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Going to let go im not going to go we want to open the door towards National Salvation im not intimate that angry and im here to tell them that their time is up i am today announcing the resignation of the government. Also coming up tonight the president of bella ruse says he won sundays election by a landslide but europe says there may be reason to believe the vote was forced and not free it would be easy lifted the sanctions against valorous because the country took steps in the right direction such as the release of Political Prisoners we must now discuss in the e. U. With it they still applies in the light of the past week and the past days if a government target. Were to our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all the round the world welcome we begin the day in lebanon. Where the shock waves from last weeks explosion in beirut continue to rip through the country today the entire government of lebanon resigned over the weekend ministers began stepping down one after the other as calls on the street for a revolution became more desperate and violent tonights resignation amounts to an admission of other failure a government accused of corruption at its core that was unable to protect the people it is supposed to represent a government many in lebanon now say with blood on its hands and here is the lebanese Prime Minister and what he told the nation of why the government has quit. Now that today we are heeding the people and their demands to hold accountable those responsible for a disaster that has been concealed for 7 years. And their desire for real change. Change from the corrupt destructive state from a state of theft to a state of law and justice and transparency to a country that respects its people. In the face of this reality we are taking a step back to stand with the people to undergo this battle of change with them who we want to open the door towards National Salvation that the lebanese people are taking part in. This is why i am today announcing the resignation of the government. May god protect lebanon. There was a lebanese Prime Minister speaking earlier today for more on joined tonight here at the big table by my colleague from arab it is from lebanon its good to have you back on the program with us tonight were you satisfied with the message from the Prime Minister today. Thats a tough question to answer as many have been not satisfied with this resignation weve seen the protests this evening following the Prime Ministers resignation the protesters are saying this is not enough the resignation does not saturate the demands of the people they want to hold accountable those responsible for the blast and those responsible for years and years of neglect and mismanagement of the whole system and up and out of the whole government so this resignation comes on the brink of an already boiling country with various crises and theres a big fear that this will only create more turmoil in this country. Basically that corruption is bigger than the state bigger than even the political elite. But he said nothing really about how the change there absolutely and he said nothing about how he discovered that i mean thats definitely not new information for that have been these people they have witnessed the corruption in the state and its various forms the last blast that blew up beirut last week was one last episode. As the that kind of showed the real corruption thats taking place in the state as the early investigations are showing that there has been a mess mismanagement of this crisis so he did not say whos who stopped him from working he did not name call those who who are did not allow him to do the reform he had promised when he was elected as acted as Prime Minister he did not expand on their. Why this had to happen and he left the lebanese people with a big question mark what happens next and what is your role he said i want to join the people but obviously the streets of beirut has answered him and told him people do not want you. Lets look at what lebanon has been for the past decades its been being controlled by men who are like were almost like mafia like godfathers you have acted in their own interest instead of in the interest of the lebanese people do you agree with that statement absolutely i agree 100 percent with that statement lebanon has been witnessing a big mismanagement project since the civil war and many of the lebanese crises thats been happening over and over in the country are due to this political ruling elite taking control of the country and their relations with the outside external forces meets regional or International Forces this lebanon is a big example of the mismanagement of the state even of a failed state as its being reported at the moment so the warlords definitely take the biggest responsibility and thats what has turned up today tried to say but in a very very vague way without calling names and what about hezbollah. Is in the government and wondering how much credibility it has now today warned the lebanese people not to allow the charity of foreign powers particularly the u. S. And europe to influence them but after what has happened is it does it have a leg to stand on hezbollah definitely has external support mainly from like any other Lebanese Party that also enjoys western and International Support and the calls at the moment by lebanese all around the world today in berlin there was a protest at the german at the Lebanese Embassy in germany calling for the for the for the for the german. Not to support this murderous system as they call it this murderous state so has been that is enjoying support from external powers however all the other parties are are enjoying the same the same privilege so the big question is how will the new government if a new government is going to be formed soon going to deal with these various questions and how are they going to address the external and influence its a good question and we havent gotten an answer from anyone so for europe the United States theyve pledged millions of euros and dollars to help rebuild but only if the money goes to the people who need it whos going to make sure that happens thats the biggest question at the moment 250 almost 300 billions have been offered yesterday during the the aids going to Donor Conference that michael had called for the question is how are they going to make sure they will get to the hands of the right people is the resignation of the government the 1st step into forming a more credible government that one manage the aid that is going to be flooding lebanon in the near future or does this open a new bigger question into what kind of future does the ban on it has to face and in the future and how are we going to get rid of that and thats what the people are calling for of that complicated system before we let you go are there people in the wings waiting who would like to come to power were he would be you know fresh for lebannon i mean i dont i dont see any new faces but are there theres definitely a lot of faces that could be the new Prime Minister the question is will they let someone credible who is honest and who is transparent to take over thats the biggest question question all right. As always we appreciate your insights thank you thank you brant have to. If you hear. When the religions are not top priority for the lebanese people tonight food clean water electricity and medicine are and there is money already earmarked yesterday french president jacques wrong lead a virtual Donor Conference with leaders from the u. S. Europe and the middle east participating 250000000 euros was pledged but mccrone said that money will come with conditions the time for awakening and action has come the lebanese authorities must now implement the political and Economic Reforms demanded by the lebanese people that will also enable the International Community to act effectively alongside lebanon in the reconstruction process that was the french president there mccrone for more tonight im joined by the w. s Political Correspondent simon young here in berlin good evening to you simon those conditions theyre not only french theyre also of german the German Foreign minister made that point clear today didnt it. Well thats right brant the German Foreign minister echoing that idea saying that you have what lebanon really needs is a long term Long Term Plan Long Term Support and the support from the International Community in particular for germany will involve a commitment to overcome corruption as weve been hearing about but more than that i think. Foreign minister mass was saying that you know 1st of all what the people of lebanon need is free and Fair Elections thats the very least they can expect he he said im Going Forward its not just about overcoming corruption its also about you know laying down the rule of law strengthening the rule of law and reforming the economy so that International Investors know that the money theyre putting into lebanon will be well spent and will get to the people we know that the German Foreign minister is planning to travel to lebanon later this week so who does he plan to meet with now that the government has resigned do we know. Well its not clear but i think the meetings will be with officials said that he really wants to put across the german concern about the. State of reform in lebanon and obviously itll be for him about just seeing the damage on the ground seeing the off the moth and the relief efforts off to germany of course pledged 20000000. 00 euros worth of support at that Donor Conference on sunday all right simon stand by were going to go from one political crisis to another the Election Results in bello roofs president lukashenko has declared victory with 80 percent of the vote but his challenger disputes that and europe and the u. S. They have their own doubts as well the German Foreign minister travels to moscow tomorrow and double rooms will be on the agenda take a listen as a council is very well we will certainly be talking about the current developments in valorous tomorrow and most guys. I have to say that the ambitions but also a 100. 00 risk would after all open up towards more democracy and the rule of law they have suffered a modern city a setback with a president ial election that we are all currently following. In simon can germany can the European Union ever really get a conclusive definitive answer about the elections there were no well lection observers i mean is it almost too late. Well it would appear so brant presumably a recount in the presence of International Observers could go some way to. Obtaining that that clear result from these elections but ive seen no prospect of that happening at the moment and foreign minister mark again talking about bella received said there was no sign whatsoever that there had been a free or Fair Election that hes very concerned about it and that democratic progress in the country that suffered more than the bits of defeat so you know germanys in concert with the e. U. And the International Community more generally i think hes trying to put the pressure on the regime and of course also at the same time calling for restraint from the authorities do you say put pressure on lucas cinco i mean what could the European Union do if there is consensus that the vote was indeed writ well one thing ive been talking about today is reintroducing some sanctions there are there is a program of e. U. Sanctions against about. More than 100 individuals it was from belarus but they were partially lifted in 2016. Amid signs that maybe a democratic sheets were beginning to emerge in belarus and in order to sort of improve relations with that country and the you but so now what the German Foreign minister has been suggesting might happen is that they could look at whether it was appropriate to reimpose sanctions on some of those individuals in order to you know tighten the screws a little bit perhaps but as you say it does come rather light that it does a Political Correspondents i mean youre on the story force here in berlin tonight so i mean thank you. Well lebannon and bill ruse have one thing in common both of our countries with a Political Class engulfed in a crisis of credibility in belarus the result of sundays election ignited violent protests on the streets of minsk the whites of which the capital has never seen state media declared a reelection victory for the old credit president Alexander Lukashenko he reportedly received as we said 80 percent of the votes but the opposition is not buying that the president s main challenger is refusing to recognize the results and says that she won the most votes. The leaders of bella ruse see these demonstrations as a threat to their authority in minsk and other cities tens of thousands showed their support for the opposition on Election Night even though according to official figures their main candidate won only 9. 9 percent of the vote. Then the situation escalated Security Forces attempted to disperse the demonstrators using stun grenades Water Cannons and rubber bullets almost 100 people were injured in the clashes Authorities Say they made more than 3000 arrests that challenged at 1st things were peaceful people walked in a chain there were a lot of them then police vans came and started to arrest them is a bit accusation there were a lot of people with weapons they started shooting at peoples arms and legs despite reportedly winning less than 10 percent of the vote opposition candidates for atlanta teacher not claim victory and she called on president lukashenko to step down. The authorities should think about how they can peacefully hand over power to us. Right. Now so far they have only responded with violence against peaceful citizens. And she did nouns the election as illegitimate. We have official reports from many polling stations that i received more votes than the other candidates. We have proof of voter fraud. Have people who are ready to come forward about fraud at polling stations its on the board evidence is allegedly circulating on the internet that this video purports to show a woman climbing out of a polling station with bags claimed to be filled with ballot papers. It was incumbent Lucas Shanker the official winner with nearly 80 percent of the vote said the protests are being organized from abroad. If you little sheep are being directed by people in the Czech Republic to suggest that the opposition understands nothing new and is urging people to take to the streets in order to i quote hold negotiations with the government so that it voluntarily hands over power lust but handing over power is something lucas shango has categorically ruled out you. Know and im joined by. Analyses at the Research Center for east European Studies at the university of bremen here in germany organs good to have you on the program tonight 1st of all what did you make of the Election Results. Overwhelming win 80 percent of the vote did that surprise you. Well actually i was not of course surprised no one and everybody expected that i think because you know we have this long history of well civic ational an excellent Election Results in belarus still pro 20 years already so its not a surprise were actually surprised me and this people ive gotten used to have you know the last 10 years maybe in a more its 80 percent that he is definitely not heading now and its quite obvious so based has lost the Popular Support and its an action obvious for quite a majority of people that even if you had a chance to win which i dont really believe that would definitely not be 80 percent what does all of this mean then for his main challenger who managed to attract tens of thousands of supporters. Does she have any recourse here or does she have to accept the fact that she has lost this election. Well the problem is nobody actually knew killed me and even now its not quite clear what is the end strategy like the strategy of all. Of the inquisition also for people to show that they are majority and to protect them so people are kind of self organizing themselves also able to help who does this dance also social media didnt need that last is not calling for protest and she cannot or is not willing to move to join the protests because shes afraid that she will be and arrested so it is of course the problem that people embarrass sent all kind of looking for a leader and they dont have at the same time they may show an unprecedented level of Health Organization because last protests in the regions in the small city was off to the elections when i was have met since. President lukashenko he has been in power for 26 years i mean he has staying power but at some point it has to end do you see the cracks in his ability to to rule bill rousseau meat is the end of this era is it on the horizon in your pain. Well i have been a few the end of the era of you know nation leader or popular and leader of the president who was mocked by people on but he started also during the president nixon its not the 1st time that we see people are unhappy with him and. Found that theyve been also some you know signs of cracks in the system as youve just mentioned just it well see how many rolls and actual polls. On the ground showed it was i think over 100 or Something Like that should polling station that show that you actually lost to not stay and this is why that is so you never had a base number of any tall. Members of the election commissions who would have who would not have these hearings to you know to come to blows and really and its ignoring you our tendency for better or worse and it showed that people became more solid through trials and people start to lose weight here and we definitely have been you know that old relationship between state and society and that was one i think you know that that obviously is an Important Development and we will see how it plays out moving forward all over from the Research Center for eastern European Studies at the university of brevity over we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you thank you. In china stalls selling goods and services have long been a traditional feature of sitting streets but they dont suit the image of a smart modern china that the government wants the world to see and so stolz have been banned in many places one now with a recession and many people struggling to earn a decent wage street stalls are making a comeback our correspondent mathias berlinger reports tonight from chengdu in western jog. Sheeple night market is located at an hours drive from chengdu city center. And is one of the places in the western chinese metropolis where vendors can set up stalls without any special permission when one has just recently stopped a thai manicure business you know you need to get here early otherwise all the spots are occupied. With the economy slumping and unemployment on the rise the government is encouraging people to engage in smaller trade grin used to work in the h. R. Department of a big company. Behind. The epidemic is change the job market. Those companies who survived are treating employees differently they dont care about their employees because they think you wont dare to leave i quit because they made me work a lot of overtime. And it just happened. Until recently this was how china wanted its Retail Industry to look like a real estate boom had in a city neighborhoods torn down and replaced with Shopping Centers many of them catering to the luxury 2nd markets and Street Stores were driven out of the city up to today vendors who set up their stores and turned to city center face hefty fines but some take the risk this man who does not want to reveal his name used to work on the citys construction sites. That there is no way to find employment right now im getting too old for these jobs so i set up the stall i people like him are called aereo vendors in china they show up in popular places and quickly leave when officers approach with few other perspectives he invested his savings into an old motorized trice and say you thought you were saying oh my business is not really good its just enough to survive and pay my rent i have to make a living somehow way out see more than i. He spite and courage men from the Central Government cities a hesitating to allow them back to beauties all thing limited to the old school after quitting the office job one was looking forward to being her own boss but quickly had to learn that here you really want freedom has its limits too. There are days when business is bad and you just dont feel like coming back the next day but if you do that youll lose many customers there are rules in this business and one is that you have to be there consistently if your customers know you will be here and they will come if youre here one day and the next day youre not it wont work well. For a long time of visuals and citizens store Street Stores as a remnant of the past but for one does not plan for the near future. Well the day is always done the conversation continues online youll find us on twitter either at g. W. News you can follow me at brant golf t. V. Every member whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day well see you then everybody. Absurd regulations never ending permit procedures the frequent loss of. Germanys wind Power Industry is facing siddhant opposition. Why is that minister. Who has a vested interest in seeing wind energy failed. Struggling Energy Transition close up. Next on d w. 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