angela merkel is no stranger to such ceremonies.he visited concentration camps in germany of dachau, buchenwald, also the federal presidents of germany was in poland for the commemoration of the beginning of world war ii earlier this year, in september. but it is true that this visit was long overdue. it comes at a time where the auschwitz memorial foundation is celebrating its 10th anniversary. and angela merkel came with that announcement that the german government will give 60 million euros for the foundation. so a long overdue visit but i last this happened. helena: that was one facet of the visit. but it also comes at a time when anti-semitism is on the rise in germany. she touched on that, dingy -- didn't she? >> she talked about that. and one survivor of auschwitz had said this has happened, therefore it can happen again. that was very much in that spirit that angela merkel warns against the rise of anti-semitism. she said auschwitz teaches us that we cannot turn a blind eye to those who are persecuted today, at a time of ris

conservatives and merkel c.d.u. party is expected to find their ideas unpalatable prompting speculation that the governing coalition could be in danger but the s.p.d. say that is a discussion for another day. the s.p.d. in celebrator remote now it's official saskia esque n n no but vita boyens are to usher in a new era for the social democrats. 75.9 percent of the delegates voted for s. can and about a boy and scott 89.2 percent of the vogues a mandate for the 2 grand coalition skeptics robin is to know that and i stood for election so we could help be a speedy return to the values that the social democrats once stood for recognizability credibility steadfastness. and a week ago party members nominated a decision that rocked german media leading s.p.d. politicians expressed concerns that s can invite a boy and would try to dissolve the grand coalition with the c.d.u. and c.s.u. but no one will be talking about this on the 1st day of the party conference and now all division and tension are off the agenda is in we ar

have chosen to leaders who want to leave angela merkel's grand coalition many of the party members say they want to focus on rebuilding support in the opposition the coalition between angela merkel's christian democrats and the s.p.d. was formed last year at the s.p.d. as new leaders ran on a joint ticket with a promise to renegotiate a partnership deal on issues of spending and climate policy it's congress is expected to decide by next week on whether the policy will continue to support merkel but should the s.p.d. decide to leave the chancellor has the option of leading a minority government or forming a new coalition with smaller opposition parties a snap election is also on the cards with one of the s.p.d. as new leaders dull but volatile boyens spoke about the importance of keeping his party strong. we are very aware that this is not a question of victory or defeat but this is a question of keeping this great social democratic party together and bringing together again where it has already moved apart a bit i think that this is not only something that is great fun but also a great

silently merkel approaches the so-called wall of death with the polish prime minister. at this wall the germans shot dead thousands of poles. this is merkel's 1st visit to auschwitz as chancellor for 24 years no german chancellor has walked through this gate beneath a sign with the cynical slogan work sets you free a survivor who recalls the cruelty he experienced as a child at the hands of the germans tells michael how much these prisoners here and to be free and good at their going to vote for trump since the beginning since august 1944 when i 1st arrived we were all skiing when he says that we can be free. you know via cop on the cap. and say well if you want to be free. don't you see the chimneys. that is how you will be free. sure can tricycle mean merkel says she feels deep shame at the horrors of auschwitz . the crime should be silently remembered she says but this shouldn't be the only response. she's also featured once this site apply jesus to keep the memories alive you know we have to remember the crimes we have to identify the perpetrators and to commemorate

great welcome german chancellor angela merkel has made her 1st official visit to the former auschwitz death camp the site in poland was the nazi's largest death camp during the 2nd world war chancellor merkel's visit mock the 10th anniversary of the foundation that preserves the memorial she paid tribute to the victims of the camp and spoke of the necessity of remembering the atrocities committed there. it's almost midday when german chancellor angela merkel arrives at the place that evokes the crimes of the nazi era like no other auschwitz former concentration and extermination camp the murder machine. by 945 more than a 1000000 people had been killed here by the nazis. silently merkel approaches the so-called wall of death with the polish prime minister this is the place where the german shot dead thousands of poles. this is merkel's 1st visit to auschwitz as chancellor for 24 years no german chancellor has walked through this gate beneath the sign with the cynical slogan work sets you free a survivor bill of course the cruelty he experienced as a child at the hands of the germans t

merkel says she feels deep shame at the horrors of auschwitz. the crime should be silently remembered she says but this shouldn't be the only response. she's also a fugitive this site obliges us to keep the memories alive we have to remember the crimes we have to identify the perpetrators and to commemorate the victims in a dignified manner that is our engineering responsibility it's not open to negotiation and keeping these memories alive is becoming more difficult as fewer and fewer survivors remain that's why this memorial site is so important the german chancellor promised to make 60000000 euros available for renovations this will go towards repairing barracks gas chambers and fences so they remain a visual reminder of germany's crimes. well let's get more on this from d.w. correspondent john barry joe why was this visit significant. will offer its is i suppose has become a synonym synonym for the for the show for the attempt by the nazis to eliminate eradicate the jewish population of europe it's significant because it's coming to the end o

german chancellor angela merkel makes her thirst official visit to the auschwitz death she says remembering the nazis barbaric murder of millions of jews and others is a responsibility for us. and fronts braces for a 3rd day of travel destruction with yellow fist protest is expected to join in striking transport workers the government insists it will not back down from its planned pension reform. dreamed welcome in australia several bushfires have joined together north of sydney to form what's being called a mega fire it's burning out of control in an area stretching some 60 kilometers and authorities say it's just too big to put out a strategy has been dealing with severe fires for weeks now bushfire is a common day but meteorologists say climate change is and is exacerbating the fire season and therefore costing more hot dry and windy conditions in the coming days. some of the flames the 30 meters high this footage was taken by a fireman on his phone east in australia has been plagued by bushfires for weeks now at least 8 smaller fires have merged into a mega fire 16 kilometers long fire

that's why i'll be so interested to see how he handles angela merkel and how angela merkel handles him in just about 90 minutes. we have sort of the dovish donald trump or will we have the twitter tirade donald trump in that meeting? because there's not a lot of personal chemistry between the president and the chancellor. guys. >> they've been very frosty in these one on one moments in the past, and we'll see another one coming up shortly. hans nichols in front of parliament. it was interesting to watch that exchange between macron and trump. a short time before that when the president was sitting with stoltenberg he went on and on about macron being insulting nato. he has to from moment to moment from exchange to exchange he has to take these new positions and today we'll see him sitting next to chancellor merkel. there's not a lot of love lost between those two. >> among the european leaders he probably has the least chemistry with her. they have certainly had issues in the past. it was fascinating to watch this unfold yesterday, and i've been to the nato meetings the last two years.

and so chancellor merkel concludes the year. pragmatically with concrete plans for the future employed there is still much work left for her to do. and you can watch the address in full later today on up next shift our tech shares finale thanks so much for watching. 50 years of religions for peace. many different things are working together toward a common goal.

angela merkel calls for germans to be courageous and confident in confronting the challenges of a new decade. and her new year address, the chancellor also stresses the need to tackle climate change. i'm phil gayle. welcome to the program. the australian city of sydney has welcomed a new year and a new decade with a massive fireworks display. despite this, many other parts of the country are not celebrating. there are growing fears for residents and tourists. people have sought shelter on the waterfront preparing for possible evacuation by sea. this is an unprecedented situation and the worst affected have been two of australia's most populous states, victoria and new south wales. in a town on the coast, around 4000 people have gathered on the beach to escape the flames. the blaze has also claimed two more lives, a father and son who were trying to protect their home. several others still missing. >> stranded by the seaside, thousands of tourists and locals are being held hostage by a raging wildfire. it is too late to leave, so all they can do is wait along the beach for help to come

the spokesman for merkel c.d.u. party said the coalition stands gets instead of talking about parties we have to talk about the challenges germany faces and governing this country well is the basis of the coalition agreement between the s.p.d. and conservatives and nothing has changed in this respect. for now and the months long battle to lead the s.p.d. is over. well i'm joined now by our political correspondent simon young hi simon people are calling the election of a history late as a shock what's surprising about it i think it is a shock you know the polls are pointing in the other direction these 2 relatively unknown s.p.d. politicians of pushed aside schultze who is the finance minister and chancellor merkel's deputy in the current government so obviously he's very well known and you know they've won now on the basis of this vote of the membership these are left leaning politicians who want to see a change of course and are generally speaking skeptical about the future of the coalition between social democrats

specifically for example anti semitism or revisionism 2 key elements and that explains why angela merkel focused on these 2 issues on the 100 obviously remembering as john said i'm going to michael mentioned the word shame on the other hand stressing that it's not only about remembering it's also about considering what this place here what our streets birchenough can teach younger generations can teach all generations about things that should not be repeated and she also said almost that she said it's not easy for me to be standing in front of all the fields and she talked about what what if you refer to a deep sense of shame to stand there and to know that germany was behind the atrocities which were committed there how do you think legacy visit will get perceived by the few survivors who are left and the relatives of victims. i'm going to specifically mentioned the survivors and the role that they play on this particularly important for auschwitz birkenau because there are not many survivors left on this memorial but also other former concentration camps have been grappling with that i

merkel is very skilled when it comes to power plays. but although she managed to get was a lot on the line appointed as president of the european commission she failed to install un spahn into found alliance former post as defense minister. in fact merkel's and com current powers reshuffling of power was fraught with risks. isn't it done now after we'd agreed on it was enough underlying it we still had to continue to work together without too much disruption of it the other 2 forts a few in this kind of course when you know that's when i was asked if i would enter the cabinet because they were differing positions and various tensions between the posse and the state association has to put it to and when the apartheid i thought it over carefully because i knew that it would be a question of credibility. but after considering all the circumstances i decided that it was all actually down to the boss so i would do it. but months earlier while she was still campaigning for the party leadership compound our had actually said something rather d

and so chancellor merkel concludes the year pragmatically with concrete plans for the future employer there is still much work left for her to do. you can see it celebrations to welcome in the new year i'm the new decade already well underway in some parts of the well that australia as we've already heard the city of sydney did go ahead with it spectacular and you'll see fireworks display over the hobbit bridge. shortly before that new zealand was among the 1st to ring in the new year with a sissie of all claimed staging the biggest fireworks display in that country. it's like an invalid thank you so much for watching. the pictures of the famous naturalist and explorer. to sydney bridge and the next on the fun boats 250th birthday we're embarking on a voyage of discovery. expedition voyage on t.w.a. .

it's almost midday when german chancellor angela merkel arrives at the place that evokes the crimes of the nazi era like no other auschwitz former concentration and extermination camp the murder machine. by 945 more than a 1000000 people had been killed by the nazis. silently merkel approaches the so-called wall of death with the polish prime minister this is the place where the german shot dead thousands of poles. this is merkel's 1st visit to auschwitz as chancellor for 24 years no german chancellor has fought through this gate beneath the sign with the cynical slogan work sets you free a survivor silicones the cruelty he experienced as a child at the hands of the germans tells michael how much these prisoners yearned to be free. for trying to clear since the beginning since august 1944 when i 1st arrived we were asking when it is that we can be free. started being you know be a cop on the capital law fight aster and say well if you want to be free the judges that go there and you see the chimneys that is how you will be free nor should be hoggish it could go pers tickle me in americ

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and so chancellor merkel concludes the. pragmatically with concrete plans for the future employed there is still much work left for her to do. now new year's celebrations have begun in some parts of the world and many cities are preparing for their own festivities we sent our correspondents out tells people around the world what they hope and wish the new year will bring. i hope hong kong will become. hong kong has always been called a cultural a desert because we focus on economic development we young people should show hong kong's cultural uniqueness to the world. for the coming decade i wish for the lebanese people to wake up and become aware that their religious and political affiliations would you didn't know where and would never be anyone never been because the. cartels we would like lattimer putin just dump dollars he's been in power for over 18 years and i'm tired of it and i want to change for russia. if there's a bit even just around the. obvious good governance and good economic growth and i hope we get out of.

children most of them jews during the holocaust and it is here that the german chancellor angela merkel has today spoken out against a rise in anti semitism in modern day germany but is the country's culture of remembrance crumbling despite the heavy weight of history on had an arm and this is the day. the ad. came to i'm filled with deep shame in the face of the barbaric crimes that were committed by germans. somebody that we are obliged to preserve this memory because when memory fades it's like a 2nd injury to those people who went through hell. almost words but auschwitz was a german death camp run by germans. version of you want to be free. you see those chimneys. you only gain freedom. there is no other work even a good dream them out to you and i can see what i'm baldrick for the victims of the show and their families many thanks that i am allowed to be here today the bison are. also coming up frustration at climate in action young activists at the u.n. conference in madrid call on wild leaders to take the global emergency seriously. but can't help the filthy lot all those poll o

news live from berlin the future of german chancellor angela merkel's government looks shaky to have partners of the social democrats elected new latests they want to renegotiate the coalition agreement but merkel conservatives have ruled out told to change the deal can a government survive also coming out thousands of people marched on the streets of hong kong in a new wave of protest they're hoping to keep up to menton after the landslide victory of pro-democracy candidate you know lections a week ago. lewis hamilton puts the finishing touches on another dominant formula one season that left his rivals in his face. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program the future of german chancellor angela merkel's government has been cast in doubt to her coalition partner the social democrats elected 2 new leaders who are critical of the partnership norbit volta buy and saskia eschaton have indicated they want to say some major changes that could raise the prospect of an early election or a minority government if the coalition partners fail to reach a consensus. the social democrats have. cast

yet so what will happen today we'll get the latest from paps also coming up germany's chancellor merkel visits the site of one of history's most shocking cries it's the 1st time she's been to the death camp where the nazis murdered more than a 1000000 people most of them troops. and u.s. president donald trump dead as the democrats to go ahead with impeachment knowledge fast that's after the most powerful woman in washington said the time had come to start drafting articles of impeachment against it. as well come to the program france has been paralyzed by one of its biggest nationwide strikes in decades many joined mass protests across the country public transport schools and hospitals have been seriously disrupted public sector workers are protesting against president plans to reform the pension system each union is deciding how long to keep its members out on strike but further protests are expected on friday and in the days ahead. drew day very loud very angry and united in their opposition to the policies of french president emmanuel mccall . some cities saw heavy clashes between p

left in aspd veers massive blow to angela merkel's government.e will speak instability in europe. this is bloomberg. ♪ nejra: 7:18 in london and 41 minutes from the cash equity market opening europe. manus: this is "bloomberg daybreak: europe." i'm manus cranny in dubai. nejra: i'm nejra cehic in london. angela merkel's coalition partners elected new leaders demanding a shift to the left. this may put her last two years as chancellor at risk. joining us from berlin is bloomberg's editor. how much at risk is the grand coalition after the week's developments? >> one could say the future is uncertain. you new leadership -- haven't openly come out to say they want to get out, but we know that they are somewhat divided on this question. he is more of a pragmatist, and he would probably want to stay because he doesn't see -- does see that new elections are somewhat difficult, but his running mate is an ideologue and thinks this grand coalition has down.t them she thinks the grand coalition hasn't done a lot for the party in terms of policy. she thinks

and so chancellor merkel concludes the year pragmatically with concrete plans for the future employer there is still much work left for her to do. a new year celebrations are well underway around the world to head off a festive asis we sent our correspondents our trust people in a number of cities about their hopes and wishes for. a long time i hope hong kong will become. hong kong has always been called a cultural it doesn't because we focus on economic development we young people should show hong kong's cultural uniqueness to the. coming decades i wish for the lebanese people to wake up and become aware that their religious and political affiliations would you didn't know where and would never be and would never have been because. i would like lattimer putin to stop dollars he's been in power for over 18 years and i'm tired and i want change for russia. even just. obvious good good economic growth and i will. lead no wish for peace and prosperity and that we get along with our neighbors. i just want a balance for younger people i feel like a lot of the older people get more privileg

elect a new leadership team who want to renegotiate their party's coalition agreement with angela merkel's conservatives will her government survive. thousands of people march on the streets of hong kong in a new wave of protests there hoping to keep up their mental image of the landslide victory of pro-democracy candidates in elections a week ago. i'm rebecca has welcome to the program on the eve of the international climate summit in madrid to think u.n. secretary general antonio the terrorist has issued a stark warning about the threat of climate change and has called for immediate action we hard in a deep hole and we are still digging soon it will be too deep to escape. i welcome the voices of the young activists been meeting they understand that we are job providers in their future that is why i will continue to push every the to keep climate at the top of the international agenda good tears as statement follows the declaration of a climate emergency by a you know make his showing a heightened awareness of the impact of climate change for some people though in other parts of the world

descending into chaos threatening to take the country down with it merkel most now clear clarify how she intends to continue costly giveaways to this body have been futile so far we need a new course free markets not bureaucracy investments not restrict redistribution so a very divisive and potentially you know a decision that could really up in the political landscape right now definitely and quite mixed reactions there now the big question though of course on everyone's lips is what is this going to maine for the current government and the grand coalition with. yeah that really is the $1000000.00 question i mean we saw these 2 candidates coming out there he clearly against the grand coalition there is as a broad consensus that the s.p.d. has suffered terribly. it like i said it's almost become indistinguishable from d.c. to you and so the big question now is where do they go now it is this political this is type growth that they're walking. can they what will they hang on to the grand coalition in the hopes of having a gradual you know improvement in polling numbers and then maybe.

we see angela merkel next to the president and macron in this photo. whatn do you think, carol from your perspective is macron's ultimate objective in going up against the president? >> reporter: well, look, i think that he's tried a different tact. and he tried to be very conciliatory towards the president. and to try to establish some sort of -- you know, some strong friendship with him and that didn't work. so, what we've seen he's not the only one whose then tried to pivot to perhaps a more conversational approach. or take him in a different direction with more of a combative style. i do think that the president and erdogan isnk an interesting dynamic just because the there on is really out an island a little bit in terms of defending erdogan over his incursion in syria. you've seen other leaders be critical of him on that front. and the president, yesterday, said, despiterd that turkey has gone into syria and despite that they havean purchased this russn missile defense system and activated it, tested it, that he's not really -- you know, committe

it's significant because it's she's coming to the end of her term of offices as chancellor angela merkel and i think it's because of the last 14 years that she's been chancellor the whole question of anti-semitism to take a stand against it and also her solidarity with the state of israel has been a very important part of a chance to shift i think this is an important symbol to go there so given that 14 years she spent in the post why do you think it's taken so long for her to make this visit i can only speculate of course there were many people don't realize is there were dozens if not hundreds of small concentration camps in labor camps throughout germany and occupied europe in eastern europe and she has made visits to several of those it's also important of course that the suffering of people in those smaller camps is also highlighted everybody knows as i said about auschwitz they don't necessarily know about these others and she's also of course being 4 times in fact as chancellor to yad vashem the central show a memorial in jerusalem stay with us john chancellor merkel is due to don

news live from berlin and the future of german chancellor angela merkel's government looks a shaky start to have partners for social democrats elected to new leaders they want to renegotiate the coalition agreement because conservatives have ruled out to change the deal will her government survive also coming up. on the eve of the international climate summit in madrid the u.n. secretary general sounds the alarm on rising global temperatures here from an indonesian fisherman waging his own personal battle with the resulting rise in global sea levels. and lewis hamilton puts the final finishing touches on another domino formula one season that left his rivals in a spin. i'm rebecca ritter's welcome to the program the future of german chancellor angela merkel's government has been cast in doubt after her coalition partner the social democrats elected turn your leaders who are critical of the partnership norbit volta boy and sends us k.s. can have indicated that they want to say some major changes that could raise the prospect of an early election or a minority government if the coalition p

shift for germany's governing a grand coalition to outspoken critics of german chancellor angela merkel conservatives are elected leaders of that partners in government the social democrats the outcome could lead to a massive shake up in german politics also coming up in the wake of the deadly london bridge stabbings the attacker turns out to be a convicted terrorist granted early release from prison the government faces tough questions over sentencing laws in britain. and businessman is charged in connection with being let off an investigative journalist his connections to talk government grows killed along with the prime minister to step down immediately. i'm humphrey glad you could join me germany's government could see a shake up off the shop critics of the coalition with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives were elected new leaders of their governing partners the social democrats now a bit of a bore yon's and saskia esque and want to renegotiate their coalition deal of focus more on social justice and policies. norbit volta boy celebrate their win more than 50 percent of social

now merkel, of course, is on her way out. they've had a contentious relationship in the past and whether that continues to be a point of contention is something we're going to be tag attentipa attention to. the president did sit down with the turkish leader president erdogan this morning, a meeting not on his schedule and something that is also notable because that was a big point of disagreement between president trump and president macron during that incredibly tense meeting the two had yesterday with macron challenging a talking point that's inaccurate that you often hear from the president about why turkey purchased that russian missile defense system. macron saying, no, it's not because the obama administration wouldn't sell them one. they could have bought one from europe but they decided to defy nato. we'll see in this meeting with merkel is going to be as tense as that one. >> i wonder if the president is going to react -- i'm going to play some of that video of these world leaders seemingly -- seemingly joking about

this news coming to you live from berlin jill news chancellor angela merkel remembers the victims of one of the worst crimes against humanity she makes a 1st official visit to the auschwitz death camp boss in belief that infamous slogan work makes you free the nazis modded more than a 1000000 people at auschwitz most of them jews also coming up. deserted stations schools and hospitals as france faces a 2nd day of a nationwide strike sector workers are protesting against proposed pension reforms . and are they the dynamic duo who could topple. jilly's social democratic party confines its 2 new leaders and they're challenging the coalition divis r.t. has put him at those conservatives. own a warm welcome to you i'm. german johnson the american is on a 1st official visit to the former auschwitz death camp the site was the nazis large as death counted the 2nd world war america's visit marks the 10th anniversary of the foundation in charge of preserving. the memorial day the chance to be a tribute to the victims of the camp and spoke of the necessity of remembering the atrocities committe

it's almost meet day when german chancellor angela merkel arrives at the place that evokes the crimes of the nazi era like no other. auschwitz former concentration and extermination camps the murder machine. by 945 as many as 1500000 people had been killed here by the nazis silently merkel approaches the so-called wall of death with the polish prime minister. at this wall the germans shot dead thousands of poles. this is merkel's 1st visit to auschwitz as chancellor for 24 years no german chancellor has walked through this gate beneath the sign with the cynical slogan work sets you free a survivor who recalls the cruelty he experienced as a child at the hands of the germans tells merkel how much these prisoners here and to be free and good at their going to look for trying to clean up since the beginning since august 1944 when i 1st arrived we were all sitting when he sees that we can be free. of starvation novi a cop on the coppers with lawful tester i say well if you want to be free the judges that go there and you see the chimneys. that is how you will be free records should go jus

german chancellor angela merkel's governing coalition partners are in crisis. they have seen popularity plummet, taken a beating in elections. last weekend, party members voted against the establishment and in favor of two candidates to become the new coleaders. the duo has made it clear they are no fans of being in a government with angela merkel and her conservatives. >> the social democrats have elected a little-known mp and a former state finance minister as their new party leaders. >> it is incredible that we are standing here having been nominated by the party. >> they are openly critical of the so-called grand coalition. the spd has formed a coalition with angela merkel's conservative party three times since 2005. over that time, the party's popularity has plummeted. now, polls place the spd at 13%. they belelieve being in the coalition has weakened the spd's image. >> plays a big role for young voters if you can say, you know us as angela merkel's junior partner. that is a problem because we are seen as second fiddle and without ambitions of our own. >>

saying sions against the nord stream to gas pipeline from russia to germany i'm going to merkel suggested talks to resolve this issue the u.s. talkers approved saying sions on tuesday washington says the almost complete pipeline will make the european union dependent on russia for energy. french trade union leaders have met with the prime minister in a bid to end a deepening crisis over proposed pension reforms the talks a came on the 14th day of strikes that have paralyzed transport and other services president has offered to make some changes but his office insists the reforms must go ahead. the deaths of 2 mcdonald's employees in peru have prompted protests against the fast food giant the teenagers were electrocuted in a restaurant kitchen near the capital lima mcdonald's said it is cooperating with an investigation and has closed its peru outlets for 2 days of mourning. for. journalists shiori it hasn't won a sexual assault case in japan and been awarded $30000.00 in damages ms ito accused a high profile t.v. reporter of rape and became a symbol of the miti movement in japan where sex

the future of german chancellor angela merkel's government is in doubt after her coalition partner the social democrats elected 2 new leaders critical of the partnership now they've indicated they want to see major changes and that dresses the prospect that the coalition a collapse and result in either an early election or a minority government. skins and norbert baltar bore youngs will soon be leaving germany social democrats that in turn could spell the end for the grand coalition with the christian democrats and christian social union the results of the s.p.d. poll came as a surprise as did the clear margin of victory the new leaders to be want to chart a new course for the party and reopen negotiations with chancellor angela merkel on future government policies. the responsibility of the social democrats to make policies for the low and medium earners at this time and again we see clauses in our contract with the c d use that are not in their best interests and that has to change. but the conservatives are likely to resist any major changes to government policy only 2 years before