posse with the social democrat s.p.d. party and it is just got a bit of a slap down once again at the polls in the state of brown a bug which surrounds but then but it came out most likely according to the polls we know the strongest party and beat the howard if the party into 2nd place at the same time in saxony the conservative c.d.u. state. looks likely to be able to be on talk is that toughness a percentage point separates his c.d.u. from the far right. if the so you could tell everybody was living in fear of this shift to the right and what's that would mean for one of the top and who would be able to form a government and now the big question is. how will these regional governments before because that became a lot more complicated it's smells of potential for minority governments that's a bit of a political experiment that's been tried and hasn't worked that terribly well so far here in germany so we don't expect a big tsunami on the stability of the merkel's coalition but there certainly is a bit of a knock on effe

me and brandenburg still under the marcos christian democrats and our coalition partners the social democrats are relieved the a.f.p. didn't unseat. poland marks 80 years into the 2nd world war leaders from dozens of countries joined ceremonies in warsaw german president franco to steinmeyer recalls the war as a german client and asked for forgiveness. and an emotional day in tel german as motor sport remembers. the driver was killed in a crash on saturday player wins the formula one grand prix and dedicates his victory to his dead sprint. on a cultural issue welcome to the show germany's far right alternative for germany makes significant gains in 2 state elections the f.d.a. became the 2nd strongest party and regional parliaments and both saxony and brandenburg germany's mainstream party suffered sharp drops in support but were able to maintain their top positions let's take a look at the numbers. these are the latest projected results based on a partial count of the vote the results at this stage for brandenburg show the social democrats who currently govern the state at 26 percent maintai

so it's up to the social democrats who ended up being strongly spotty once again here in brandenburg plan form a coalition for the it is absolutely clear that they will have to play a role in the opposition and they knew that probably in advance even before the results were in and they have indeed prepared themselves for that so it's up to the social democrats to try and find coalition partners and it will certainly be a very difficult process not only here in brandenburg but also in socks and given the fact that election results have become so difficult to organize and you don't have those take 10 parties having big results in both east and german states thomas parel reporting from the town of banda in the state of brandenburg thank you very much. let's continue right on to sack the nice capital city of dresden where our reporter king brady is following the elections for us which party is celebrating most they are the a.f.d. which made significant gains or in the studio which remains the strongest party in saxony. well sirius definitely the day the 4 right alternative for germany pa

surrounds lennon and at least in this particular election will not or is unlikely to push the social democrats further down the road of a political novice project breakdown which they are surely in right now as they try and find new leadership so relief here but still a lot of questions to answer for when i could come on boy it gets to the stage here behind me that's why we waiting to get the official perspective on what these election losses a mean for the c.d.u. party as you said and a good come cotton ball is going to speak there shortly to she's succeeded americal as party leader just 10 months ago what does this recall election defeat in terms of numbers do you think mean for i think we're just about to see if she's there let's take a listen to what undergrad has to say. devor the. walk in was inflated when he literally branded in class and played and the c.d.u. sex mistake. catch man. again. ladies and gentlemen. we are meeting here today after a very difficult election sunday after a difficult result the result that we will be debating in the presiding committee of the party as well we

they lost big time worst result in the history of the us when social democrats still force mathematically enough there to have a polish with the bicycles and then surprisingly you have the greens that 10 percent of the said so you get their head mathematically again from the numbers the possibility of having a 2 party coalition between the aussie people's party specific holds and the greens so we really have the choice there don't know which direction with simple old or difficult things because there was a hard on certain positions also with the social democrats but having kept his options open until the very end now he will have to make up his mind. you're talking about the big drop it in the freedom party the far right anti immigrant party is that attributable to the corruption scandal known as b.z. gate or do you think that immigration anti immigrant ideas are just running out of steam in austria. that is the that last part probably not because also of us are cool this is very well known for his hardline on migration in general not only the migration but the scale of it was a real scan

doesn't work are they only have options to go through into our position again so it would be social democrats have very limited very limited. options to have to have many compromises if they want to govern together. chancellor cordes. so that's just for the sort of democrats. it's. probably we really have. a conservative government. in the next 5 years. professor appreciate your time thanks for that speaking to professor hines get now he's a. lecturer in political science at the university of vienna. children's toys were in the crosshairs on cheese days the french government signed an agreement to combat gender stereotypes trying to show toy makers and sellers don't automatically push dolls for girls and cars for boys in need or active 6 to attract wall girls towards science activities stating that gender divisions in stores are a thing of the past and should be scrapped before christmas and they say it's to broaden children's imaginations so they're not influenced by stereotypes as they grow up. we're looking so worried in the creation of new toys and also how they are represented in adverti

really was the continuation of those big tent parties are going to have to see to you and the social democrat s.p.d. losing ground and both getting a black time once again at the ballot box but failing to become the strongest force which they were aiming to do. roll can we expect to be emboldened for right d. to play now in german politics well as the f.t. viewership is starting its press conference here behind me they've already spoken about. changing tide in german politics those were the words of. the leader of the brandenburg. party who made the headlines here in recent weeks because there was more evidence of his far right past this is something that if he continues to brush off as past days and says he wants to claim a new center ground after all the f.t. sees itself as the only true representatives of the people that something they keep putting on their election posters as well. we are the people so this is the kind of push they're trying to make here to become more mainstream and a stronger force and politics. ok we're going to cross over to the press conference which is just getting

what is democratic socialism in practice? i think this is a difficult there arebecause contradictions of all sorts but a system theoretically so i will draw on concrete examples. let's think about democratic-socialist's in a party with marxist roots and radical ambition which covered a state governed a state for nearly 40 years, sweden where the social democratic party, the governedrkers party uninterrupted from the 1930's until 1976. they were able to create a society with public guarantees education,ldhood to this day ind europe, social democratic welfare states, the rights of business owners have been undermined for the regulation of capital. the societies limit freedom for people to own private property, places that produce goods and tovices, your car or house, do what they will with their private property. for the majority that don't come with a enjoy a greater range of choice and a greater chance to fill their potential. they have this greater freedom not because private property is repelled but the freedom of your own p

and we in the opposition got a pretty good picture of events because social democrat colleagues would come over to cry on our shoulders and they said you can't imagine how tough going the negotiations are how difficult it is to get any kind of agreement. vilhelm place meyer is from the junior coalition partner social democrats and was involved in the talks 1st hand he tells us he fought long and hard for stricter legislation on fertilisers. issues i feel like a bit of a failure because i could have done better. and who made you fail. on my colleagues from the christian democrats. and also the interest groups behind the scenes who are also represented there. in these negotiations there was relatively tight solidarity between the farmers union and the c.d.u. . many colleagues are also members of the union. there are very important issues on the table and they exert their influence just. does this mean some members of the agriculture committee are biased towards industry interests. lost and or thinks at least 2 members are. the also parts and and your highness willing are high profile co

what is democratic socialism in practice? think this is a difficult questions because it computer systems with all its contradictions and warts, but a system theoretically so i will draw on concrete examples. let's think about democratic-socialists in a party with marxist roots and radical ambition which covered a state governed a state for nearly 40 years. i'm talking about sweden where the socialist workers party governed uninterrupted from the 1930's until 1976. they were able to create a society with public guarantees to help with childcare, education health care, and to , this day in europe, social democratic welfare states, the rights of business owners have been undermined for the regulation of capital. these societies, in other words, limit freedom for people to own private property, places that produce goods and services, your car, your house, your toothbrush, to do what they will with their property. for the majority that don't, they enjoy a greater range of choice and a greater chance to fill their potential. they h

but the social democrats and cold says austin peoples party are very far apart on different topics especiallywhen it comes to social policy and migration so that basically leaves the greens and many experts here in vienna think that is the most viable option of course they also have their differences on social policy on migration but it won't when it comes to the economy or a green economy they might find a solution there it'll be hard talks they need to bridge a gap they need to align their positions it won't be easy but as i said it might be the most likely option at the moment what about this election and its influence on the european union as the e.u. looks for more unity inside the block on issues like migration is something we're reporting on a lot this morning. australia has often been seen as a lab of sorts for the rest of the european union on a small scale and you can you can tell that a lot of the the conservative parties are looking towards austria 1st of all because the success of quotes can they copy it and 2nd of all because they've been trying to hug up to the greens to get so

or with the greens but it will be difficult to align the positions for example with the social democrats or with the greens on topics like migration so the easiest way could be with the old freedom party but they are involved in so many scandals that it might not be a viable options so where will. the coming days will show us for now it is unclear. pro-democracy demonstrators and police have clashed again in hong kong sunday's violence was the most serious in weeks police used tear gas rubber bullets and water cannons against demonstrators the activists are ramping up their protests as china prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of the communist party seizing power a major opposition march is planned in hong kong on the anniversary this tuesday. to nigeria now where some of the boys who were rescued from a school in the country's north have been speaking out about the abuse they experienced police raided the institution in the town of last week and freed the 400 boys and men who are being held hostage there 7 people have been arrested. this cause on saleman back tell a story of horrific

or with the greens but it will be difficult to align the positions for example with the social democrats or with the greens on topics like migration so the easiest way could be with the old freedom party but they are involved in so many scandals that it might not be a viable options so where will save us that could scold the coming days will show us for now it is unclear. at least 2 people have been killed after fires broke out and an overcrowded refugee camp if overcrowded a greek migrant camp excuse me the blazes struck at the moria camp on the island of lesbos the 1st was quickly extinguished by the other spread rapidly leading to clashes between migrants and police conditions at the camp are at a breaking point after a recent jump in migrant crossings from turkey. misery upon misery on the greek island of last boss migrants scramble to escape a cloud of tear gas fired by police as a tragic chain of events unfolded at the marri a town. the fire broke out inside the camp quickly spreading through containers used to hide as residents there are conflicting reports about what happened nex

traditional establishment parties chancellor uggla medical's christian democrats and saxony and the social democrats or s.p.d. and brandenburg the latest opinion polls show the a.f.d. is running neck and neck with the ruling as p.d.f. brandenburg and just a few points behind the christian democrats in santa. we have team coverage of today's election let's go 1st to brandenburg that's where our political correspondent is standing by thomas sparrow is at the f.t. party headquarters in the town of verda thomas. yes carl that's right and it's precisely here where the de or at least many a tea party members will receive the results once they start to come in if you look maybe some of the signs right behind me and they're expecting very good results some of the signs behind we say it's time to stand up because history is being made or you should be here when history is being made and at least the a if he is hoping to become the strongest party right here in brandenburg that is still unclear it is still unclear in particular because as you said they are neck and neck with the social democrats but also beca

chancellor of the americas christian democrats garnering the most votes in saxony and the governing social democrats took 1st place in brandenburg also coming up poland marks 80 years since the 2nd world war began leaders from dozens of countries joined ceremonies and warsaw the german president saakashvili in miami called the war as a german crime and asked for forgiveness. and an emotional day in belgium as motor sport for members on 20 back to the driver was killed in a crash on saturday charlotte clare when the formula one long dream and dedicate his victory to his dead friends to. play. on the come to the show. germany's far right alternative for germany make significant gains in 2 state elections became the 2nd strongest party and regional parliaments in both saxony and brandenburg germany's mainstream party suffered sharp drops and support but were able to maintain their top positions let's take a look at the numbers vote counting is still underway and saxony but has concluded in the state of brandenburg the final results there show the social democrats who currently govern the state at 26.2

parliamentary election the people's party received about 37 percent of the vote far ahead of the social democrats who garnered 22 percent. cts is former coalition partners the far right freedom party received around 16 percent a sharp drop from the previous election and the conservatives will probably need a coalition partner to secure a stable majority today's snap vote came after a corruption scandal in may involving course as far right coalition partners led to the collapse of the government. and our correspondent max hoffman is and to the headquarters of the people's party in vienna hello to you max so we've been hearing a lot of jubilation there where you are so it seems a bust of course has indeed done very well and that's despite the scandal involving his previous coalition partners did voters just not care about this scandal. first of all yes you're right the people of the austria because party switch to the party bowed right away because this is. they have a set of records of the highest result of a head but it's the largest gap that they ever had to the 2nd place party you have to think

traditional establishment parties chance the ugly american christian democrats and saxony and the social democrats or s.p.d. in brandenburg the latest opinion polls show. a.f.d. is running neck and neck with the ruling s p d brandenburg and just a few points behind the christian democrats in sacks of. here's what some voters and brandenburg and in saxony have to say about today's elections . i hope the c.d.u. wins that it stays in power and that find someone to govern with which is difficult with. or possibly a minority government but then with the right partners. each other does and i hope that everybody makes the right choice and that we'll have a future where we don't have to worry about tell children and grandchildren where our environment will be protected and i fear that germany somehow is supposed to be europeanized internationalized multicultural even when ms merkel says multiculturalism is not sustainable. it's hope that if i hope that the political climate will not move too much towards the right wing and that we will be able to form a reasonable government in saxony and that we can posi

with their worst result in the history of the austrian social democrats so that might get them inclined to being part of the government increase their relevance on the other side they're very far away of that bus they're called as policy especially in social policy matters so experts here in vienna think that is not very likely either and that leaves us with the surprise winner of sunday with the greens mathematically it would work between the austrians people party as a bus they're called and the greens people didn't really anticipate that happening they probably would be quite close together on certain issues just like with the social democrats it might be difficult with social policy nevertheless here and yet most people think this is the most likely. coalition get mathematically mexico how about practically how would this coalition with the greens work. yeah let me get into into that though those details a little more to mention climate policy economic policy so this would all be green economics you could imagine them coming together there a very difficult topic though would be migr

going to medicals christian democrats gone during the most votes in saxony and the governing social democrats take 1st place in brighton and more also coming up. in the fall of one of the largest storms to hit the island since records began is now heading to the u.s. . led airstrikes in yemen have killed at least a 100 people who the rebels say craft on the detention center killing most of the prisoners. and an emotional race in belgium as motor sport remembers. a driver who was killed in a crash on saturday ferrari's charlotte one the belgian formula one grand prix and dedicated his victory to his friend. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us germany's far right alternative for germany has made significant gains in 2 state elections the a.f.d. became the 2nd strongest party in regional parliament. brandenburg germany's mainstream parties both suffered a shortfall in support but were able to maintain their top positions. was. c.d.u. party leaders breathed a sigh of relief and saxony chancellor merkel's party has been in power here since german reunification and they've retained cont

in fact are in government in germany that's the conservatives of i'm going to knuckle under social democrats have been losing grown . steadily over the years while the more they fling parties such as the greens on the one hand have been gaining on the other hand as we've just seen in these regional elections this past weekend the far right alternative for germany has being gaining ground so the ends of the political spectrum on both sides are getting stronger the center is getting weaker as it were and so there is a watery amongst voters from all spots of the political spectrum that things are going to drift apart even for the ok now i'm in for test also as germans about chancellor merkel's grand coalition as it's called between her conservatives and the social democrats now 3 quarters agree that the government's promising a lot but that it doesn't deliver very much satisfaction with the government definitely looks different that's for sure but nevertheless 61 percent of respondents want the coalition between the conservatives and the s.p.d. to govern in till the next regular elections there

the social democrats also going to be holding a major party conference where they will review whether the grand coalition should stay in effect but i think what they will take away from this result is that politics now is more fragmented than ever both at the regional and at the national level and that if no elections were to be called that will become a problem for them at federal level as well right when the crane chief political correspondent thank you. to cyprus where you were an envoy is visiting today for talks with the leaders of the divided island jane hall lute has been meeting with the presidents of the republic of cyprus on the turkish cypriot north you have been trying to encourage reentry reunification since turkey invaded in 1974 the last round of talks broke down 2 years ago the w.'s from kaufman sent this report from an island where many on the thread up of the partition. the main shopping street in the cypriot capital neko c.-a is still divided the pedestrian checkpoint marks the transition from the internationally recognized greek cypriot part of the island to the tu

bloc the conservatives are at 27 percent and their current a junior coalition partner the social democrats the s.p.d. is at 14 here the far east is 15 percent the liberal f.d.p. the business friendly democrats are at 7 percent as the left party also at 7 the greens here are at 23 percent down 3 points compared to last month. so hamsa greens have continued to lose ground every month another popularity is down 3 percentage points from august can we say that they have peaked i think what you can say about all of these results is that political parties at the moment seem to be establishing that sols at a particular level seems to be a kind of consultation of support going on across the political spectrum as far as the greens are concerned you have to say that rise to becoming 2nd strongest party has been meteoric in the last couple of years so much so that the party is scrambling to find people to stand for election to help in election campaigning to prepare itself for a much more central role in german government in german politics at the same time one has to say that including in these prost

elections in 2017 as a surprise to all to many because at that time many people voted for the social democratsto favor them in their rivalry this sébastien could speak with party but now those green affiliates who had voted for the social democrats 2 years ago will return to the green party and they will make it into parliament and a bill play a prominent role probably in the formation of the future and coalition government. professor of political science at innsbruck university thank you very much for your time thanks for having me thank you we're going to take a quick break now but we'll be back with more news very shortly. throughout the year to play just one game so sudden this somebody comes out and prays another game and they don't know what to do with it you know their best hope is to temporize to continue on to the next american election if trump is our to the decider of relief because the democrats are better disposed towards the islamic republic so you know maybe we can go back to the old james. quietly give you consistent as i quietly you believe being pressured i'm not. so what we'

inspired by these ideas democratic socialism in the united states has shaped the society that we live in today. from the eight hour work week to the struggles for women's suffrage, to rights for black americans and so on. democrat socialist have been at the forefront of all the small movements for democracy in the last 120 years. god rested on the seventh day , and if you get the six day off , that's the product of a democratic socialist led labor movement. indeed the democracy we have and that we respect and enhance was foisted upon capitalist against their wishes by popular struggle. so what is democratic socialism and practice look like? i think this is a difficult question, because it exists with all of its contradictions and all of its warts. a system that exists theoretically. so i'll have to draw on some concrete examples. sing about democratic socialist in a party with marxist roots and radical ambition which governed the state for nearly 40 years? sweden, where the social democratic party, the social workers party governed uninterrupted from the 1930s until 1976. they were ab

and the other mainstream parties plan to go about challenging the rise well in fact the social democrats are in a very similar situation to the conservatives they also are choosing a new leadership at the moment at the moment they are basically leaderless so they're going to be spending a lot of time basically about thinking about themselves thinking about how they're going to reposition themselves and both of them together obviously still in the grand coalition there so in the government in germany and for then together this is the question how to stop the rise of the. there are clear indications that the if you vote has been a protest vote that a lot of specially in eastern germany feel that they are in some sense have not been respected by the establishment political parties so they're trying to find issues which will actually speak to these voters these are issues such as the status of infrastructure in rural areas because a lot of voters are from rule areas they're talking about their migration questions they're talking about questions. you know education and so on but i think in th

the point here is these are heartlands for christian democrats in saxony and the social democrats in brandenburg let's be clear about it the burden for all fell 30 years ago this november since then since the return of democracy to these 2 states these 2 parties the social democrats and the christian democrats separately have governed these 2 states and yet now a party of the far right has come 2nd a close 2nd to those 2 parties with an agenda as you were saying a very tough agenda on migrants on immigration but also with a manifesto pledge saying we need to change the change that germany underwent in east germany under what they called it divan in germany the slogan of the f.t. was full and complete the changes in the say how they would do it they were trying to harness a sense in this particular part of journey in east of germany people feel dissatisfied with what 30 years of democracy and capitalism have brought them all right thank you very much we'll get more from dominic k. nato later but for now thank you dominic cain and stan let's discuss this and more with having a social s

but the social democrats and as a bus to austin peoples party are very far apart on different topics especially when it comes to social policy and migration so that basically leaves the greens and many experts here in vienna think that is the most viable option of course they also have differences social policy on migration but it won't when it comes to the economy or a green economy they might find a solution there it'll be hard talks they need to bridge a gap they need to align their positions it won't be easy but as i said it might be the most likely option at the moment ok so everyone looking at the greens right now what about the freedom party they took a real beating at these polls in the wake of that corruption scandal how much are they still a force in national politics in austria right now. they did take a beating with 10 percent that is significant still they got 16 percent that's not nothing so it means they really have a very strong 'd core electorate that is unaffected by all those scandals so the measures are basically they want to go back into the opposition they want

party lost almost 10 percent there are a lot of scandals to talk about that later it was the social democrats that had their worst result history of the souls of them both radically i think we have a coalition with the bus pulls up his options open all the time so to say which action he wants to go with you have to tell him that it sticks. but the facts tell us if you would about the freedom party they lost a lot of support what happened. they had this huge scandal this is called pizza dates where there was corruption. all the deal but this across the full of that there was some years since i was in these my scandals really make a difference. for example the bald head of the free card had this thing that holds a sense was hal's a high card that the smallest since the election that the both of you said that's why. you lost continues to the polls i think that it's. not expect a result of the sas was still like the guy that's what they said they actually want to go into the opposition. ok did abuse max hoffman in vienna thanks for that. pro-democracy demonstrations in hong kong have intensified

the regional elections in saxony and brandenburg we start in brenda burke where the governing social democrats maintain their top position with more than 26 percent while losing votes heavy losses for the christian democrats chance of going to michael's party who came in 3rd 15 percent the left party drops to just 11 percent the far right if he takes 23 and a half percent lending in 2nd place and the greens rising to almost 11 percent. and we also have the results from saxony of course for the governing c.d.u. have secured 32 percent coming 1st but significantly weakened the left party lost almost half their votes there some 10 percent the s.p.d. the junior coalition partner in the state dropped significantly with 8.6 percent. so make the greens party did perform better than ever then it they've ever performed in an eastern german state how do they explain that. is that they actually didn't match what the expectations were in the end because they were expected to double their results that's what the polling indicated that didn't really come true but the greens certainly admit that the issue of

look again always be able to found founder of the social democratic party said anti semitism is a socialism of the stupid guys. and racism of all kinds is the social isn't the stupid guys. right it's pointing down to other people who even below me in social status and declaring war on them. and this is stupid right and- and so on a party which appeals. to stupid sentiment and gets 20% obviously thinks this is what the fd things the 20% of the people and in the east the strip and if they get the election results then they'll be proved right. it's up to the east germans to prove them wrong. not up to our city here in the studio. pontificating but what does that make alexander going and then he- that makes him a horrible opportunistic. a person who is using that party for his own ends get his own back on on the lemak lose never he's never by the way these german does the art there are others. that rod this. true i'm also there's a lot of innovation in the east i really don't want to let that stand that the eastern germans are are more stupid than the western germans i don't think that's true h

lost almost 10 percent there are a lot of scandals to talk about that later and that was the social democrats that have reduced this all history of the last one sells them both but i think you have to have a coalition with the bus pulls. hip dissolve should still be telling the design which the action he was will have to tell in the next day. but back to tell us if you would about the freedom party they lost a lot of support what happened. they had this huge scandal this is called big dates where there was corruption. all the deal like this across the world but the follow up that something was said this is why the scandals really made the difference. for example the fall of the freedom card had this sense that holds a sense of this tells a bipolar that is small scale that is the logic that the polls say that's why. you lost. the polls i think you did. not expect a result the sas was still like the guy that's what they said they actually want to go to the opposition. ok did abuse max hoffman in vienna thanks for that or. pro-democracy demonstrations in hong kong have intensified on what is now

the only big tent party that is not in immediate crisis it's a very different picture with the social democrat s.p.d. that is currently struggling to work out who will lead it into a process of renewal. and d. is gaining popularity in and all of germany but they're especially popular in eastern germany why is that. while there is actually there was a lot of polling done on this and a lot of it sounds contradictory for instance more than 80 percent of people in those states that went to the polls this weekend have a positive outlook on their own economic future at the same time amongst if voters for sure upwards of 70 percent feel like 2nd class citizens here in germany a lot of that data simply doesn't tale in that something the people in the headquarters also of the c.d.u. behind me are having big headaches about and they talk about having to deliver more at the local level and this certainly is also the sense that i got following the if t. in the during this election campaign they are particularly good when it comes to addressing fears that other parties aren't addressing quite clearly at le

parliamentary elections the people's party receives about 37 percent of the vote far ahead of the social democrats who garnered 22 percent versus former coalition partners at the far right freedom party received around 60 percent that's a drop of around 10 percent from the previous election the conservatives will probably need a coalition partner to secure a stable majority today's snap vote came after a corruption scandal in may involve in kurtz's far right coalition partners which led to the collapse of the government. our correspondent max hoffman is at the headquarters. the people's party in vienna max is about in quotes has done very well how much of a surprise is this. was ahead in the poll says not a surprise that one that was actually quite certain it wasn't that far ahead in the polls he certainly got samples from the far right freedom party from bill for this election but it also just paid all that his campaign was entirely focused on good news a lot of stories especially among young conservatives if you can see that here at the election headquarters of the aussie people's party earlier