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Coming out. British Police Identify the attacker who killed 2 people on London Bridge as a convicted terrorist who was released early from prison Prime Minister Barak Johnson visited the same as the attack on saturday he said dont convey to the terra fences that shouldnt be released early. Im rebecca read his welcome to the program. Germanys government could be soon saying a shake up after the 2nd Biggest Party the social democrats elected to new late is no but a vault of boyens and saskia esque and won the ballots and now present at the tension of threat to the parties a grand coalition with german chancellor Angela Merkel conservatives both well voltar buoyant and s. Can have been outspoken critics of the coalition of the boy and that was quick to emphasize though that the s. P. D. Want russia decision on whether to stay in the coalition or not. After the ballot valter boyens had this to say about the future of his party. Once a civil suit. Does does he and we are aware that this is not a question of victory or defeat rather its a question of keeping this great social Democratic Party together. Bringing it closer together where its already splitting a little apart. This is not just a lot of fun but this is a big challenge one that applies to was internally but it also applies to different groups of people who have always had a bond with this party we want to revive these bonds and work together. Or not defeat the minds of mob for more im joined by our Political Correspondent simon young simon thanks for coming in this announcement is quite a shock tell us a little bit more about these 2 candidates or these 2 sort of related new late is and why it was such a shock yes it is a shock youre right and these 2 relatively unknown. Skin and no but both a boy they pushed aside the better known finance minister and vice chancellor currently on our show and hes a partner you to a man woman teams up for this. In this vote this evening and this more left leaning pair of one out that wasnt really what was expected according to the polls and its potential or short Going Forward because these 2 are much more skeptical about the future of the Coalition Government the social democrats are in coalition of course at National Level with chancellor merkels conservatives and they say you know they may not stay with that arrangement so could be an early end to the era of metal and how government and the the party in particular has been in painting im talking about obviously has been you know in freefall and crisis of recent months and years i mean this is the 3rd time in 2 years weve seen in late is elected these 2 likely to affect change in the party well i think they really will i mean 1st of all there is this question about the future as i say of a National Government. They say they want to renegotiate a Coalition Agreement i have with conservatives who want to put in a lot more social democrat policies and for instance have a big program of Public Investment and raise the minimum wage and various other things if they dont get that they may pull out and that will have all sorts of consequences for the National Government as the future of the social Democrat Party is a say theyve been languishing in the polls doing very badly in election after election in recent years and the. Party is looking for some way to regenerate itself. Obviously the membership or at least he voted for these 2 they can be the ones to create that change and do you know theyve been quick to say that theyre going to look at all all facets they dont going to quickly pull out of the coalition if they decide to in fact stay in the grand coalition do you think theyll be able to effect any change on the current government well i mean of course its not up to these 2 to make that decision directly theyll be another delegate conference next weekend when their appointment will be confirmed and then there will also be sort of a number of decisions taken at strategic level among them whether to stay in the National Coalition or not and where to position the party Going Forward but these 2 as i say have got left wing policies and obviously some people hope that that will be a fresh impetus of red blood for the s. P. D. Going forward simon thanks very much for the analysis. And another german party the far right alternative for germany also elected new Party Leaders at a conference in the city of brown the pair include a 44 year old house painter turned politician from eastern germany is the same as a compromise candidate whos backed by right wing as well as extreme right wing supporters morton and incumbent was reelected coleader outside the conference whole large crowds protested against the party. Is germanys biggest Opposition Party in terms of parliamentary seats and its main focus now is to gain control of local governments. They dont need to change Political Editor editor mahela has been covering the Party Conference and sent us this assessment thank you do you want to become more professional more stable more mainstream its new Leadership Team of old and new the professor from the west more tune into local power from the east these 2 leaders will be able to deliver that to a certain degree the hope is that the a of d. Come the general elections and 2021 or early could be seen as a viable coalition option although the big tent parties rule that out for now but the very fact that john the leader of the extreme right wing of the 50 welcomes both new leaders suggest that he too thinks that the extreme right can build a political home in the a f d so overall this could once again be a further shifts to the right. Turning now to some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of antigovernment protesters in iraq are keeping up the pressure and day after Prime Minister Abdul Abdul Mahdi announced his resignation they say is departure is not enough and a calling for sweeping reforms and an end to corruption. Maltese prosecutors have charged a local businessman youre going fenech as an accomplice in the 2017 car bomb killing of journalist def nate definite khurana going to fenech plaited not guilty to that and another charge related to the case he was arrested 10 days ago while trying to leave malta on his yacht. Police in the netherlands have arrested a man suspected of stabbing a stabbing of several people in a busy shopping street in the hague the police say is a 35 year old homeless man 3 teenagers were wounded in fridays attack but theyre now out of hospital. The socalled Islamic State group says one of its fighters was behind fridays stabbing attack in london which left 2 people dead British Police identified the attacker as 28 year old man com he was convicted in 2012 of terrorism offenses and granted Early Release from prison about a year ago during a visit to the side of the stabbing british Prime Minister Barak Johnson expressed his opposition to the Early Release of convicted terrorists. Onlookers captured the moment members of the public disarm an attacker on London Bridge he was wearing a fake suicide bomb vest moments later the police shot him dead one of the bystanders who intervened told journalists what he saw. When we got there he was wielding 2 noise one with sort of duct taped to his hand so all i could do was walk to the guards to sort of help him down and sort of putting into the ground. You know kind of try to start because i could always restaurant you know release the knife as it were in the zone so kick a knife wife Police Search for evidence of the attackers house in a town 250 kilometers north of the capital the 28 year old suspect as mccann had been serving time for terrorism offenses until last year he was released early before he had served half his prison sentence he was allowed to walk free after agreeing to wear and electronic tag that surprise to state u. K. Prime minister Barak Johnston says he wants to change we say in the manifesto that we will to toughen up sentences for serious and violent offenses and ive said for a long time that i think the practice of automatic Early Release where you cut a sentence in hope from it really serious well if it is out early simply isnt working and i think youve had some very good evidence of how that is working im afraid this case britain is Holding Snap Elections in less than 2 weeks but campaigning in london as suspended for the weekend so far the Election Campaign has focused on braggs it and medical care in the country but in the aftermath of this attack terrorism is likely to be high on the agenda 2. Of a more im joined now by journalist josh flame in london just thanks for joining me more details are slowly emerging about bass at tackle what more can you tell us. Well you outlined most already we know that was one car was released from prison on license in december having served 6 months 4 of 18 years as in jail for planning attacks on the london stock markets the judge told the most serious she had it and it once got a settlement he wasnt seen christian by the parole board he was massively reduced on license at the time a lot so you could criminal law has changed in the 6 years from when he was sentenced to 20 as well so now its a little controversy is that how he was released from jail and half a sentence and clearly when the judge said hes a serious haddest how is allowed to walk or not amongst the public who also do know that he was asked in advance of forming a crude form of criminals as organized by university of cambridge for things to the tragic sense but worse and this attack of course as we had a narrow point comes and in the middle of a general Election Campaign and i know its early days but what effect has it been having on the campaign. Would be an interesting one to see i think there is a National Tragedy such as this one we have seen that Political Community does tend to shift slightly right words which would possibly benefit Boris Johnson but unfortunately you can has had a lot of experience of severe terrorist attacks before major election if you recall the 27000 election just 5 days before we went to the polls there was an attack on bar market not 400 metres where the attack took place yesterday and then 26 in a referendum only goes to leave the European Union in 2016 clocks excuse me and it was unfortunate shot and killed so violence before that supposing our fortunately becoming quite common in the u. K. But i think Boris Johnson of the message youre trying to mark with or its an authoritarian on trying sir sound tough on crime may have that center this variant goes cast is there any chance he could delay the election. I do a lot so ive been to work 24 hours before the election it might be a bit of the story but considering quite a bit at least 2 weeks before the polls open i think. It was a chance that into the late night but i think a lot of those issues will double down in trustworthy in terms of security and. Theyre not popular everywhere and so its a journey called the leader of the local aussie so expect to hear a few more subtle digs around this thats you guys just bloom in london thanks very much for the update some sports now in the bonus league is saturday games on match day 13 are in the books heres a look at the results had to berlin lost to dortmund in coach Jurgen Klinsmanns 1st game in charge of her often home in dusseldorf shared the points as did cologne and out burg leipzig top after beating part of born by livid and caused an upset winning 21. 00 against one in munich on friday. When 21 on sunday clad back made freiburg while braman had to evolve then on monday my aunts and frankfurt face off in a local derby. A draw for the euro 2020 group stage has taken place with germany given a very tough assignment you know i can move aside will have to face both the reigning World Champions france and the reigning european champions portugal in group f. The outlook appears slightly less troublesome for fellow host england who face a croatia and the Czech Republic in group d. The 4th opponent in each of these groups is yet to be decided. And formula one and World Champion Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position at the final grown pray of the season in abu dhabi hamilton wrapped up the world title 2 races ago but the about he underlined his dominance in this season by blitzing the rest of the field in qualifying it could have been different had ferraris shells leclaire not been slowed down by his team mate Sebastian Vettel is the latest mishap to hit ferrari after the pick in the last rice. Before we go look at one of natures most remarkable annual spectacles millions of monarch butterflies have begun arriving in central mexico to spend the winter the mass migration is one of the insect worlds most fantastic fates the monarchs fluffer thousands of kilometers from canada and the u. S. West coast to escape the cold about a flood population has suffered major losses of a recent decades but Scientists Say this latest migration it is double last is. Amazing youre watching v. W. 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