a small fishing boat going up the river towards the city of hamburg, a stronghold of the social democratic partynd looking at why some voters are beginning to feel a bit adrift. these days fishermen is like the social democratic party or spd. over the years the daily catch he gathers with his son is getting smaller and smaller. the same goes for spd and the haul of voters and they used to vote for the party, no longer. >> translator: they are no longer the party of the little man. all they are interested in is power. >> hamburg is a city of sailors, dock workers and that discussion of left wing politics going back to the 19th century and the creation of the modern welfare state so you think of the campaign promises of wage and taxing the rich could find a lot of support but there are problems. their leader has come under fire for making paid speeches for big business and making repeated gafs in the campaign and they lost the faith when the last chancellor introduced painful welfare and job market reforms in 2004 and they are bearing fruit now but the chancellor is getting political benefits. in

long a strong holds of the social democratic party. king at why some of its voters are beginning to feel a bit adrift. these days, fishermen is somewhat like the social democratic party or spd. over the years, the daily catch he gathers with his son has been getting smaller and smaller the same goes for the spd and their haul of voters who used to vote for the party no longer. >> they are no longer the party of the little imagine. all they are interested in is power. >> reporter: hamberg is an old city of sailors, dock workers and traditional left wing politics going back to the 19th century and creation of the modern welfare state. so you would think of the social democrats campaign promises of instituting a national minimum wage, of taxing the rich and a more special spending would find a lot of support. but there are problems. their leader, he's come under fire for making paid speeches for big business and then making repeated gaffs in the campaign. many party followers had already lost the faith when the last social democratic chanc

supporters are losing faith. >> these days fishermen wilhelm is some with what likely the social democratic party. or sdp. his catch has been getting smaller and smaller. the same go for the sdp and their voters. >> they are no longer the party of the middle man. all they're interested in is power. >> hamburg is an old city of sailers, dockworkers and traditional left wing politics and the creation of modern wealth in the state. the minimum wage, taxing the rich and social spending could find support but there are problems. >> their leader, he's come under fire for making paid speeches for big business and then making repeated gaffes in the campaign. many party followers have already lost the faith when the last chancellor introduced painful welfare and job market reforms in 2004. chancellor angela merkel is getting the political benefits. in this campaign she's borrowing a plan for minimum wage and other ideas from the social democrats to win over their vote whose are typically working class. trade unions close to the working class suggest the spd may have only itself to blame. >> from my perspe

is going to have to look elsewhere for a new coalition partner now the deal between the social democrats the party'sterm the grand coalition here in germany it's what she presided over during her first term in two thousand and five however what we were hearing from from social democrats supporters last night was there were a little uncomfortable about entering into that type of deal again after being part of that partnership in two thousand and five they got a bit of a kicking from the electorate in two thousand and nine saying that they'd have to sell out on too many of their core principles if that does come about next time hammer out that kind of deal well what we could see is america's party having to make some concessions we could see tax rises here in germany we could see a minimum wage being put on the table as a deal breaker by the social democrats that was something they come paint on pretty hard it was also something that angle a merkel party dismissed saying that they didn't want to have it in terms of the other parties that could form coalitions the social democrats would have hoped that

social democrat chancellor. they could only do that with the help of the green party. when you start up an election machine and it is running at full throttle, you can't stop it a few days before the election. they are sticking to their guns on that. i would suspect that the social democrat party headquarters, they are probably talking right now about who is likely to hold what post in angela merkel's cabinet. >> whenever conversations may be going on there, there is also a lot of focus on the smaller parties. a lot of action going on there in that last week of campaigning. >> that's right. with germany's system of her personal representation, it's virtually impossible for one party to gain absolute majority on its own. coalitions are very common here. usually the small parties are the party of the makers and coalitions. this time around, it's more germanic than that. -- dramatic than that. chancellor merkel's partner of choice, the free democrats, looks like it might not make it into parliament. the greens' junior coalition partner of choice of the social democrats. t

to form a coalition, the way it works here in germany, a coalition with someone else, the social democratic party is the party she last been campaigning against, something she has done before. it was uncomfortable for the sdd, social democrats, as it was before, she got credit for the policies that were undertaking, a banking sector in germany during the global economic crisis. something to watch in sunday's vote is not the social democrats or her party we pretty much know where they're going to be situated but the small parties, the free democrats as well as a new party only five months old called the alternative for germany which is an antieuro party, a party that thinks it's time to go back to the deutschmark. what's more it's inflicting a lot of pain on countries like greece. now if they should get past the 5% barrier and the polls are saying they might do that, angela merkel may lose some seats in parliament. >> 96 spicer live for us in berlin. >>> voters in northern sri lanka have gone to the polls the first time since the civil war, 26 year long conflict. the tamil tigers, began their stru

social democrat chancellor. they could only do that with the help of the green party. when you start up an election machine and it is running at full throttle, you can't stop it a few days before the election. they are sticking to their guns on that. i would suspect that the social democrat party headquarters, they are probably talking right now about who is likely to hold what post in angela merkel's cabinet. >> whenever conversations may be going on there, there is also a lot of focus on the smaller parties. a lot of action going on there in that last week of campaigning. >> that's right. with germany's system of her personal representation, it's virtually impossible for one party to gain absolute majority on its own. coalitions are very common here. usually the small parties are the party of the makers and coalitions. this time around, it's more germanic than that. -- dramatic than that. chancellor merkel's partner of choice, the free democrats, looks like it might not make it into parliament. the greens' junior coalition partner of choice of the social democrats. t

term as chancellor she's already dubbed the christian democrats performance a super result for a party this as the main challenger leader of the social democrats conceded defeat his party got a little more than a quarter of the vote or computer all over has more. we've seen jubilant scenes at the christian democrats headquarters. taking to the stage there and thanking her supporters those that have voted for her husband and then well the party really started then she told her supporters enjoy yourselves tonight because the hard work starts again tomorrow they greeted her by chance of on g. and g. and g. it all looked a little bit like a football game at some point the crowd there very different scenes though at the s.t.p. headquarters the social democrats well they had been the main challengers to angola merkel their lead to ph time but it took the stage a little earlier to give his concession speech in which he said he really expected a lot more from the from they said this campaign it had been a really riddled campaign from him which even included be the s.p.d. leader giving the middle finger to journalists during a photo interview

communist or there are the greens and the social democrats and it's most like that she's going to choose after some decency period say over a month social democratic party because she has a lot of practice with the social democrats democrats in particular with and this is time for her but apart from that the situation is more delicate and dangerous for him in the middle if you don't mind i give a. i don't think she will finish it for you and there will be facing up to facing up of the real problems of the eurozone within a very very short notice and she has no. no mandate from the german people to continue the policy that is quite a prediction because many say of course. problematic they do come with their challenges so in some ways this could be a poisoned chalice frankly mainly because of the problems in europe. well i still remember the great victory of. the architect of the east policy. policy as we say in nine hundred seventy two this was the beginning of the end of the brand chancellorship because he was not able to maintain his power the great victory is always poisoning the who claim it now the. christian democratic party is a party that party m

is the christian democratic union and the social union and at 15 have been sa be5 points ahead in the poll. the junior coalition partner she's been working in, the free democratic party here is says you have to breach 5% in the vote cast to get any seats at all in parliament. once again going to the old polls an looks like they they struckle to achieve that which will mean the angle who's not in the party expected to win an absolute majority. it hasn't happened in half a century. who could she form a government with? the largest number oh of germans would like is to form a t a position with the opposition. that's really the challenge that she is facing despite being the most popular elected politician with ratings at 70%. that's what's pulling her party ahead of the poll. several are watching this very closely. the driving force. hind the policy along with the netherland and other countries. there's been a continue situation oh of you will of those policies during the european commission and the international monetary fund. the official democratic party would issue euro bonds it will assure for debts of all the other governments if they want to issue public policies

the first time in more than half a century the party has been able to govern without forming a coalition a main challenger and leader of the social democrats has conceded defeat or has more now on those elections from berlin. merkel is almost certainly going to be elected for a third term as german chancellor her c.d.u. party and their bavarian sister party the c.s.u. have taken the lion share of the vote speaking to speaking at a party headquarters mrs merkel said it was a super result in fact it's the it's the the exit polls are correct it's the highest percentage that live taken since ninety ninety so they've done remarkably well it would seem the c.d.u. but those that haven't done very well it seems are the main challenges. in this election the social democrats they have been rather disappointing we've seen some dejected looking s.t.p. campaigners and supporters outside of their party headquarters sort of people putting that down to what was essentially a gaffe prone campaign that was run by time but a challenger to angle or merkel that included him at one point giving a middle making a middle finger gesture towards. a photo interview

gemini's general election result the leader of the social democrat party concedes defeat. and rampaging mobs scream for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent fascist sparked as thousands marched in a national strike against.

he hopes to went office as a member of the social democratic party. >> another campaign bus in another city for another candidate. >> it is election time but this candidate is one-of-a-kind. he's black. he hold as doctorate in chemistry was beaten up for his skin color years ago and much of the former east germany racism runs higher than elsewhere. that's not stopping him from meeting voters here. quite the opposite. >> they have not identified the potential of immigrants using their experiences from different back ground and they could enrich the political process. >> nationwide only 4% of candidates running for parliament are of immigrant background. 20% of the population is from immigrant stock. the proportion of minority representation here is far below that in france and great britain for example. part of the problem is a german law allowing many to give up citisenship of their original country in order to vote and many don't want to do that. another problem, germans with old traditional roots here see immigrants. it is one of the few turkish germans mps says. >> they have difficu

the first time in more than half a century a party has been able to govern without forming a coalition a main challenger and leader of the social democrats has conceded defeat. has more on the elections from berlin. merkel is almost certainly going to be elected for a third term as german chancellor her c.d.u. party and their bavarian sister party the c.s.u. have taken the lion share of the vote speaking to speaking at a party headquarters mrs merkel said it was a super result in fact it's the it's the the exit polls are correct it's the highest percentage that live taken since one thousand nine hundred ninety so they've done remarkably well it would seem the c.d.u. berthed those that haven't done very well it seems are the main challenges. in this election the social democrats they have been rather disappointing we've seen some dejected looking s.t.p. campaigners and supporters outside of their party headquarters sort of people putting that down to what was essentially a gaffe prone campaign that was run by. the challenger to angle or merkel that included him at one point giving a middle making a middle finger gesture towards generalist

. >> her main opponent is steinberg from the social democrat party.n recent days, he has attacked angela merkel for dithering, for caution. has she done anything about the infrastructure, he asks. no, shouts the crowd. education? has she improved local finances? yet one of the possible outcomes of a close result sunday is that angela merkel could be forced into a grand coalition with the social democrats. it would be an uneasy alliance. at angela merkel's rally tonight, there were concerns the outcome might be complicated. angela merkel's party will get the most votes, that is not in doubt, but whether she will end up with an absolute majority is less certain. her fate is in the hands of some of the smaller parties, including her current coalition partner and how well they poll. the crowd in munich clearly expected the woman they call mommy to be returned to power, but our uncertainties. will she be in coalition with? will decisions over europe be harder? could germany faced weeks of haggling over its future government? gavin hewitt, bbc news, munich.

. >> her main opponent is steinberg from the social democrat party.n recent days, he has attacked angela merkel for dithering, for caution. has she done anything about the infrastructure, he asks. no, shouts the crowd. education? has she improved local finances? yet one of the possible outcomes of a close result sunday is that angela merkel could be forced into a grand coalition with the social democrats. it would be an uneasy alliance. at angela merkel's rally tonight, there were concerns the outcome might be complicated. angela merkel's party will get the most votes, that is not in doubt, but whether she will end up with an absolute majority is less certain. her fate is in the hands of some of the smaller parties, including her current coalition partner and how well they poll. the crowd in munich clearly expected the woman they call mommy to be returned to power, but our uncertainties. will she be in coalition with? will decisions over europe be harder? could germany faced weeks of haggling over its future government? gavin hewitt, bbc news, munich.

the players of germany's election a super result as her main challenger the leader of the social democrat party concedes defeat. angry protesters call for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent handy fascist it sparked uproar as thousands march a national strike against endless austerity. in moscow i met treasure bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news.

declares germany's general election a super result as her main challenger a leader of the social democrat party concedes defeat. angry protesters call for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti-fascist sparked up or as thousands marched in a national strike against. two am in moscow i met bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news.

declares germany's general election a super result as her main challenger a leader of the social democrat party concedes defeat. angry protesters call for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti-fascist sparked an uproar as thousands marched in a national strike against and less austerity. two am in moscow i met treasury bring you today's top stories in a look back at the week's news russia's foreign minister things western states are looking for loopholes to you know a lot of real action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict that's the impression sergey lavrov says he's gotten after several weeks of diplomatic work to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state. reports. two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of animosity especially head of the un general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an interview to russia's ch

austria, where the countries to centrist parties have won just enough votes to maintain a ruling coalition. but support for but the social democrats and the conservative people's party have fallen. with the freedom party making large games. >> the social democrats created -- greeted the results with applause. their share has dropped but it should be enough to continue the coalition with the conservative austrian people's party. so they remain upbeat. >> this is a clear sign the social democrats are still number one. we therefore have the right to form a government. they ran a fantastic election campaign. >> the chancellor had every reason to go to the polls in a confident mood. escaped thehas crisis unscathed and the unemployment rate is among the lowest in the eu. but the lead for other parties have narrowed. the freedom party is protected -- is projected to come make close first. >> it is a success. we are the winners this evening and we delivered the unexpected. >> the other winners are funded by a billionaire businessman. with more than five percent of the vote, the skeptic party is set to enter parliament for the first time.

she might be forced to deal with the the social democratic party which is the main opposition party. another small party to really keep your eye on as german stkpwroerts to the polls on sunday is a new party. only five months old. the alternative for germany and the alternatives for proposing is leading the euro and going back to the deutsch mark. they think the single currency has been a fiasco and think italy an spain should leave the euro as well. polls are suggesting they are right that the limit, then they will steal stpraets angl steal l merkel's party. >> thank you, nick. >>> police head quarters have come under fire. there have been anti-government protests in resent months. police set up roadblocks who set up an attack. no casualties have been reported. >> people in kurdistan are going to oh the poll. the province is jointly ruled led by the iraqi president. together they dominate the parliament. the largest opposition party is campaigning on an anti-corruption platform and hoping far strong showing. the oil-rig state has been locked in land this year which have led to calls

she's now looking towards the social democratic party. >> today i have contact with the opposition party. it does not exclude further contact with other parties. we'll have to hold it's first meeting on friday. >> they're in berlin. what do people make of the ideal of the grand coalition? >> well, germans actually have preference for a grand coalition, at least all the possible variation that they would prefer. now to shed a little light on why is that is so, i'm joined by a professor. why do germans like having two parties from the center right and senator left share the power. >> people believe there would be more harmony and lesser conflicts and bigger parties more open to the best interest of society rather than a small party could be. >> and the driving of austerity, is there going to be any weakening of the austerity? >> no, i don't think. they say they will support programs of unemployment and growth. as soon as she is under pressure by other european states she will be quicker than she had been. >> how long will it last? >> it could last 30 days, and at present both of the partie

she chooses as her want to buy her time and keep her cards close to her chest because the social democratic partyrty with a grand coalition is holding congress on friday and they are thinking about a grand coalition and maybe the chancellor tells us what the thinking is later today and to wait a little bit more. however, many germans would like to see a grand coalition and could have consequences for europe and the austerity policies that germany is pushing for and joining me with shedding light on how they may change austerity is the german institute of affairs and what would they ask for austerity? >> they would ask for considerable policy chain with regards to the politics that merkel government so far has run. however, chances will by think europe should will less optimism because the social democrats is very limited with regards to the results that came out last night. >> reporter: one night euro bonds and debt for countries that have trouble financing the government and public spending would that come out of coalition talks do you think? >> i'm pessimistic to be honest and merkel won't with

. >> the social democratic party is the closest rwanda has to an opposition - winning 14% of the last election and hopes to do better this time. the leader says the party has the space to campaign, that intimidation is not an issue. >> this is democracy rwandan style. he says their role is not to oppose. >> democracy - we bring in a program. we bring forward our ideas and if we can convince others of the ideas, that is good. >> the critics complain that the space for political opposition narrowed. there are examples of intimidation that needs investigating. anyone that complains about adversarial politics - rhawandans tried for it, it turned out badly. the genno side museum records the consequences of a political system dividing the country along ethnic lines, and used it to hide a tribal contest for political power. >> from that time rhawandans understood that we need to think differently. in most cases when you have elections you have violence because democratics expressions are hijacked by ethnic distrim gnatry people. >> the ruling party supporters celebrate an election that will

we have seen a huge amount of consensus between the christian democrats, the governing party, and the opposition parties like the socialemocrats and greens who voted repeatedly for the government's policies on the , namely to impose austerity policies in southern european countries. to provide time, bailouts through the european stability mechanism. the afd opposes that. they wanted open discussion about the possibility of dissolving the eurozone as we know it. they say that discussion needs to be had. many of them are former members of the christian democrats. they want to look at other options. they say that at the moment, things have been papered together that don't work economically. >> we will be seeing that conversation soon. we're going to go to brussels now. the european in perspective and reaction. it must be a very pleased brussels this evening. i'm sure they're hoping she will be continuing her support for the eurozone. president hascil already extended his congratulations. he has said he's looking forward to continuing his work with angela merkel. brussels is pleased that germany has chosen a power that is

constitution that guarantees democracy. >> this one person yes, freedom of expression. >> the social democratic party is the closest rwanda has. it won 14% in the last election and hopes to do better this time around. it's leader says the party has the space to campaign but intimidation is not an issue. this is democracy rwandan style. he says their role is not to oppose. democra democracy, we are bringing a program. bringing forward ideas and this position of ideas is good. >> the critics arrived but they are complaining the space has narrowed drastically. there are examples that badly need investigating. he complains about the failure adverse sally politics is missing the point. it turned out badly. the genocide museum recalls shocking consequences after political system that divided the country along ethnic lines that used the veneer of democracy to hide an ultimately bloody tribunal contest for political power. >> from that time, that we need to think deeper. in most of the cases when you have e elections, you have violence. why? because democratic expressions have been hijacked by ethnic discrim

for 12 years he's been a german citizen and hopes to win office as a member of the social democratic party> another campaign bus in another german city for another it is election time. with this social democratic candidate, he's one-of-a-kind. he's black. karamba diaby who holds a doctorate in chemistry was beaten up for his skin color years ago. in germany racism is higher than else r it is not stopping him from meeting voters. the opposite. >> there is an open innocence our society, it is in the infant stage. we're developing in this regard. parties have not identified the potential of immigrants. if they use their abilities and experiences with a different cultural background they could enrich the political process. >> nationwide only 4% of the candidates running for parliament are of immigrant background. around 20% of the population is of immigrant stock. so, the proportion of minority reputation here is far below that in the parliament of france or great britain for example. part of the problem is german law which requires immigrants to give up citizenship of countries of origin to b

we were talking earlier to the social democratic party that says they don't feel that they're being persecuted but they have the political space to function and campaign and take part in the elections. why are you different? >> our difference is when we talk about election, election means competition. we don't know how the ruling party decided to go into the election when it is competing against himself. why they don't -- if they are -- if they have the self-confidence which they don't open the political space and competition for the political parties if as they say, why they fear to compete. >> reporter: thank you very much. the counts is now under way, but it will take some time before we have any results for those parties taking part. we expect the final numbers could come out towards the end the week. >>> still to come on the program, north and south korea re-open the shared economic zones. >>> plus -- >> i'm in chicago where child prostitution might be a lot more common than you think. >>> and in sports find out which brother came out in top in the manning bowl as the denver broncos took

even se of his social democratic party supporters admit he needs a miracle to become chancellor. >> rightow i think he -- i think that the opinion in the public is not very good. i'm not sure. >> reporter: he was finance minister in a coalition government with angela merkel as chancellor when the global economic crisis started. after his party left that coalition to join the opposition, they still backed merkel's policies on bailouts in europe, which he thinks germany should be more generous. >> translator: i want to remind germans at a time when other people helped us. have you forgotten already? it was a short time after adolf, the nazi, destroyed our economy and killed himself. >> reporter: what specifically separates him from the current chancellor can be hard to pin down. i wonder how you would deal with the crisis different than angle merkel? he's recruited the former chancellor who is a formidable campaigner but also has some political baggage. while chancellor schroeder overhauled employment and pension policies in a way that transformed germany from the sick man of europe into it

parties, like the green party a very strong on the environment, or the left party on social justice, and the social democrats. it looks like various parties have grasped themes traditionally seen as a c.u.nghold of the left, the also talking about a potential minimum wage, although the prime minister said she would want this to be a negotiated process. many things kicked around, but no real key themes to have captured the voters. >> the eurozone has been watching the election very carefully. will there be any change when it comes to european policy? >> many of the key decisions taken by the conservative union on the euro crisis needed also the votes of the social democrats, so no radical change could be expected. there was one party running on a , saying they would want to unravel the whole euro concept, but they looked uncertain at the moment to pass the five percent threshold. >> we will see tomorrow, thank you, michaela. aboutut much more sunday's poll. just go to our website, dw.t v/germanelections. a major rescue operation is underway in nairobi. masked men shot dead 30 people at a mall and are holding

the social democrats, 182. the left partyill have 64 seats and becomes the third strongest force and the greens are down to 63. >> so who does angela merkel want to share -- power with in we'll talk machine about the possibilities in a moment. first we have this report. >> for angela merkel, this is the sweetest victory of all. her party, the christian democrats, have just scored their best election result for over 20 years. a day later the c.d.u. is still celebrating. still, angela merkel paid tribute to her outgoing coalition partners. >> i'd like to thank our current coalition partners, the free democrats. i'm sorry they fell short of entering the party. >> who will she choose this time, the social democrats or the greens? a day after her win, merkel won't commit. she's fended off question after question on her coalition choices. journalists asked if her outfit hinted a preferred coalition partner. >> you won't believe it. i stood in front of my closet this morning and thought i can't wear green. bright blue is out. i wore

to angola merkel what's unlikely to happen is that the the social the the social democrats will get together with merkel's party now in germany that's known as the grand coalition where the social democrats themselves have said it just doesn't sit with them but all of this comes out over the next few hours and over the next few days what is interesting about this election is of course the five percent is five percent is what a party needs to get into the german parliament and what we're looking likely to see is one of the current coalition partners the free democrats dropping out of the parliament entirely it seems that they've only gathered around four point seven percent of the vote according to the. german television channel here their exit poll what could replace them in the parliament is the euro skeptic party alternative for deutschland now we've been covering them in the build up to these elections and they've they've grown in popularity at a steady rate they're currently according. these exit polls four point nine percent just shy of that crucial five percent mark but over the next few hours as all of t

as the amount of political space for other parties to operate. the social democrats said that they - they believe that they have had enough opportunity to campaign, fight for the elections. others say they have been shut out. there are administrative and bureaucratic obstacles that stop them campaigning and registering in some cases. this is a difficult and complex - the party does admit the rpf, the patry otic front admits there's work to be done, and they need to open up political space. the signs of political oppression really aren't there. >> in columbia six have been killed after police raided an illegal nightclub. witnesses accuse the police of force. tear gas was used and patrons were crushed in a stampede for the exit. police in bogga tea say they responded after bottles were thrown at them. mexico faces extreme weather on both case. 21 have been killed by tropical storm manuel on the pacific coast and the gulf coast is getting ready for hurricane ingrid. >> david mercer has more. >> cases of torrential rain poured down in mexico leaving a trail of destructio

has taken on the liberal agenda it's taken on the social democratic agenda to become green so in a way that party has sucked up all those agendas and throw in some ways it's not surprising that comes out that strong but what it hasn't done is really represent the more let's say conservative parts and that's the reason the f.t. is really having had a surprise success in the f.t. in the polls was manipulated way down to some extended three four percent of the polls and now it's close to five so the polls might have contributed to the fact of the f.t. not being in parliament because many people might have thought that casting their vote for the f.t. would be a last vote so we'll see how that plays out dr maxalt and professor and author in cologne thank you very much indeed for joining us and sharing your thoughts on an interesting night for germany thank you. it's not just the germans rooting for their favorite leader but europeans too from policy to merkel's unbending conviction and austerity report on just how much is at stake for europe's weakest point we touched on in that live interview we'll b

. >> they blamed her for growing poverty and urged social democrats to accept his party as part of a left of center majority. >> the junior partner does not trust promises not to team up with the left party. >> if you put that coalition together, you will achieve maximum nonsense for germany. >> this was a predictable exchange between the government and the opposition. >> when you look at this session of parliament, things are heating up. >> the average of the opinion polls, it seems to be working so far. basically, she is saying to them, why would you want to change? >> the junior partner in the current coalition. some fear they may not make it into parliament next time. >> if they don't get back into parliament, they will form a grand coalition with the social democrats. something that the social democrats don't want. >> you can find more in-depth information on the german election campaign on our website. 70 years after world war ii, germany could be facing a new wave of alleged conspirators at the auschwitz death cap. guards are still alive and living in germany. >> investigators

it looks likely that the coalition of the social democrats and the people's party will continue to rule here in austria however the most interesting thing to come out of sunday's vote was the rise in popularity of the far right freedom party they campaigned saying that they wanted to see an end to bailouts of failing economies in europe using austrian taxpayers money also they wanted to see a restructuring or even a an a but i'm getting rid of the the single currency to all of those things appealing to the the austrian votes are right now but it's just warm the old right wing parties across europe that have been gaining popularity now across the european union we've seen in norway a right wing government there coming to power based on immigration promises promises to cap immigration in the country also in sweden the rise in the right wing we saw just earlier this year riots in the speed region of stockholm they were based on the on the immigration mostly we've seen politicians there campaigning hard on all the anti immigration standpoint and also in hungary we've seen the the rights of

results suggest right-wing parties have also done particularly well scooping up more than a quarter of the vote. peter oliver reports. >> what it shows is that the social democrats and the people's party who went into these elections of the coalition government will come out as the coalition government. they picked up around 50% of the vote there over the coming days. they will continue their coalition. what is most interesting about these elections is that over one quarter of austrians have voted for parties that wanted to do away with bailouts for eurozone countries and see real changes to the structure of the single currency. to talk more about this and what it means, i am joined by the director of the austrian economic center. why have austrians voted in this way and why are they upset with the current eurozone system? >> they don't trust the politicians in brussels anymore. they don't trust our decision- makers. they don't believe they find the right solutions. after all, it is just a redistribution of the supernational level. it is austria tax euros that go to other countries and are washed it down the drain. >> austria is one of the four eurozone economie

not willing to bring this topic on the top of their election campaign because the green party and social democrats, they are also following the american agenda and they are also strongly in favor of trans atlantic orientation, so they did not make much out of this mood of the -- skeptical mood of the german population. this is also the reason they didn't win these elections. they could have gained more. >> it's not just the rich european states rooting for their favored leader, but the less fortunate too. from bailout policy to convictions on austerity, we'll report on just how much is at stake for europe's weakest in this. that's still to come on the program. and also ahead, knocking on the door of peace. iran offers an olive branch to the united states, but washington chooses to keep tairan at bay for now. these stories and more after the break. >> the weekly continues here on rt. europe is watching how the german elections pan out with much interest. not only is germany the powerhouse of europe, it is also the purse helping keep struggling nations afloat. >> when it comes to finances, decisions

term as chancellor she's already dubbed the christian democrats performance a super result for her party her main challenger the leader of the social democrats got a little more than twenty five percent of the votes but the results leave out of the parliament merkel's main coalition partner or he's peter all over has more from berlin. we've seen jubilant scenes at the christian democrats headquarters angle of merkel taking to the stage there and thanking her supporters those that have voted for her husband and then well the party really started then she told her supporters enjoy yourselves tonight because the hard work starts again tomorrow they greeted her by chance of on g. and g. and g. it all looked a little bit like a football game at some point there at the crowd there very different scenes though at the s.t.p. headquarters the social democrats well they had been the main challengers to angola merkel their lead to peace time but it took the stage a little earlier to give his concession speech in which he said he really expected a lot more from there from they said this campaign it had been a really riddled campaign from him w

conservative bloc christian democrats took forty one point five percent of the vote but that's not enough support from merkel's party to rule on their own as their main rivals the social democrats led by peer steinbrück came in with twenty five point seven percent a coalition between the two will be hard to reach parties peter oliver has more from berlin. we've seen jubilant scenes at the christian democrats headquarters angle of merkel taking to the stage there and thanking her supporters those that have voted for her husband and then well the party really started then she told her supporters enjoy yourselves tonight because the hard work starts again tomorrow they greeted her by chance of on g. and g. and g. it all looked a little bit like a football game at some point there at the crowd there very different scenes though at the s.t.p. headquarters the social democrats well they had been the main challengers to angola merkel their leader ph time but it took the stage a little earlier to give his concession speech in which he said he really expected a lot more from the from they said this campaign it had been a really riddled campaign from him which even included the

suggest right wing parties have done particularly well skipping out more than a quarter of the overall vote peter oliver reports for us from vienna. what it shows is that the social democrats on the people's party who went into these elections as the coalition government well it looks likely that they'll come out of these elections as the coalition government they've picked up around fifty percent of the vote there over the coming days we should probably hear that they will continue their coalition what is most interesting about these elections is that over one quarter of austrians have voted for parties that want to do away with bailouts for euro zone countries and see in see real changes to the structure of the single currency now to talk a bit more about this and what it means i'm joined by barbara cole who's the director of the austrian economic sense a barber thanks very much for talking to me why have austrians voted in this way and why are they upset with the current eurozone system while there trusts the politicians in brussels any more they don't trust our austrian the decision makers what they do their they don't believe they find the right solutions i mean after

parties on the right. she may have no choice but to turn to the center left, the social democrats forming a grand coalition spanning the parties left and right. it's outlandish in many countries but has worked during angela merkel's first term. they will likely demand a high price, key cabinet positions and policies in talks that may go on for weeks and months before germans see the shape of their government. >> still ahead - a colourful way to help save endangered rhinos from poachers. >> 59 people are dead. 30 hostages are still inside on day two of the siege inside an upscale mall in kenya. kenya's government ministers are saying there's 175 people injured in saturday's attack. the some articlian rebel group -- some articlian rebel group known as al-shabab have taken responsibility, in opposition to kenyan operations in sam articlia. it is ryano day in south africa, home to 83% of rhinos, and 73% of the world's rhino population. poachers know it. the number of rhinos poached in south africa has risen steadily. there has been 63 7 killed in 2013 alone. it's a drastic situation needing draft measures. >>

challenging her is social democrats peer steibruecl. the center-right party in the merkel coalition. they are plummeting in the polls . neither party expects them to pass the threshold. if the fdp fails to reach the mark, the current chancellor even in the league, would be likely obliged to form a coalition, perhaps with her social democrat writers -- rivals. unless they are able to offer a competing majority. >> the chancellor's office, where i am meeting a member of the european parliament from the christian democratic party, the party of angela merkel. germany is a parliamentary democracy. this is the parliament bundestag. since the outbreak of the financial crisis, almost every government has been punished by angry voters. will the same happen here in germany? >> no, i don't think so. because german voters are not angry. they see that angela merkel tried to defend their interests which means she is against eurobonds against the point that we pay for the debts of the other countries. this is of utmost importance. this is what voters are expecting from ange

to lead a new german government, peer steinbrueck, says he is finished with leading his party, the social democrats. well, for two years, the united nations has been paralyzed on syria. now movement, and it is swift. >> the united nations security council meets on friday to meet on a resolution calling for damascus to scrap its chemical weapons. a vote could come in that meeting. >> this report on what is inside that resolution. >> all eyes are on new york and the united nations security council. after a 2.5-year deadlock, the u.s. and russia have finally had to the council a draft resolution addressing the use of chemical weapons in syria. the resolution obliges the syrian government to give up its chemical weapons arsenal, but it does not assign blame for the chemical attack that killed hundreds of people in august, and it does not include automatic consequences should syria failed to comply. in that case, the security council would have to vote on a second resolution that would give the syrian president's allies another chance to meet on further action. the istanbul-based opposition alliance, th

one has to bear in mind that the investigative committee itself was a cross party committee, and the chairman was a social democrat and member of the opposition. the left party was represented, which has a communist platform. the business friendly liberal party was also represented. they all agreed. today at the parliamentary discussion, i hate he -- i hesitate to use the word debate. the german state president was present, which was very unusual. this has more the character of a ritual, the handing over of this report, a ritual in which the german public represented by its parliament acknowledges what happened and commits itself to writing these wrongs. >> what can we expect in terms of crime -- in terms of concrete action coming out of this report? >> it is quite wide reaching. the most important one is that in future, any crime committed against a member of and at the minority has to be investigated under the aspect that it might have been racially motivated. >> thanks for that update. meanwhile a former nike has gone on trial in germany on monday for the murder of a dutch resistance fighter -- a former nazi ha