crumble that of course has ripple effects let's talk a little bit more about those ripple effects mckayla because what we heard you say in your piece was basically what's expected there over the weekend as the bavarians go to the polls is this sort of bleeding of support for the c.s.u. to both the sides on the left and on the right so what do you think that the current polling says about this shift in dynamics and in german politics. well first of all it marks a departure from those major parties the c.d.u. this centrist party the city you and bit further to the left the social democrats something we see all across europe where democrats movements parties like in france have been all but wiped out now so the democrats are also of course under severe pressure there's a fragmentation of the political landscape but that's something the sea is to the conservatives here in bavaria have tried to frame as something that's a source of instability and that is something german voters certainly don't like but quite clearly the c.s.u. is had a hard time particularly over that hot button issue of migr

bracing for bad results but mckayla how bad could this get for them. well for them it will be very bad because of the past six decades their election results were always hovering around the fifty percent mark which is something that is unheard of for many parties around the world really but because they've been this rock of solid conservative support also for the german chancellor they've always had a special role also in berlin that according to the polls and i stress those elections are not over yet people are voting but according to the polls they will see a significant setback that also hurt america herself her power base but also the bavarians their special role in the cabinet as speaking of angle america what kind of threat does this vote pause for the challenge for the chancellor. well some say could be a blessing in disguise if she were to lose her interior minister hostie wolf who is already being blamed by many from the upper echelons of his own party in bavaria for a perceived election defeat although they will become the strongest party mic

hollywood immortalize naples pizza making tradition julia roberts appearance in the end seek a pizzeria mckayla certainly added to the restaurant's popularity. or to go with it we came here straight from the airport and we even brought our suitcases just to eat the pizza here by the duty to provide service that. there are only two . varieties here marinara and margarita both cost four euros peace is after all supposed to be nourishment for everyone and other parts of the tradition fostered by naples pizza makers. go to admit that made me a little bit hungry now that we've made our way around some of italy's biggest cities it's time to travel to the country's biggest island in fact it's the biggest island in the mediterranean sea sicily is an autonomous region of italy with its own particular culture the people that consider themselves sicilians first and italians second and the regions capital city of palermo you can enjoy wonderful weather all year round and also a wealth of culture color mary delights and an exciting history. the picturesque capital of sicily palermo is surrounded by mountain

that of course has ripple effects to berlin let's talk a little bit more about those ripple effects mckayla because what we heard you say in your piece was basically what's expected there over the weekend as the bavarians go to the polls is this sort of bleeding support for the c.s.u. to both the sides on the left and on the right so what do you think that the current polling says about this shift in dynamics and in german politics. well first of all it marks a departure from those major parties the c.d.u. this centrist party the city you and bit further to the left the social democrats something we've seen all across europe where just democrats movements parties like in france have been all but wiped out now so it's democrats are also of course under severe pressure there's a fragmentation of the political landscape that that's something the c.s.u. the conservatives here in bavaria have tried to frame as something that's a source of instability and that is something german voters certainly don't like but quite clearly the c.s.u. is had a hard time particularly over that hot button issue of

the growth of other political forces and for more let's bring in dave used chief political editor mckayla kapoor who is standing by in the very in parliament so what are the reactions on the ground there. well the reactions of the conservatives see if you are of course this is not a very good result for them but it's not as bad as many had feared because the polls had predicted that they might get us the thirty three percent which would have already raised a lot more questions about who should be leading this party in the future is that they feel they got away with a block i've read here at the same time there's a recognition that there is a very different political landscape here and i just get the chance to talk so much they'd be bad news the central c.s.u. figure him very but also the leader of the european people's party about what the impact in berlin will be. how much this damage german chancellor angela merkel and her political pound of stability well i don't see it for a seat first of all a result for the bavarian elections and and you have to assess some among us among the conser

the end of anything here tonight and tell us a little bit more about what comes after her tonight mckayla because presumably now the c.s.u. sort of assessing their options what sort of coalition they can build another really big element of the story is the rise of the greens i mean according to these exit polls eighteen point five percent for that party they're not necessarily the preferred partner of the c.s.u. though right what do you think that we will see. here this is quite quite a political career here for the green party and the very aware they traditionally had a very hard time they might find themselves this coalition part that having said that they already said that the first thing they would want to talk about is migration well the bavarian c.s.u. they are the most gracious critics in the conservative view and they criticized i'm going to michael's migration policy from day one. this would be very interesting coalition talks indeed a lot of trouble ahead for that and we're expecting to see some intense political infighting here in bavaria that could have repercussions in berlin