in armenia state media is reporting the acting prime minister nicola passion younes alliance is leading in a snap parliamentary election but vote counting is still underway now passion and hard pushed for the snow but i tossed a peaceful anti corruption uprising took him to power earlier this year and marked the most sweeping political shift in on me in decades fashion and is currently seeking a stronger mandate from botha's his reform agenda. for more i'm joined now by journalist joshua kuchera he is in the capital yerevan hi there joshua we have the first preliminary results coming in what are you hearing that. well it looks like from the their preliminary results which are quite early at this point they're more or less tracking what we expected what opinion polls were saying and that's that you go cautiously arms my stuff alliance is winning a pretty commanding victory i don't think we'll know complete results for a while now but everyone expected and these results are showing that he's going to have the overwhelming majority in parliament and what about voter turnout how's that look

i mean your prime minister and he called passion younes alliance takes an early lead in elections with votes still being counted question yan hopes the parliamentary polls will cement his agenda to reform the country. five hundred one humphrey thanks for joining me thousands have taken to the streets in london to voice opposition to the government's plans on brics it right wing protesters say prime minister teresa mayes deal negotiated with the european union makes too many concessions they're calling for a different deal meanwhile groups on the left to gather tism on the government abandon its plans to leave the e.u. well together the prime minister is coming under pressure from all sides as parliament prepares to vote this week on hope regs that deal with many expect you know make is to reject a plan. showing their colors before the decisive parliamentary vote these people are protesting against the braggs a deal struck by prime minister theresa may they want to stay in the e.u. . the country is divided many now think brags it is a mistake wales has flipped a majority here voted to l

landslide victory in its parliamentary election this monday morning prime minister nicol passion younes alliance secured over seventy percent in the vote the reformist the anti corruption leader who took power after spearheading the country's peaceful revolution earlier this year have called the election years ahead of schedule he was looking to bolster his all thora t. and form a parliament that he says will better serve the country's interests in a distant second place was the my step alliance then the prosperous armenia party which won eight percent of the vote in the former ruling republican party of armenia won only four percent about fifty irregularities were reported but no serious incidents were reported. the killing of a mentally disabled palestinian man in the west bank has once again brought the actions of israeli defense forces into question a video of the incident has appeared showing him being shot in the back the following images are disturbing. video on social media shows mohammad. ali lying face down bleeding from the head after being critically injured by the gunshot the man wa

in armenia prime minister nicole passion younes alliance has won a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections taking just over seventy percent of the vote passion on had pushed for sunday's ballot in a bid to cement his authority that's after a peaceful anti-corruption uprising took him to power earlier this year. looking for a mandate nicole passionate man has a reform agenda and he needs political support he's hoping the snap elections will deliver it but he also says it's about more than just his program. i can say we would have preached all over the general. and it is really free. democratic elections past me and has written a wave of anti corruption sentiment and indeed for many voters that was the central theme of the election well thought out enough we vote for quality and against corruption these are the most important things a solution of these two issues will satisfy me the rest is not that important neither salary nor anything outside only these two major issues corruption and equality international monitors were on hand to observe the election proceedings this after deca

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he believes will better serve the country's interests in a distant second place behind passion younes my step alliance was the prosperous our media party which gained eight percent of the vote the former ruling republican party of armenia won only four percent no serious irregularities have been reported as of yet. newly released court documents have revealed that the finance chief of china's tech giant wall way is seeking to be released on bail while awaiting a hearing on extradition to the us she is currently in jail in canada and says she fears for her health that one jew was arrested in vancouver at the beginning of december and washington's request she stands accused of financial fraud and if found guilty would face a lengthy prison sentence china has protested vehemently against her detention and summoned the u.s. ambassador the case has triggered extreme volatility in the markets and led to fears of worsening trade ties between america and china with more on the developments here is done a quarter. the week began with a worldwide sigh of relief at a potential cease fire in the us china trade wa

tuesday also coming up amini and prime minister nicola pasha younes alliance takes an early lead in elections with votes still being counted passion.