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To the state duma and also the approval of the russian governments. Nearly 2 years of punishing trade war at the u. S. And china are set to sign up that sees beijing more American Products in return for access to its market. In from right around the world welcome to moscow and to r. T. International my names you know no good for your company. Our breaking news this hour the russian president has nominated the head of the federal tax service for the post of Prime Minister its the latest move headed to have major upheaval in russian politics this witness the earlier russias Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev announced that his government resigned not came after president putin suggested amendments to the constitution which will give parliament greater powers i discussed all of that earlier with our correspondent. Saying i mean he was born in 1966 here in moscow hes married to have 3 sons and hes a good hockey player right we know that he has been the head of the Russian Federal tax service as you mentioned for actually many years since 2010 but even before that he has been almost like since 9098 within the tax system you know real estate related things may sound surprising to some people that someone who i mean we. Would not hear about i mean. Prime minister nominee right now but you have to remember when 20 years ago when putin was appointed as Prime Minister and then president no one actually knew that man and it worked so i mean maybe its going to work this time as well that came out and spent just hours after the entire government resigning what does that actually mean i think there is a very important thing to understand in this situation that whatever of this resignation means for russia the country will not find itself in a situation as. Political vacuum power vacuum because 1st of all we can see how. Minister nominees they already and we hear from state duma that is right now in charge of approving him that they are going to have a special meeting on thursday so no power vacuum and even before like the cabinet is for and the government that just now step down will be in full charge of everything theyre continuing oh yes yes mr medvedev announced about this resignation earlier on wednesday at the meeting between wide more putin the ministers here how it was. You mr putin colleagues youve all heard the address of the russian president Vladimir Putin as president in the major priorities of work for the upcoming year but he also learned a number of funds. Changes to the constitution of the Russian Federation these changes when they take place and this will be done after the discussions and as with it they will significantly alter a number of parts of the constitution and change the balance of power the executive the judicial and the legislative powers in this context it is obvious that as the government of the Russian Federation we need to give the president of our country the opportunity to take all the necessary steps and decisions and in this context i believe it would be the right thing to do in accordance with article 117 of the constitution of the Russian Federation for the government to resign but i want to draw your end of years attention to how these gentlemen look in this media because as you understand i mean some people may indeed take these resignation news as an alarming one but you can see that. Smiling and hes not nervous hes not. Very alive as well i think the right place 2 reasons for that i think i mean although we only learned about this resignation earlier wednesday it was discussed i mean for some time behind the scenes and maybe was even agreed between the president and Prime Minister maybe with some ministers involved it wasnt big news for them i suppose of course it would be very fide and there is another reason my feeling is that. They want to send this message to the russian public the russian people that there is no reason to panic nothing to worry about the government that just stepped out will be in full charge until a new cabinet is for him so actually did not worry everything is under control just what i felt just. Do we know what happened here of course 1st of all you have to understand admission of it is quite a prominent politician here in russia and he has quite an impressive political career he served as the countrys Prime Minister for 8 years since 2012 putin was present but before that for 4 years he was the leader of russia he was. The president of the Russian Federation of wild lot more potent was Prime Minister so i mean these 2 used to Work Together for quite some time before there Dmitry Medvedev served as deputy Prime Minister for 3 years and before that he was kremlin chief of stuff and now hes going to have a new position hes moving to the countrys Security Council and put into the countrys legislation they had of the Security Council is the president meaning putting and now determine what it will become his deputy and what is important to stress this position didnt exist before today so he will become again like putins right hand he will work with this gentleman side by side just because it has been a few go under to be another big story why is it if you look at putins public appearances you can notice him in the last say 3 months you can notice that he was talking a lot a lot a lot about kind of like need for change that is strong in Russia Society right now but todays decision is direct clearly connected to what put in earlier wednesday said during his address to the federal assembly and he was talking a lot about amendments specific amends to direction constitution and my colleague has been following and take a listen. We were expecting to hear where this country is supposed to head 2020 but i can tell you that the russian future it seems way beyond that point was being shaped out here in the monitor exhibit hall just outside the kremlin mr putin was speaking because we heard some really groundbreaking we were expecting to hear where this country is supposed to head 2020 but i can tell you that the russian future it seems way beyond that point was. Being shaped out here in the monitor exhibit hall just outside the kremlin as mr putin was speaking because we heard some really groundbreaking proposals including proposed changes to the russian maine law the russian constitution in fact one of the proposals suggested that the constitution should limit to mr putins own powers that have to do with appointing key government ministers and in fact the Prime Minister as well so heres proof of that so if you just use a state you according to the constitution of the Russian Federation hes the president needs only the state dumas consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet his deputies and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian governments chairman and the chairman suggestion all the deputy Prime Ministers and federal ministers will have to be appointed by the president the right to reject any candidates another proposal that came from the president was taken out the phrase in a row from the sentence from the constitution that one person could only serve to president ial terms in a row which if the amendments are approved would mean that the situation when for instance mr putin himself were turned to the president ial office after a 4 year break wont repeat itself in russia in the future the russian leader among other things proposed thats also something very important putting the russian main law thats the constitution once again above International Law in the sense that russia wouldnt be. A part of any International Treaty if it contradicts their washing constitution so all of this is indeed groundbreaking and very important especially in the context of the lot of my putins expected the partner after the end of his term from the president ial. Office in 2024 so it looks like russia and its system of governance is up for a massive revamp mr putin today made it clear that none of this will happen without the approval of the nation so perhaps we should expect some kind of vote on that. Or im delighted to welcome on to the program George Galloway georgia broadcaster author and veteran british politician george good to see you surprising shake up here in russia today do you think this will change the Political Landscape in the country significantly for one more power will be in the hands of parliament thats one of the major proposals. Well its not a tall bar but it is a Russian Revolution a peaceful democratic and very calm one but it is a revolutionary change from this distance i would say that it gives more power to the parliament but it downgrades the importance of the Prime Ministership moving mr medvedev who is long held that in a very powerful figure in his own right recommending the head of the tax Collection Service seems like an indicator that the Prime Minister will have less power than the current Prime Minister has at the same time it seems to me to invest more power in the national Security Council with mr medvedev going to be the Deputy President of the and president putin is of course the president of the and that might go on beyond 2024 of these 2 men have been a kind of by letting duet through the last 20 years nearly and i suspect that they will continue to do so and im one of those who believes that its a good thing for the stability of russias leadership and its quality which is not a separate issue has been one of the most positive aspects of World Governance in the 21st century with the president put terms Prime Minister medvedev foreign minister lover off to have a nose world the world would be today if they have not been around and i was not looking forward to president putin disappearing from the scene in just 4 years time because i think he and medvedev. Are still have a very great deal of work to do and a great deal to offer in broader terms how is this going to be seen do you think by the the International Community that has been critical of the russian president over perceived reluctance for political change. Well i dont know about the other leaders but i suspect the Public Opinion is on my side d door of this analysis the Public Opinion in the world has every reason to be grateful for the steadfastness the wisdom and the diplomatic quality the current russian leadership has shorn through all kinds of tarbell and International Crises when weve had president s of the United States almost literally go berserk an office do absolutely crazy things that the russian leadership has steadily surely calmly and with a great deal of deafness handled one International Crises after another and saw there seems to be change going on but it should not leave the World Without the benefit of the wisdom of leadership that most people i meet theyre not. Looking back fondly to have bullshit me days or anything like that but most people i know or and i meet recognize the ability of the current russian leadership and will be solid to see it go in a day for net can use one of the things that maybe got passed by the wayside was that president putin proposed a referendum on his proposal of the under last time george and felt like that was seen here was 993 just your thoughts how do you interpret such a. Well run for and are risky things as the british governing class can testify but i presume that a change this profound is thought to be necessary and i would have thought that with the president putins current level of of Public Opinion support and credibility in the current. After all lets not forget russia was on its knees if not on its having its pockets picked when this man came to new power russia is now restored to you International Prestige International Credibility to possibly its highest ever level certainly in the middle east where russia is now an indispensable part for stability and progress in the world so if he goes to the country with a referendum on this i suspect hell do better than David Cameron did in his referendum so yeah well have to wait to see what the public thinks of his ideas but internationally again george do you think this is an opportunity for the upcoming government to perhaps reset relations with the west is that something flog him or putin may have had in mind today. Well maybe but if by reset they mean a russian capitulation on issues like syria like the conflict with iran the ongoing comic ridiculous war against venezuela the attitude to the north stream to project attitude to the ukraine for example if they think by resetting theyd get a russian capitulation on these fronts i 4 very much doubt what will happen if mr putin president putin decides to take a back seat but still be around on the Big International issues which is i suspect what the end of all this will be i suspect that president putin will continue as the head of the national Security Council even beyond 2024 with the Vice President medvedev this would give this. To Russian Foreign policy on the big geo Strategic Issues of the day and allow them perhaps a little more space time after all they have been the call face for a very long time and let the head of russias tax system get on with the domestic agenda george thank you very much for your time and your thoughts this hour George Galloway broadcaster author of british politician life in the. Ok we are going for a quick break here in our to international more global news coming up in moments. As the democrats gear up to officially start their 2020 president ial primary to assess Donald Trumps performance in office a report card of sorts where is he kept his promises and where has he come up short will any of this really matter. Just one magic bullet you could actually come up with some of the top of his baby talk about ways we get Access Capital in capitalism cavils important so we could actually have programs that actually help folks who want to do that but when you give everybody a 1000. 00 im a poor person im going to consume that and if youre rich youre going to invest. The wealth the spirit is going to grow because youre using your money to consume your literally buy more crazy things and then my landlord knowing that i got a 1000. 00 and you just go raise my rent so then you get your inflation going on and there. Again donald trump the chinese vice premier if you he signed phase one of a trade deal this weapon stay with the u. S. President calling the move historic it comes after extensive talks aimed at putting an end to a damaging to your long dispute between the countries. And joins us live now from the u. S. To talk more on this came up yet tell us more about the deal is it significant it is being said to be. Well this is the long awaited phase one of the trade deal between the United States and china essentially no additional tariffs will be imposed on china by the United States and china will begin purchasing Agricultural Products quite a bit of Agricultural Products being purchased by china from the United States now this will be a step forward donald trump spoken rather glowing terms about previous existing tariffs and by the ongoing trade war and tensions now when donald trump spoke about the signing and participated in the ceremony he acknowledged and gave vague reference to what he referred to as the impeachment hoax taking place on capitol hill and furthermore he thanked a number of individuals who we felt were key in helping phase one of the deal to be signed among them or Henry Kissinger Sheldon Adelson the governor of iowa and robert life hisor so the ceremony has proceeded trump says its a big step forward people are looking on with a little bit of skepticism to me yeah we put a big question mark. Bring us right up to date thank you very much. Deep divisions have emerged in the german chancellor Alliance Party in bavaria with elections approaching poll has revealed that almost the hum of all people in the region would be against a muslim or a majority of those opposed being Christian Social Union voters nobbys Americans Party well the scandal has seen a muslim come to that resign from the race too to resistance from his own colleagues with more in the story are teet bitter over. Mehr all elections in the german state of bavaria raising questions about islamophobia in the regional wing of Angela Merkels Ruling Coalition then asahi and had been a candidate for the Christian Social Union but the prospect of a muslim heir sore protest from some Party Members so he is decided to drop out of the running when some party member said they dont want to muslim as a man i was initially disappointed theyre not ready i have to accept that they should have clarified that in advance there is no tolerance im very sorry indeed to disappointed. This is hugely embarrassing for the c. S. U. Mr psion feeling he couldnt stand as a candidate based on his faith has drawn sharp criticism from party ground days i think it is fundamentally wrong to exclude a candidate because of his beliefs if he is committed to overall use especially at a time when dialogue between the worlds religions is so urgently needed something about must not happen the news that mr simon would be pulling out of the race prompted polling across the state of bavaria which showed that almost every other person would have an issue to some degree with the mayor of their city or community being of the islamic faith with over a quarter saying they would definitely have an issue when the polling data was broken down to voter preference on surprisingly supporters of the anti immigration a. F. D. Overwhelmingly were against the muslim air but just a touch and a half of c. S. U. Voters held the same view the Party Faithful putting out a very different message to that on the bavarian interior ministrys website a ministry run by the Christian Social Union we want a culture of togetherness so that people with foreign roots have the desire and the opportunity to get involved for that work and in the local community then assad says he will continue to support the c. S. U. While senior Party Figures have gone out of their way to show him support the attitude of the grass roots in the Christian Social Union shows that in the conservative state of bavaria at least some germans are ready or not willing to accept people from the islamic faith representing them in politics that is sure to leave more than a few of the upper echelons in the party red faced at the attitudes of their supporters while germany bills itself as open to multiculturalism peter all over r. T. Early. Well we took the opportunity to speak to Christian Democratic Union member of the stuff maher who has been nominated himself for the been the stunning elections he stressed the constitution in germany does not hold back muslim politicians in the country. We need to to only say that to sit today look to talk together sit in one table with a different crowned there is nothing saying or constitution there is no one allowed to have a position in the politics or government if he is that was someone was there nothing could have been like this in all of you know a constitution we are bad the very bad it is today and we dont want to go to be this history we are knowledgeable about the country and we need to live all together in a healthy such a society so that by and one of the bloody and me could think about it on the it only need to open a discussion now to involve all the people in it and not to make just the selfie of all just the book we are 11 country but as a part of our country i want to see where is this year if not if someone has a politics with the muslim religion we have a lot of people who are that we have a lot of judgment muslims there in the Security Service who have been locked up in the board as we have in the military want to read events so what is the problem would be the politics you having also look if you have people with a different package on for a different sort what you only do in this country on the autumn to spend on the up and get a great faith for this country we should be we need to know with whom we are dealing. 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This is boom us broadcasting around the world and covering all aspects of business and how it affects us all im christiane and i bring to bear in washington heres a look at what we have on day wells fargos stock continues to slump in the wake of its major accounts scandal with fines taking a big hit on the companys bottom line partly nailer a Public Service and gives us his take on what lies in store for the big goliath and how this sector has performed in recent times then as one bank has left. J. P. Morgan. Profit we take a look at the stuff in the final 29 and what does it mean for the forecasts of the u. S. Economy Going Forward without a mess of the other mess things that so many stories so little time so lets go. Ahead of the anticipated signing a phase one