and germany's governing coalition partners on a collision course with the social democrats electing new leaders who want to change their coalition deal with all americans conservatives can her government survive. and in formula one racing lewis hamilton and his for save his team putting the finishing touches to another dominant season it's left his rivals in a spent. our brian thomas great to have you with us the head of the united nations has taken the world's major economies to task for not doing enough to reduce carbon emissions i'm tony of the terrorists as the global push to stop climate change has been quote utterly inadequate and he says no point of no return is fast approaching the terrorist was speaking as a 2 week international climate summit gets underway in madrid here's more of what he had to say. we have you know the poll and we asked you thinking soon it will be too deep to escape i welcome the voices of the young activists i've been meeting they understand that you have jumper guys in their future if you fly i will continue to push every they to keep climate at the top o

in the opinion polls so the social democrats even if they're relatively strong. lenda level at the state level where they have i think 7 out of the 16 premia ships in germany they are not in a strong position and for them to rock the boat would be the you know a callous act and also coming back to the question from before would they be able to negotiate any new coalition deal with the c.d.u. i think it's extremely unlikely and it could come. looking over her shoulder to the rights of flirtation math to the challenge oh could be the challenger to so there's no way that the cd you could give way on issues on the left of the party man what is going on within the s d p then this this shift to the left why would the s.t.p. want to risk losing power and influence by putting the coalition at risk. i think one has to sort of perhaps even look at the labor party in britain and look at the internal workings of a political party like people join a political party because they have strong views now who lost the leadership election is actually the 3rd most popular politician

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

question of course many senior positions in both coalition parties have said they believe that the social democrats will choose to stay in the coalition. we heard in the report the 2 new leaders they want to see concessions if that happens from the christian democrats one for example is to raise the minimum wage the conservatives have said that's unlikely that that will happen they have a coalition agreement that they want to stick to it so the alternative for these 2 need to new leaders is to stick to the coalition agreements and rather work for the next election to. the parties for a fall and swing it to the left then say for argument's sake the s.p.d. does pull out one of the alternatives to knuckles then well she could choose to run a coalition a minority government rather it wouldn't be ideal for the conservatives but one good thing for them is that the budget for twenty's when he has already been passed which means they could run the country relatively problem free until the next elections which are in early 2021 now the alternative of course is fresh elections but a lot of people see that as

jilly's social democratic party confines its 2 new leaders and they're challenging the coalition divis r.t. has put him at those conservatives. own a warm welcome to you i'm. german johnson the american is on a 1st official visit to the former auschwitz death camp the site was the nazis large as death counted the 2nd world war america's visit marks the 10th anniversary of the foundation in charge of preserving. the memorial day the chance to be a tribute to the victims of the camp and spoke of the necessity of remembering the atrocities committed there. let's listen to some of what she had to say. identify the perpetrators and to commemorate victims in a dignified manner that is our enduring responsibility it is not open to negotiation and it is an integral part and will forever be an integral part of our country acknowledging that crisp on civility is an integral part of our national identity our separate perception as an enlightened and liberal society as a democracy where rule of law great means. the correspondent thomas storrow is in auschwitz birkenau covering chancellor and ameri

party does not reflect the people at logs they reflect the membership and a lot of people in the social democratic party feel that they went way too far when . it was it was chancellor they have embraced many thier right wing policies especially in social affairs issues and therefore i think they want to go back to basics they want to go you know solidify their base as it's called they want they want to win votes back from the left party possibly even from the green party and they're looking towards a period in opposition where they can sort of cleanse themselves of. being tainted by the by the bought by association with the. cd u.s.c.'s you do you agree with that because the s.t.p. find itself in him broiled in some kind of internal turmoil could could division over the direction of the policy be destabilising for it could end up tearing it apart. this is already happening i mean that this election is the result of this it's a result of a very deep for teak within the party the social democrats have been in power in germany at the national level for 16 out of the past 20 years they started out 20

plus a shake up at the top germany's social democrat party formally endorses its new left leaning leaders their critics of their party's coalition with miracles conservatives to take a look at the impact that could have on germany's government. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us we begin in australia where several bushfires have joined together north of the country's largest cities sydney they formed what's being called a mega fire is burning out of control in an area roughly so. 60 kilometers across and authorities say it's just too big to put out bushfires are common in australia but meteorologists say climate change is exacerbating the fire season and they're forecasting more hot dry and to windy conditions in the coming days. some of the flames the 30 metres high this footage was taken by a fireman on his phone east in australia has been plagued by bushfires for weeks now at least 8 smaller fires have merged into a mega fire 16 kilometers long fire patrols are being tested to the limit. for that if there's a 3rd of it affordable orders. bushfires are not uncommon in

germany's social democratic party is expected this week to come from its 2 new leaders challenging the coalition deal there with those so. welcome to the program france has been paralyzed by one of its biggest nationwide strikes in decades many joint. across the country public transport schools and hospitals have been seriously disrupted public sector workers are protesting against president plan to reform the pension system each union is deciding how long to keep its members are out on strike but further protests are expected on friday and in the days ahead. 3 very loud very angry and united in their opposition to the policies of french president emmanuel mccall. some cities saw heavy clashes between protesters and security forces in paris small groups of masked activists smashed store windows set fires and hurled flares was earlier in the day one of france's largest mobilizations in decades looked a bit different thousands came to protest pension reforms or a strikers say for the rights of future generations for their pension and security barely afford to eat. who don't have enough t

that's what they stand for but whether that will be enough to really rise the popularity of social democrats in germany we have to see what indeed political correspondent fabiana fundament thanks a lot. meanwhile germany's largest opposition party the far right alternative to germany has also elected to lead us one is tino coppola a 44 year old house painted turned politician from east in germany couple is seen as a compromise candidate who's backed by the right wing as well as extreme right wing support has now the other is young whiten an incumbent he was reelected co-leader the conference to large crowds of protesters outside of the meeting venue. our protest chant and dance have become a driving force for women in latin america looking to raise their voices against violence and impunity it was created by a chilling collective but it's universal message and catchy rhythm have made it easy to repeat from one country to another one. it was not my fault my clothes were not why i was straight lines from the feminist stand and dance making waves across latin america and beyond. in our angry we

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

the coalition with german chancellor angela merkel's conservatives are elected leaders on the social democrats victory could mean the end to the party's grand coalition also coming out. tough questions of the sentencing laws in the u.k. a week after the deadly london bridge stepping up to the attack it turns out to be a convicted terrorist who was granted early release from jail. and it's not the same old song and dance thousands of activists in mexico and chile am to open people's eyes to violence against women. welcome germany's government could be soon seeing a shake up off the shop critics of the coalition with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives were elected new leaders of the social democrats nor but divided border young's and saskia esque and want to renegotiate their coalition deal with the conservatives and focus more on social justice invest. ment and climate policies. such as kin and norbert all to borean celebrate their win more than 50 percent of social democrats voted for them as the new co-leaders of germany's oldest political party the s.p.d. ones standing side by side wit

know what they stand for day one tier left wing profile i spoke to us to ask and she told me social democrats have to be 8 to be able to tell you at 3 o'clock in the morning what the s.p.d. stands for when you wake them up and that's for them aspects like higher minimum wage better climate protection and they want to be closer to the trade unions again so that's what they stand for but whether that will be enough to relieve rise the popularity of the social democrats in germany we have to see what indeed political correspondent fabiana fundament thanks a lot. meanwhile germany's largest opposition party the far right alternative for germany has also elected to lead this one is to you know coppola a 44 year old house painter turned politician from east in germany days seen as a compromise candidate who is backed by right wing as well as extreme right wing forces now the although it is lloyd he is an incumbent he was reelected needa the conference true knowledge crowds of protesters outside the meeting. some that will now and by me i have suffered at the 1st set back underneath and the flick ch

can say they want to focus on issues closer to social democrat values such as social justice and climate policies and have indicated they would be prepared to exit the coalition if they don't get what they want speaking after her victory last night designit eschaton said the pair wanted to discuss the way ahead at an aesthete day conference this week. for the democrats who stick with a grand coalition is terrible for our democracy it has to be said we can also see that both big parties lost out in the grand coalition that means that we both have an interest in governing in other coalitions again. well joining me for more on this story is reporter painted sol paid a thanks for coming in the election of these 2 left plaiting choice a members of the party is new late as it is being described as something of a political earthquake here in germany tell us a little bit more about the reaction yeah right i mean i think this is one of the one of the bigger upsets in party in the social democrats party history and in recent history. these 2 fairly unknown left wing candidates. beating the establi

this deal and that's the basis for a work together so really next week's party conference of social democrats will show that they want to discuss how to continue whether they want to step out of the ground coalition but certainly the prospects of a snap. action or minority government for anglo american have increased with this movement and before they potentially get to that i mean they've got quite a lot of work to do within their own camp as well the social democrats have been in crisis for quite some time now do you think these new leaders will be able to change the direction of the party. certainly they know what they stand for day one tier left wing profile i spoke to ask and she told me social democrats have to be 8 to be able to tell you at 3 o'clock in the morning what the s.p.d. stands for when you wake them up and that's for them aspects like higher minimum wage better climate protection and they want to be closer to the trade unions again so that's what they stand for but whether that will be enough to really rise the popularity of the social democrats in germany we have to see wha

which answer i'm going to ruling a coalition could be and shovel that off to the center left social democrats or s.p.d. elected to new leaders who are critical off the chancellor now the s.p.d. form part of the government along with merkel's conservatives and all but valid to boreanaz and saskia s. can say they want to renegotiate a coalition deal with the conservatives to focus more on social justice and climate policy and they have not ruled out the idea of leaving the grand coalition altogether. and d.-w. political correspondent 5 enough on a demo with me in the studio good to see fabio firstly what can you tell us then about these new tests well both certainly not from the 1st row of german politics they both have a disc distinct left wing profile within the social democrats guest and she's a back bencher in the blue in the stock expert digitalisation no but the board and the regional politician is the former finance minister of north rhine-westphalia and earned kind of a reputation as a robin hood because the fault tax evaders pretty hard and they both were supported heavily by the young

yes can and norm of all to borean celebrate their win more than 50 percent of social democrats voted for them as the new co-leaders of germany's oldest political party the s.p.d. ones standing side by side with the candidates they ran against in a show solidarity goes into our lives so it's only all social democrats here and that's something we really learned during regional conferences and this provides an important conversation for what lies ahead except to have to unite this party and invite our rivals to work together in the end it was just like. her a guy votes and vice chancellor a lot scholtz made the final ballot after making it clear they wanted to maintain the governing coalition with merkel's conservatives unlike the winners though the defeated duo emphasized the need for unity to clobber the i believe the s.p.d. has made a decision just means new party leadership types everyone should get behind obama. as cannon fodder to be confirmed at a party conference next weekend they are willing to continue the grand coalition if some changes are made. clear positions to our coalit

the social democrats have cast doubt on the. future of the grand coalition but their partners in that coalition the christian democrats are attempting to shrug off any such suggestion for on a great card or it's business as usual. for the c.d.u. one thing is clear we're going to stand by this coalition on the basis of what we've already negotiated. and we want to get back down to work quickly. but the new s.p.d. leaders norbert. are critical of the political partnership they have new demands on the minimum wage pensions and the climate that they want to be met. and thus. this is not possible if this is blocked then the party conference will have to think about how to overcome these differences for policy is the most important thing and that is what will decide whether this coalition has a future there is in the s.p.d. want to prevent that party debate from happening. this was all about a person no change in the s.p.d. and it doesn't necessarily mean that the party is going to rethink its policies. the trade unions are urging the

germany's ruling coalition on a collision course with the social democrats alleged new leaders who want to change their coalition agreement with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives but the c.d.u. says no it will not cause government survive. thousands of people march on the streets of hong kong in a new wave of protests hoping to keep talking and mentum after the landslide victory also proved mark received candidates in the elections a week ago. and lewis hamilton puts the finishing touches on a not a dominant formula one season that left his rivals in a speech. i'm jarred great welcome the head of the un has taken the world's major economies to task for not pulling their white to reduce carbon emissions antonino good terrorist says the global push to stop climate change has been course actually an adequate and he describes a point of no return as foster approaching terrorist was speaking as a 2 week international climate summit gets underway in madrid on monday he is more of what he had to say. we hired in a deep hole and we are still digging soon it will be too deep to escape i w

well germany's social democratic party has confirmed its new leadership the jiro norbert and saskia s. can see new leaders want to want changes to their party's coalition agreement with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives but merkel cd party is expected to find their ideas on palatable and that is prompting speculation that the governing coalition could be in danger of collapse. the s.p.d. in celebration remote now it's official saskia esk n n no but vita boyens are to usher in a new era for the social democrats. 75.9 percent of the delegates voted for s. can and about a boy and scott 89.2 percent of the vote a mandate for the 2 grand coalition skeptics not the other nice thing only freedom norbert and i stood for election so we could help the s.p.d. return to the values that the social democrats once stood for recognizability credibility steadfastness a week ago party members nominated a decision that rocked german media leading s.p.d. politicians expressed concerns that s going and vote a boy runs would try to dissolve the grand coalition with the c.d.u. and c.s.u. but no one w

of the coalition with german chancellor i'm going to conservatives our elected leaders of the social democrats victory could mean the end to the party's grand coalition also coming up . tough questions over sentencing laws in the u.k. after the deadly london bridge stabbings this after the attack it turns out to be a convicted terrorist who was granted early release from jail. and in german so clueless monday muses courage for him it's a very lean that his campaign gets off to a shaky start against dortmund. drained welcomed germany's government could soon be seeing a shake up shop critics of the coalition with chancellor i'm going to marcos conservatives were elected new leaders of the social democrats nobody told to boil young son saskia esten want to renegotiate their party's coalition deal with the conservatives and focus more on social justice investment and climate policies. such as kin and north of all to borean celebrate their win more than 50 percent social democrats voted for them as the new co-leaders of germany's oldest political party the. standing side by side with the candidates

and children is coalition top news on collision course the social democrats elect new leaders who want to change their coalition deal with the matters conservatives can hold government survive. class in sport gone back watch back to the top of the bundesliga the host beat freiburg 42 in another impressive display they are now serious contenders for the time on thought. pattern of a warm welcome to you i'm on that. we begin in madrid where delegates from almost 200 countries have begun a climate summit amid a growing sense of crisis let's take you live day over the next 2 weeks that goes here to us will be ironing out the rules for implementing the 2015 paris climate accord of that's. country that's what countries agreed to when limited to was warming to less than 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial temperatures but really be another case of too little too late ahead of the summit u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorist warned that the agreed to target for reducing carbon dioxide emissions are to low single rapidly approaching the point of no return take a listen we heart you k

the future of german chancellor angela merkel's government looks shaky up to her partners the social democrats elected new leaders they want to reorganize the coalition agreement but now because conservatives have ruled out talks to change the deal will her government survive also coming up. on the eve of the international climate summit in madrid the u.n. secretary general sound the alarm on rising global temperatures we hear from an indonesian fisherman waging his own personal battle with the resulting riots in global sea levels. and lewis hamilton puts the finishing touches on another dominant formula one season that left his rivals in a spin. i'm rebecca is welcome to the program the future of german chancellor angela merkel's government has been cast in doubt after her coalition partner the social democrats elected to new ladies who are critical of the partnership norbit vault of boyens and saskia s. can have indicated they want to say some major changes that could raise the prospect of an early election or a minority government in the coalition partners fail to reach a consensus. the soc

soundscape skins and norbert potter bore younes will soon be leaving germany social democrats that inturn could spell the end for the grand coalition with the christian democrats and christian social union the results of the s.p.d. poll came as a surprise as did the clear margin of victory the new leaders to be want to chart a new course for the party and reopen negotiations with chancellor angela merkel on future government policies. has the responsibility of the social democrats to make policies for the low and medium earners at this time and again we see clauses in our contract with the c.d.u. that are not in their best interests and that has to change. but the conservatives are likely to resist any major changes to government policy only 2 years before the next election c.d.u. leader on it could come common power made this clear. we stand by this coalition on the basis of what we've already negotiated. 100 m. we want to get back down to work quickly but. the opposition greens say berlin is headed towards a government crisis the s.p.d. the s.p.d. has to clear this up this week do t

but 1st to germany where a political shakeup in the social democratic party is prompting speculation that the governing coalition with chancellor angela merkel's conservatives could be on its last legs the social democrats are likely to officially confirm the new leadership during this weekend and they're calling for changes that chancellor merkel will find unpalatable to talk about why this matters joined in the studio by operative correspondent kate brady kate what's so significant about the social democrats kickoff their party conference here in berlin today and these long time skeptics of the grand coalition looks set to be confirmed as the new latest there how the social democrats proceed at the party conference this weekend and then in the coming weeks after that will really determine how long the german government can still continue but 1st let's have a look now at exactly who the new s.p.d. leader. now about vita boy and saskia are suddenly in the spotlight the social democrats have nominated a little known m.p. and a former state finance minister as their new party leaders.

at germany's governing cause he's on a collision course the social democrats elect new leaders who want to change that coalition deal without going to macas conservatives so can the government survive. i'm phil gallo welcome to the program. we begin in madrid where delegates from nearly 200 countries have begun a 2 week climate summit amid a growing sense of crisis u.n. secretary general antonio good tara she's calling for a bold action warning that the world risks passing the point of no return negotiators have been tasked with finding out the rules for implementing the 2015 paris climate agreement and which countries have agreed to limit global warming to less than 2 degrees celsius above pre-industrial temperatures the united states one of the world's biggest company made says is also represented president trump has pulled his country out of the paris accord but that doesn't take full effect until late next year we are indeed still in. unfortunately we are having to fight our way through a bit of a blockade by the fossil fuel industry but that will not prevail and the america that yo

the winning norbit volta boyens on saskia ask him say they want to focus on issues closer to social democratic values such as social justice and climate policies but they've postponed a highly anticipated decision on whether to remain in the coalition with the conservatives speaking up to have victory last night designit skin said the pay wanted to discuss the way ahead at an s.p. day conference this week. to makati stick with a grand coalition is terrible for our democracy it has to be said we can also see that both big parties lost out in the grand coalition that means that we both have an interest in governing in other coalitions again. well joining me for more on this story is a data reporter pay to pay thanks for coming in the election of these 2 left leaning late is is being described as a bit of a political earthquake here in germany tell us a bit about the reaction to this decision i mean did this was definitely one of the bigger upsets we've seen reason this because history you know we have these 2 fairly unknown left wing candidates coming out of nowhere to really to beat the establi

and germany's social democratic party formally endorses its 2 new leaders who are skeptical about dave he's governing coalitions with chancellor merkel is conservatives. great welcome german chancellor angela merkel has made her 1st official visit to the former auschwitz death camp the site in poland was the nazi's largest death camp during the 2nd world war chancellor merkel's visit mock the 10th anniversary of the foundation that preserves the memorial she paid tribute to the victims of the camp and spoke of the necessity of remembering the atrocities committed there. it's almost midday when german chancellor angela merkel arrives at the place that evokes the crimes of the nazi era like no other auschwitz former concentration and extermination camp the murder machine. by 945 more than a 1000000 people had been killed here by the nazis. silently merkel approaches the so-called wall of death with the polish prime minister this is the place where the german shot dead thousands of poles. this is merkel's 1st visit to auschwitz as chancellor for 24 years no german chancellor has walked th

but an uproar ensued after chancellor merkel's coalition partner the social democratic party made a u. turn the new party leader wants an overall speed limit of 130 kilometers per hour the transport minister a conservative is against it we have far more outstanding tasks than raising up this highly emotional topic again and again for which there is no majority support . in october a parliamentary majority voted against a speed limit the issue has been debated in germany for decades. naughtiest for motorists and the auto industry have always triumphed but their opponents have another argument climate protection a general speed limit would reduce c o 2 emissions that's part of the social democrats recommendation to the transport minister. that he could win a point this way just by doing something small and easily achievable for climate protection it would increase road safety improve traffic flow and we'd be in line with all of europe and most countries in the world. the social democrats want to continue government discussions about a speed limit but for now more than 2 thirds of german

and norbert font oh boy the newly chosen leaders of the social democrats will their election mean the end of germany's coalition government. the results of the s.p.d. poll came as a surprise as did the clear margin of victory the new leaders to be want to make their own mark and chart a new course for the party they also want to reopen negotiations with chancellor angela merkel on future government policies that the scots has the responsibility of the social democrats to make policies for the lower and medium earners at this time and again we see clauses in our contract with the c.d.u. that are not in their best interests and that has to change with. the conservatives are willing to talk with the s.p.d. but say renegotiating parts of the coalition agreement is not an option the women's council and the chancellor is fundamentally prepared to cooperate and that's the way it should be in a coalition she is willing to talk as is usual in a coalition. brahe ya talk yes but we can renegotiate the coalition agreement incidentally that would also involve the s.p.d. discussing it all 1st with

desist the dynamic duo who could topple a chance of that much germany's social democratic party confirms its 2 new leaders not challenging that posses coalition deal with the chance of us conservatives. champions pirated music prepared to take on this season's league leaders bunch of back in a battle of the hopefuls i ploughed back of taken the lead by stole my roses side up 4 points ahead. with a view to extending. i'm still gal welcome to the program. germany's chancellor is on her 1st official visit to the former auschwitz the death count the site in poland was the nazis not just that come during the 2nd place. i'm going back to visit marks the 10th anniversary of the foundation tasked with preserving the memorial to pay tribute to the victims of the count and spoke of the need to remember the atrocities committed there. identify the peca trait has and to commemorate victims in a dignified manner that is our enduring responsibility it is not open to negotiation and it is a need to quote hot and with the effort be an integral part of our country acknowledging that crisp on civility is