us spark. public health england warning us that if we do not stick to a new diet calorie guideline, cutting down, there will be difficulty as a country for obesity and the impact on the health service. country for obesity and the impact on the health servicelj country for obesity and the impact on the health service. i came in this morning and your editor told me you picked this story because i am on the air. you know what annoys me about these stories? don't please blame us, the consumer, it is too complicated. calories are too complicated. calories are too complicated. i am sorry, i get the impression that you are too obese, your children are too obese. they are pointing the finger to a great degree at the food industry and what is in prepacked, cheap food. we need to do mor

matteo renzi stepping down as the defeated leader.ook at the election results, they only got about 23%. less than 23% of the total result. this is the worst showing for the central left coalition in history. it is no surprise that matteo renzi is saying timeout. take a look at what he actually had to say. >> it is obvious as a consequence of this result, we the leadership of the democrat party has -- ramy: renzi is out. the big question here is who is in? no one knows. we have a few weeks at least of horse trading. let me get you back up to speed on where we are in terms of the vote shares that have come out so far. you can see on your screen, 37% is the, clearly shifting across the aisle. the five-star movement, the eurosceptic populist movement, is getting 33%. the centerleft coalition that i told you about just now, matteo renzi and his group, 23%. they are the parties in purple. you think the center-right coalition could hold something together, but they have not hit a threshold. flip to the next pie chart. that 37% is actually ma

minister silvio berlusconi against the center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main players the anti establishment five star movement most observers expect a hung parliament. hundreds of people attended the funeral of slain slovak journalist on saturday he was working on a story about italian organized crime in slovakia when he and his fiance were found shot to death seven italian nationals detained in connection with the murders have been released. on twitter us president donald trump has threatened a new tax on european cars imported into the us this is further raised fears of an international trade war after he announced steel and aluminum tariffs last week the moves on trade have spurred international condemnation but are in line with trump's campaign promises leadership on this. letter to the. chinese all to make a founder leash you food revealed this week that he now holds ten percent of german come a could timeless shares the son of a rice from a he started out in business with a refrigerator pants factory when the authorities shut him down he'd

italy's national action are starting to unfold with its once promising leader former prime minister matteo renzi has resigned as head of the center left democratic party after a bruising defeat in the polls frenzy made the announcement just moments ago his party won less than nineteen percent of the vote that is an historic low hundreds put that result down to frustration with a lagging economy and rising anti immigrant sentiment more than fifty percent of voters cast their ballots for far right are populist parties a right wing alliance made up of the anti immigrant league party and former prime minister silvio berlusconi's tahlia got the lion's share. has been covering the story for us from rome we asked him a short while ago what's the next step for italy and the center left democratic party well at least the democratic leader said that he will not withdraw immediately so we can expect him to remain in the position as the leader of the. left party until the congress would vote somebody new and and so it's interesting when he says that he now ruled out any coalition with a populist party in it

democratic party who've lost a lot of support during the campaign led by the former prime minister matteo renzi . that's not to be ruled out but the five-star party just a few days ago was saying that very own polling was suggesting they'll do better than the opinion polls that suggested syrian president bashar al assad says the west reports about the humanitarian situation east of buta are ridiculous line that the military offensive there will continue on the six hundred forty people are reported to have been killed in the besieged on place during the past two weeks early on sunday the syrian military said it was close to splitting the area and soon after a two week long bombing campaign which has its what since seen it sees almost a course of the rebel held area well here are some villa is a member of the white helmets of rescue good people to us earlier from eastern guta on skype he says no one is able to escape. nor out of if the more no one get out of is the more of us though. some some civilians just. runway areas. near the front lines and no one will get out. and everyone tries to do it

minister silvio berlusconi against the center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main players the antiestablishment five star movement most observers expect a hung parliament. hundreds of people attended the funeral of slain slovak journalist on saturday he was working on a story about italian organized crime in slovakia when he and his fiance were found shot to death seven italian nationals detained in connection with the murders have been released. on twitter us president donald trump has threatened a new tax on european cars imported into the us this is further raised fears of an international trade war after he announced steel and aluminum tariffs last week the moves on trade have spurred international condemnation but are in line with trump's can. payne promises much leadership on this. time. you're going to is executive director of environmental action germany we'll be talking about the arrogance of the auto companies the failure of politics and the power his organization has welcomed you i'm sure to look at. your organization has won a victory aft

berlusconi yes he is back against a center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main player is the anti-establishment five star movement as our correspondent max hoffman reports from palermo migration has been the biggest issue driving voters. i think father and knows this neighborhood like no one else. has taken me to the markets and institution in old town palermo i'm trying to get a feel for what matters to people in this election migration seems to be at the top of the list. the tone of the current campaign is very harsh i'm afraid that the topic of migration is being exploited from the left and from the right these people don't understand the value of migrants and migration that can bring into a country then they need to get it and you got to. sicily has always been an island between two continents many africans that make it to europe spend a lot of time here some learn italian in charity sponsored classes like this one right next to the market hoping to be granted asylum others move on. there are approximately five hundred thousand undocumented mi

italy's former prime minister matteo renzi has stepped down as leader of the country's centrist democratic party now that's after voters deserted the party in droves in sunday's election instead they turned into anti immigrant and euro skeptic populists amid a wave of concern about the state of italy's economy though the poll delivered a hung parliament renzi was left with little alternative. not a press conference he was looking forward to it's hardly an x. premium a tale of n.c. faces the inevitable resigning as leader of italy's democratic party following an embarrassing show in sunday's election. i don't see when said he will lash it's over it is that i must leave the helm of the democratic party off to these results but it is according to our statute or else the d.p. president material order to convene a congress for a new leader chosen with the primaries. congress running. for the anti establishment five star movement a reason to celebrate the web based potty break just at its best election results yet taking more than thirty percent of the vote. with other coalitions and parties and

there's the pd and we have seen matteo renzi resigned. though resignation will not be valid immediately. he will manage the negotiations for the new government i think -- i think there are three options here one is that probably the president will give a mandate to the center-right leader, probably to form a government. my bet is that it will fail. at least initially the pd and five-star movement will not agree to support a center-right government secondly probably the president will move to the five-star movement they will try maybe to form a government, but in italy that's difficult, because at the end of the day you have to pass the confidence vote in parliament. so they will have to make up their minds to move to the right and find some support in the northern league or move to the left and strike a deal with the pd whether this will work, i don't know there's a chance but i think if that phase happens, then the ball is in the camp of the president. so the president -- >> to call another election? >> he will step in and try to form a

across the country parties held rallies to make their final pitches to voters former prime minister matteo renzi is pushing his track record he says his democratic party took italy out of economic crisis and helped desperate migrants. we are proud of having saved hundreds of thousands of human lives and not to have played on the fears of others but his party is trailing behind those who have put fear of migrants at the heart of the campaign the extreme far right falls and way of all marched in rome raising their hands in nazi style salutes and demanding an end to immigration and other far right party leader formally the northern league has increased its support across the country they're in a coalition with the party of former prime minister silvio berlusconi the eighty one year old is barred from office but he may end up playing kingmaker. in the populist five star movement could gain the most votes though not enough to govern alone now being on it i just read one poll and i can say that we are just one step away from victory. one step or a few days the results of this most unpredictable electi

center left democratic party has made a last push for votes in florence as polls put its leader matteo renzi firmly in second place the anti establishment five star movement looks earth to gain the largest single party vote those are the headlines here on al-jazeera more news in thirty minutes next it's witness do stay with us. the. only way i have nothing left of health care eighty two on ted has rights activists i'll get to some of these films we have force and health that's a change towards women. dogs that it would really very viewers have done about forty or forty five films for us to have a significant impact on people. who we be sure women or the we is unfortunately not really nice hollywood reinforces these bad values. for young kids watching all of this believe that this is our means should be the sole means should behave a do made us and be more forward on so. we strongly condemn this usage and stick and what it is that is juliet sitting the twenty three year old woman raped or. you know just die. in the world because of what is happening because of the kind of reporting that's hap

center left democratic party has made last push for votes of law and science polls but its leader matteo renzi fairfield second place the anti establishment five star movement is tipped to gain the largest single party favorite. which is that europe is a group of a deep freeze so-called beast from the east a blast from siberian air brought widespread freezing of snow across the europe and the u.k. it's also falls dublin airport for example to close at twenty four thousand homes and businesses across the island without power those were the headlines we've had to deal with these in half an hour next one east. on counting the cost the italian job what the next government has to do when it comes to the economy the news first drop break the treaty gets a frosty reception in the u.k. plus we'll explain what five g.'s all about and if it even matters counting the cost at this time and i just hear them. for the first time in decades there's a palpable fear of nuclear war in asia. with north korean missiles landing close to japan's shores relations between the two countries. colder than ever. and japan

rule in the coming years one person who has already ruled himself out as former prime minister matteo renzi he quit as leader of the center left democratic party after the worst election result in over a decade of renzi also added that the party would not enter into a coalition with either the five star movement or the league on his own associate churkin i was following the post election reaction in rome for us. this was an election that was meant to bring stability and clarity to italian politics but it seems to have done anything but that with of course the antiestablishment five star movement rocketing forward as well as the right wing likud nor taking quite many seats from the way things stand right now those parties of course are celebrating victories in parts in terms of the italian moods we have to say there seems to be a lot of confusion in terms of where this is going to head forward because of course nobody has been able to grasp a majority to be able to leave the way and form a government so there's going to be lots of board discussions and negotiations moving forward it seems no

matteo renzi was hailed as this the chronic-like figure. -like figure.n they are probably going to get around 20% on sunday. if not just the personality. there are other factors that are really important. peter: is it possible that in german politics there could be something like the angry young man of conservative politics? how sebastian kurz has been doing things? is that inconceivable in german politics? alan: i think the christian merkel's -- angela strategy was to move the christian democrats to the left, because once you started, they were worried that the christian democrats would be marginalized. the social democrats would take the center. she managed that, "position on the right, -- opened up that position on the right. out the ifqueeze the. he might manage although he himself i think is a bit of a know.eight person, you sort of a twitter personality. it could go, but it could go in different directions. look at great and jeremy corbyn. with all left-wing populist .essage challenging theresa may look at what might be happening in t

berlin a rude awakening for elizabeth a little establishment reports that former prime minister matteo renzi will resign after a centrist party score showing in sunday's national elections more than fifty percent of voters in the center and throw their support behind the far right and the populist party. also coming up at long last the wait is over until michael gets them back in she needs for a new government and sure just lawmakers to set things up quickly so germany can help your confront a host of tricky issues.

italy's former prime minister matteo renzi steps down as democratic party leader. that after record numbers of voters deserted the political center in the election. a flocked to anti-immigrant and eurosceptic parties. they will have to battle it out and cap -- form a new government. i'm brent goff, it is good to have you with a, there are reports that a form a former russian spy living in england is critically ill after being exposed to an unknown substance. he was granted refuge in britain after a spy slot deal back in 2010. he was convicted in russia of betraying russian agents to british intelligence. police have confirmed that two people, a man and a woman were found unconscious on a bench in the city of saws berry. both are receiving treatment and an investigation is underway to determine what caused the condition. a police gave a press conference to say they're keeping an open mind about the nature of the incident. >> this has not been declared as a counterterrorism incident. we would urge people not to speculate. however, i must emphasize that we retain an o

don't use live from berlin the praises of defeat in italy's general election former prime minister matteo renzi steps down as democratic party leader after record numbers of voters deserve the political center instead they flock to empty immigrants and euro skeptic populists who will house the ballot out to form a new government also. at long last the agonizing wait is over in germany on the american gets the backing she needs for a new government and she urges lawmakers to get to work quickly so the country can help europe confront a host of tricky issues also israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu looking for a less fight from corruption scandals back home on his trip to washington is meeting u.s. president all trump and will address the influential jewish lobby plus eight watershed nights for the oscars. the to the back to the gentlemen because hanslick you do it everybody better than chris winters frances mcdormand demands that hollywood give them the filmmakers their due the highlights of an awards ceremony a little less white to not so male will discuss the show's stealing moments and

the specially foster wages so in a way talents didn't really see the fruits of this reform by matteo renzi and so this side is really for a radical change for the parties who were promising the good old days when it's really was without the euro and there was there had been no recession so that's part of the answer but the second on series there and his personality he's really he's gambled is success on a constitutional referendum just over a year ago where he basically run by himself in the hope of changing the italian constitution in the meanwhile he became a dominant figure in italian politics you could see space everywhere and people i think just got fed up with him partly because the economic situation was not improving so i think it's personalities mixture of charisma bravado at the same time also took a toll so on the one hand he was unlucky because the reforms didn't really pay off fast enough but on the other hand i think you also has himself to blame thirteen and julianna columnist for bloomberg view thank you so much for sharing your views with us thank you. now an al-jazeera in

don't use live from berlin the praises of defeat in italy's general election former prime minister matteo renzi steps down as democratic party leader after a record numbers of voters deserve the political center instead they flock to empty immigrants and euro skeptic populists who will have to ballot out to form a new government also. at long last the agonizing wait is over in germany on the american gets the backing she needs for a new government and she urges lawmakers to.

live from a rude awakening for italy's political establishment towards a former prime minister matteo renzi will resign after his centrist party's poor showing in sunday's national elections more than fifty percent of voters in the center and throw their support behind the far right and populist parties. coming up at long last the weight is zero.

led by former prime minister matteo renzi it is pro europe and pro immigrant but has failed to engage younger voters luigi demaio is a prime ministerial pick of the five star movement unties fabrice mint untie corruption party which exploded onto the political scene five years ago despite deep divisions it could still win the most votes of any one single party but not enough to govern alone let's bring in. in a role for as the d.m. we've seen the main players in this election what are the big issues. well folly some of the biggest to center around italy's economic problems nearly all of the parties and groupings that you were talking about just then have promised to tackle youth unemployment around one in three italians under the age of twenty five is jobless many of them of also pledged to do things like bring in universal basic incomes of varying amounts but some economists have suggested that those are promises rather than realizable projects another big theme has been immigration of course italy's received hundreds of thousands of people crossing the mediterranean from the middle

which is also the case of the center left coalition founded by former prime minister matteo renzi. another possibility is a grounds coalition between the sense of rifles or tonya and the center left democratic policy. this you are divided on a number of issues about say a both european. and joined forces to form a coalition also lost election in two thousand fussiness. unless likely eurosceptic alliance between the far right league and the mc savage and faisal movements with schools and son in brussels. with no clear winner in science and millions of voters still undecided. policies are hedging their bets. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his wife a question for five hours today by police over corruption allegations. is the eighth time the israeli leaders in question since last year ricin that do investigation as to whether the prime minister offered a businessman financial concessions in exchange for favorable press coverage. in a paper that he are. also he feels norvegicus excise. pressure is mounting on binyamin netanyahu. the israeli prime minister is implicated i

former italian prime minister, matteo renzi, says he's resigning as leader of the governing centre—leftn sunday's election. his party won less than 20% of the vote. the two parties that performed well in the election, the five star movement and the league, have both made claims to govern italy. the brazilian footballer, neymar, has left hospital after surgery on a fractured foot. the world's most expensive player is still on crutches and facing an uphill battle to get fit. and pictures like this are unlikely to fill brazil fans with confidence, with just over 100 days to go to the start of the world cup in russia. how would you feel about eating a burger that was made by a robot? a serious question. well, these pictures are from a californian fast—food chain where they're using a robot to flip their burgers. if this is a success, it could mean fewerjobs in the kitchen. dozens of locations are looking to bring in the system, which is destined to replace human fast—food workers. to china now, where one of the most significant political gatherings for a generation is now underway. the nati

former italian prime minister matteo renzi says he is resigning as leader of the governing centre—leftr its defeat in sunday's election. his party won less than 20% of the vote. the two parties that performed well in the election, the five star movement and the league, have both made claims to govern italy. a former aide to israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is reported to have signed a state witness deal with prosecutors investigating the prime minister for alleged corruption. nir hefetz is a former spokesman for mr netanyahu. so far, israeli police have provided no details on the reported agreement. the brazilian footballer neymar has left hospital after surgery on a fractured foot. the world's most expensive player is still on crutches, and facing an uphill battle to get fit, and pictures like this are unlikely to fill brazil fans with confidence, with just over 100 days to go to the start of the world cup in russia. how would you feel about eating a burger that was made by a robot? well, these pictures are from a californian fast food chain where they are using a robot to fl

terms of its anti immigration stance and we saw the democratic party of former prime minister matteo renzi trying to kind of pick up the political force here in italy yet again after he had staked his whole career on a referendum which he had failed but so far it hasn't worked quite well for the democratic party now taking all of these issues into account one of the bigger ones has been immigrations with passions flying high on all sides of the spectrum including protests taking place. i was. just having talks about immigration also the economy has been a huge issue here of course with italy having a huge public debt of one hundred thirty five percent of its g.d.p. unemployment being super high especially for use a stagnant economy really some people some critics have been saying that this election should have been taken a little bit more seriously in terms of this untested election system that many have found to be quite confusing including italians we've spoken to. i'm a bit disillusioned the programs are always the same and after the first three months in power the political parties nev

minister silvio berlusconi against a center left alliance led by another former prime minister matteo renzi the other main player is the anti establishment five star movement immigration is the biggest issue and driving voters well let's get more from max hoffman he's that g.w. is a bureau chief in brussels he's covering this story for us hi max good to see you now you spent last week i traveling through italy why is immigration such a divisive issue in this election there are facts and perceptions and we unify course it'll is at the forefront of the whole migration crisis and the mediterranean route has gained more importance over the last two years or so after the western balkans route where many people from syria fled through originally had been close so you had about one hundred nineteen thousand migrants making their way over the mediterranean route to italy last year which is a drop but on a high level so that's not the only reason why this is such an important topic of course the right wing parties are trying to make an important topic of it but you also had a public couple of high p

league of matteo salvini became the first party in the centre—right coalition and finally, the pd, matteo renzi'st a long period of i would imagine horsetrading to get some sort of government in power in italy, but what will it look like, do you think? everything is in the hands of the president of the republic, the five star movement says it has not got enough seats to have an independent majority so it is a problem of coalitions. a first scenario is to have the five star movement in alliance with somebody, which means part of the pd. an alternative is to have a government, which is promoted by the president of the republic, which is putting together the different parties with a very precise objective, which is changing the electoral law and going back to elections in maybe one year. but despite that, we are seeing a surge in support for the antiestablishment groups, five star movement being the main one of those. so what does that mean? even if you have new elections in a yea r‘s if you have new elections in a year's time, for how the political establishment has to adjust to that demand from th

ruling center the democratic party has made last push for votes in florence as polls put its leader matteo renzi firmly in second place the anti establishment five star movement looks to gain the largest single party vote and europe is in the grip of a deep freeze a so-called beast from the east a blast of siberian air brought widespread snow freezing conditions the start of the week now the u.k. and ireland are being battered by storm. in ukraine some people have been urged to reduce going to see usage after russia's gas prices continue to withhold supplies to ukraine schools have been shut because of the shortage the latest escalation of the long running dispute comes after the russian gas monopoly lost an international arbitration hearing those were the headlines here on al-jazeera i'll be back with more in half an hour talk to al-jazeera is next. we understand the differences. and the similarities of cultures across the world so no matter how you take it al-jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that matter to you al-jazeera. with you in the all to be a look see. the egg . for m