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Do is she try to be polite and say look its not about the timeframe weve been doing this for 2 years its about the substance and she just picked the figure out of that 30 days but that of course was used by him the next day and by the way also by a lot of british media and you had better say she now set 30 days this is one bigger hammer i think it was just a polite as well you know it also shows the view from the u. K. When theyre looking at the e. U. That until a miracle is the most powerful woman in the world but also in europe well im not going to comment on that but and europe she certainly is a powerful voice and shes the voice of reason if you compare the tone to the tone of of those as she always was very very disciplined and what she said because she knows whats at stake and at stake is a close relationship with britain and on many many issues britain was also strongest in closest allies fight to go and threat red tape for instance even then but with britain leaving the fiscally conservative countries after the lisbon voting rules a new step blocking minorities so its been tough for us and not to speak of the german car industry the acronyms etc so. She knows whats at stake and she is a very very experienced old hand limits before we run out of time there are reports that johnson wants to ask for a change in the wording of the political agreement about the cooperation in defense between the u. K. And the e. U. Post breaks it trying to create leverage in other words if you dont give us the deal we want by absolute 31st we will not cooperate in all things defense after. I dont see that you see the political declaration is very flexible it doesnt have to be ratified so you can negotiate everything into it and i think it is in the british interest as well as in europe an interest to keep the defense cooperation very very close in the future because both sides on the channel very very much profit from it and to what degree a European Defense identity place a role in they tow or supplements late or that is for the future i think this is an empty threat all right thomas metz you sick former german ambassador to the u. K. Ambassador we appreciate you coming in tonight and sharing your valuable insights we will see where i mean what happens thank you front thank you. Well they were local elections in russia with practically no opposition candidates and few voters and yet Vladimir Putins United Russia Party can barely declare a victory the party lost nearly a 3rd of its seats in moscows City Parliament a stagnating economy declining Living Standards and they fall in Vladimir Putins Approval Ratings are all seen as the main reasons the Opposition Leader alexina vonnie he called on russians to vote tactically to block candidates from united russia after some opposition candidates were banned from running. Even the mascots outside the polling stations dont seem very enthusiastic overall turnout in moscow was only 21 percent City Council Elections 2 candidates from the governing United Russia Party and other kremlin friendly parties but many opposition candidates were kept off the ballot president Vladimir Putin cast his vote early the lack of choice didnt bother him too much because theres been some countries there are 3050 even 100 candidates but that doesnt mean to say they do better work its quality not quantity that counts i think we have with the candidates to. The exclusion of dozens of opposition candidates has inspired weekly protests since midsummer the police of crack down hard more than 2000 demonstrators have been arrested the best known opposition figure alexina valmy took to social media to call for voters to choose candidates who would do the most harm to the governing party. But then you have to look at every single vote for a party doesnt get is good even if its not for us but we hope that we can do more to counter them. Local and regional votes were held across the country but the real test comes in 2 years with new parliamentary elections. For more lets bring in our correspondent Nick Connelly hes on the story for us tonight in moscow good evening to you nic how big of a hit did the russian president take over the weekend i mean how much support has Vladimir Putins party last year. Well this is very embarrassing for and united russia as you mentioned theyre down over 3rd in moscow now in control of only 25 of 45 seats and thats despite considerable resources legal analysts are at their disposal as you mentioned no real true opposition candidates on the ballot paper and also reports of state employees being encouraged to put it mildly to go to the polls and then photograph their ballots for the candidate theyve been told to vote and all the more embarrassing given that united russia officially didnt field any candidates moscow all the united russia candidate even the moscow city head of the party ran as independents to distance themselves from this toxic brand so a real slap in the face from the most is in moscow and so can we say then that the opposition despite opposition candidates being banned from the election was the opposition the big winner in this election. I think this is an election with winners i think everyone is a loser to an extent yes this was a tactical victory for the in his socalled smart Voting Campaign getting people to vote for the most likely candidate from one of the nongovernment parties but we have to remember here these are parties that are tolerated by the kremlin otherwise they wouldnt be on the ballot paper at a National Level these are parties that are run by people many of them were on the scene when yeltsin was present in the ninetys they are seriously challenging the government for power so the valleys be able to create an embarrassing situation for the government but he hasnt been able to put his candidate in the moscow City Parliament despite the fact that they collected thousands of signatures jump through all the bureaucratic hoops and Going Forward i think this is a bad omen for russia that people who are seriously serious about changing the government challenging the current elites that they are not being given away even at a local level to engage in politics to take responsibility that they are basically being forced out into the streets so a bad omen for people whod like to shake a system thats good news for Vladimir Putin did sounds like. I think in the in the mean in the medium term this will probably dust over in iraq as we quickly these new people elected the most costly palm it will be coopted in time as have their colleagues from the same parties in the National Parliament which basically doesnt pay much political role and doesnt challenge the kremlin that all is relatively easy to deal with but long that dissatisfaction that desire for greater engagement we saw bring thousands of people out and streets this summer thats not going away and as i said if there is no kind of constitutional way for these people to engage then that is certainly a very difficult. Situation for russia and united russia as it seems is a brand that is increasingly toxic with even though its top figure is not running on the party names they will definitely likely see some kind of rejects some kind of new name some new branding as it were to try and. Create a bit of new momentum but this is a difficult situation with the economy stalling and people across russia seeing their Living Standards fall i mean the interesting thing will be to look out to see whether theyll be some kind of tactical Union Cooperation between the moscow liberals and people at the valley on the one hand and working people across russia who are saying thats not a living falling and might find increasingly that they have to make some kind of political demands to try and improve their lot. Our correspondent economy on the story for us tonight nic as always thank you. What is this democracy in small town germany political leaders are demanding to know how a town council elected a neo nazi as its mayor stefan yosh from the in p. T. Party ran for office unopposed and even won backing from mainstream parties edges chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives or now that the story has gone global those parties they want the new mayor kicked out. That is not big a small Industrial Park a bakery a hotel and a pizza place but now many people in germany are interested in knowing how the small town and hester in the center of germany elected stephanie action a few days ago the politician from the extreme right wing n. P. T. Announced on facebook that he was elected in the simple administrators of that but from the people for the people he added to his post the vote was unanimous including votes from chancellor Angela Merkel c. D. U. And her Coalition Partner s. P. D. One of the Council Members who voted for yonks defended the choice if those who can we are trying to help the people and address their issues thats all Party Membership doesnt play a role for us. Stephanie x. Has worked for the n. P. T. On the regional and National Level for 8 years the enough authority has have twice sought and failed to ban the party as a threat to germanys democratic order the Domestic Intelligence service has kept close tabs on the party yaks has even shown up in the agencys report on fright wing extremists but he was democratically elected also because no other candidate was available the fuse approach that president s a mixed. Bag that there was no alternative no wonder he got into an event on nov human time called what a flight had to may be it will have an effect and make politicians think about how their decisions are received by most people. Saw by their me outside on standing we have better people for the job is over. For each and no politicians were shocked by the choice. Is here yeah action is a nazi even after the attempt to ban the n. P. T. He stayed loyal to the party which is close to Hitlers Nazi Party so you know he isnt so one shots and a step you should get the protest is now also mounting in berlin. As its estimated show is going. Nation justified yesterday there was a fuss special meeting of the committee and has said so in the same is to apply for a revoke ation of the election of that candidate implemented and put another candidate and his place and then we will have to discuss how Something Like this could have happened. To replace the local council need to find another candidate for the job. For despite a string of gaffes former us Vice President joe biden continues to hold the lead as the favorite Democratic Party candidate ahead of next years president ial election hes polling ahead of rivals Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who are also seeking artist nomination biden is well known to many voters in the u. S. But on the campaign trail he is not impressing everyone our correspondent is following the race with this report from the state of New Hampshire. Joe bidens already had a successful career but here he is again running for president because he says he won 3 unite the country. At town hall in luck on your New Hampshire. Prison tropes entre many say admire the former Vice President but need to hear what kind of message she has to offer as a president ial candidate. We are in a battle for the soul of this nation is 1st and foremost the reason why i decided to write verse i hadnt talks about his accomplishments in the Obama Administration and the problems he wants to tackle if elected but he doesnt really seem to be focused many openings remarks are diffuse and lengthy the data shows if you do you increase foremost i think he needs to be more concise and his explanations of things and i was a little disappointed that way i was happy with what with what he said i understood what he was trying to say other people maybe not so much there are a lot of people here that are on the fence today he spoke on issues that were important to me and it was about the immigration issues and it was about the violence with the guns and i think that hill will definitely improve this country and bring us back together again the next morning of the New Hampshire Democratic Party Convention Biden is one of 19 president ial hopefuls set to speak here and he is on the pressure to defend his position as the partys favorite. The former Vice President is still well hat in the race for next years democratic president ial nomination his campaign has portrayed him as the candidate most likely to be able to beat donald trump but his lead in the polls has shrunk and the question remains how much of his advantage merely reflects name recognition for a man whos been in the public eye for more than 4 decades thank you audience gives him a warm all come when he takes the stage thank you. But the supporters of his main opponent senator Elizabeth Warren and senator Bernie Sanders seem to be much more enthusiastic and ruckus. We think a little bit worse the ideal candidate shes smart shes got a plan shes looking out for planet earth as well as all americans not just the one percent what do you think about the front runner. Mr biden. Anybody the truck so if hes the nominee im behind him but my preference is Elizabeth Warren order will be the new castle in eastern New Hampshire as we did a number of by come pain stuff his advisors say joe biden represents the Democratic Party better than anyone just a party they say that is older and more moderate than many as you know but that also means that his record is being questioned by young progressives my question is how can we trust that youre going to act on climate on the Climate Crisis if youre saw attending fundraisers that fossil fuel executives like andy goldman are at i want to look at my arch. I guarantee you i guarantee you were going to end fossil fuel and i am not going to cooperate. The activist doesnt seem to be convinced but by groups on its still early in the primary race and his campaign is bracing for a long fight. Over these almost on the conversation continues online or find us on twitter you can follow me of brant goss t. V. 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