latest polls show martin schulz is center left social democrats still planning on going to michael christian democrats by a large margin chances conservative bloc looks like it to take around thirty six percent of sunday's vote. more news for me at the top of the hour helena humphrey will be here with a business update for you shortly over the day. she's long been a symbol of hope.

latest polls show most instances center left social democrats still planning on going to michael christian democrats by a large margin johnson's conservative bloc looks likely to take about thirty six percent of sunday's vote. more news for many of the top of the hour ahead in the humphrey will be here with a business update facial tics of the day. she's long been a symbol of hope in syria. i try to help people. on our side does she stand for change. for the false facade of her husband's rule of terror. he believes in what the syrian regime is doing and believes in those who say. projection that that they are saving syria. assad the future face of the dictatorship starting october first on d w. right it sharing it to lose its license to operate in one of the world's wealthiest cities as london's transport authority describes it as not fit and proper will take a look at the road ahead. coming up the president of the new and mccall signs a sweeping changes to france's complex labor market the controversial reforms aim to boost the country's ailing economy but trade unions will take the country back to

just two weeks to go until the country votes polls show that michael's ruling christian democrats are way ahead of their main social democrat rivals the left wing party the linker is in third with the free democrats behind them as is alternative for germany and the euro skeptic party expected to gain its first ever seats in parliament on the peter oliver takes a closer look at who will be the main contenders in the election. with most pundits already calling this german election a win for. schultz there isn't a great deal of intrigue that. has been the battle for third place and who will perhaps become the kingmaker in the next coalition government. want to have close to the amount of. time. without. bringing some scandal and controversy to the relatively calm seas of the political scene it's all to germany it looks like they will enter a pall of it for the first time following this election and they run on a message against refugee policy even drafted in one of the out agencies that helped promote trump in his campaign. good alternative for germany is not going to be called to the an

with just two weeks until the country votes but his polls show that michael's ruling christian democrats party is way out ahead of the main social democrat rivals the left wing the linker parties and third with the free democrats just behind the masses they'll turn if germany party they are euro skeptics expected to gain the first seats in parliament this time around artie's peter oliver takes a closer look at who the main contenders will be. with most pundits already calling this german election a win for. schultz there isn't a great deal of intrigue that. has been the battle for third place and who will perhaps become the kingmaker in the next coalition government. documents or piece. of toast come out of. his in. time. bring some scandal and controversy to the relatively calm seas of the political scene it's all to germany it looks like they will enter a pall of it for the first time following this election and they run on a message against refugee policy even drafted in one of the ad agencies that helped promote trump in his campaign. good alternative for germany is not going to be f

latest polls and it looks as though the current ruling party will be staying part angler michael christian democrats they maintain a commanding lead the social democrats look set to be the next to cross the finish line to close around thing though for third position in the run up to the vote r.t. has been speaking from people to people across the political spectrum here's the vice president of the free democrats as for the gang could be king. that's a knowledge is to be avoided you don't we go aren't taking we're calling for a continuous constructive dialogue instead of saber wrestling we want to sit down in the negotiating table and listen to the different parties positions listen to russia's position and in turn explain our doubts if is should be minimized not fanned his hands a detroit game show once wisely said as long as people are talking they aren't shooting each other this should be all go a dialogue and teamwork europe and germany need russia and vice versa we should conduct dialogue rather than fuel fear that. they stay with us here at all to international john if the latest news headlines

the best result for a far right party in decades the polls say that i'm going to michael center right christian democratic union party one thirty three point three percent of the vote giving them two hundred twenty seats and main rival current coalition partner the center left social democrats led by martin schultz got around twenty one percent of the vote to one hundred thirty seven scenes but the biggest change to germany's political scene is this the far right and anti islam alternative for germany or i.f.t. getting thirty. point two percent of the vote translates into eighty seven seats and makes them the third biggest party the three other main parties one between nine and ten percent of the vote but could find themselves in power as part of a coalition led in bob reports from berlin. they were always expected to win but sundays or celebrations at c.d.u. headquarters i'm going to a miracle now gets to govern for a fourth term and for the chancellor who's managed to overcome every challenge thrown her way the job of forming a ruling coalition isn't stacked because we the c.d.u. c.s.u. are the stronges

michael von abercron is a candidate for pinneberg's seat in parliament for the christian democratic union, the center-right party headed by chancellor angela merkel. it's riding a wave of economic prosperity in germany and a popular feeling that merkel offers stability in an uncertain world. >> my party is in front now. i'm sure the chancellor, angela merkel, will win this election. >> reporter: merkel manages the biggest economy in europe. with a budget surplus for five straight years and record low unemployment, a recent poll found 64% of german voters approve of the job she's doing. talking to people on the subway in germany's capital, berlin, we found plenty of support for the chancellor. >> ( translated ):she has been good for germans. i like her very much. over the course of the years, i think it's very good what she has done. >> she's more of a conservative, but she often made the... made the right choice, i think. >> but for the country, in general, i think she made the right choices. >> reporter: her choice in 2015, to admit more than a million migrants and refugees from the midd

christian democratic union well out in front and martin short says social democrats are likely to come behind in second but there's real intrigue in who finishes and could potentially be kingmaker if michael wins she still needs extra coalition partners on top of her sister party the christian social union already excluded and. see alternative for germany and left wing. this could pave the way for the renewal of the so-called grand coalition between merkel's party and martin says social democrats whether she will agree to become the cd use junior partner is another question entirely so far he see. and unwilling to play second fiddle. to. discuss sort of the mental market in mind given that i'm pleased because i've got a schizo consulate in the tool and. if an alliance with shills isn't an option this is the man merkel is likely to call next christian lin the the leader of germany's free democrats the pro-business liberal party that teamed up with merkel and her allies before and by the way isn't just a pretty face he could confront merkel on some key issues. if these prevails refugees must return there's no such human right for choosing your place in the world i'm not being harsh this is

christian democratic union well out in front on martin short says social democrats are likely to come behind in second but there's real intrigue in who finishes and could potentially be kingmaker if michael wins she still needs extra coalition partners on top of her sister party the christian social union already excluded and. see alternative for germany and left wing. this could pave the way for the renewal of the so-called grand coalition between merkel's party and martin says social democrats whether we'll agree to become the cd use junior partner is another question entirely so far he seemed unwilling to play second fiddle. because as governor. if an alliance with shills isn't an option this is the man cole is likely to call next christian. the leader of germany's free democrats the pro-business liberal party that teamed up with coal and allies the full by the way isn't just a pretty face he could confront cole on some key issues. refugees must return prisoners such human rights for choosing your place in the world i'm not being harsh this is lauren realism speaking. even with lynn this handshake in the bag merkel might still need extra help to get her over the winning line and that'

further integrate the eurozone economists michael spent sunday answering questions from children on her policies at a news conference in berlin where christian democrat party is not expected to win and nothing to govern alone and the free democrats are usually seen as the natural coalition. and after twelve years in power merkel is already one of germany's longest serving chancellors as we head into the last week of campaigning parker takes a look at her leadership and the people who shaped her rise to power. and global kuwait history when she became germany's first female chancellor. forty eight years earlier with german city still in ruins after the defeat of the nazi regime the country's first post-war chancellor konrad adenauer signed the treaty of rome that led to the creation of the european union european integration was designed to contain germany's power it would turn the country into the most powerful economy in europe your chance falling from the second world war and continuing with angela merkel have had this trend where they want to protect german interests through the vehicle of the e.u. and focus on trade and also on kind of democratic