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Tonight from out moscow news headquarters where its just past 2 in the morning youre watching r. T. International welcome to the program. Russia has a new Prime Minister lawmakers approved the candidacy of mikhail machinist and on thursday with president putin then sounding off on the appointment. More on how the day unfolded. Well it only took this country what was it slightly more than 24 hours to come from the point when the president proposed to tweak some elements of russias constitution which by the way didnt automatically mean that the cabinet would have to step down to a moving towards the point when the russian state duma approved the name of the countrys new Prime Minister that is mikhail so the result was 383. 00 votes in favor about 40 abstentions and 0 votes again so this is the kind of backing the incoming Prime Minister is getting which is very important obviously in his position and clearly we were listening to his speech right before the vote which was obviously filled with quite a few promises so here are some of them. Used to produce them i can do that too i like to ensure you that all members of the new government carry personal responsibility for achieving National Goals i know that some talks in this room can even an intensive and i believe its very important that the government feels that it would always be questioned him on incident remains open and constructive critics help us improve and you the members of Parliament Give us regional feedback you know what they think what people talk about how this sense the situations and whether they think that there are changes needed for the past. Just to look at the background of mr mr stan a little bit i can tell you that he was in charge of the Russian Federal Tax Authority for about a decade he rarely appeared on t. V. So when on wednesday the now former Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev i can tell you that theres really no other way to put it shocked the country shocked the world by saying that his government was stepping down only a few hours after the russian leader delivered his annual state of the nation address pundits were calling out different names and i can tell you that in most cases wasnt even on the list but then again boom the name the helm issues didnt came out of the kremlin so you cant help wondering what are the reasons for this appointment why so much trust well i can tell you that the new Prime Minister while he was working in the federal Tax Authority managed to accomplish a mission that seemed absolutely impossible at one point to get rid of a very painful state of bureaucracy and russias taxes i can tell you that previously to pay taxes or to deal with some problems russians have to stand in line fill out hundreds of papers they say that at this point now it can all be done through smartphones or tablets p. C. s you name it. What then a matter of minutes and people say that this is really the achievement of me and in fact spoke to our t. A few years ago about exactly that about the digital izing the paper work in russia and how its important for the development of the country he was talking about the Younger Generation that will shape out the future of the nation its important that the young generation form of course future taxpayers to morrow use the friendly user interface which is suitable for the as we know that research is showing us the young generation now not using p. C. Computers so the mobile phones mobile applications and then social networks so basically we should exit the street with the stations to calm we should come to the such is social networks and make sure that its friendly interface for them so basically this is the maybe main reason why we collaborate can be the commissioners to make sure that to be servicing kotex peers because between service and confuse call part of the administration servicing part of this no more and more coming clearly there will be something for d of the audience outside this country to point out russias new pm is fluent in english that is something that we hadnt seen for a very long while now before the vote in the Upper Chamber of the Russian Parliament began i managed to catch up with some of russias most senior lawmakers and i asked them why they are about to support the candidacy of me which in was thinking about efficiency. If you look at the different ministries in russia the tax collection is one of the biggest it is all. He knows everything about every payment officially made. Russian. Created the most. Useful usable. Electronic government it has a ph d. In economics he writes books on economics he writes textbooks he teaches there is a Financial University in moscow also hears an intellectual. Very more than an intellectual of more than a bureaucrat who can. Have a very systematic view on issues because heres actuals fish elative. Which he got at the university was systems and functional the systems so. I think its a good choice. I think a very quick. Reminder you know which i think its also important for a politician. Its misused in developed an efficient tax service one of the most efficient departments in the country hes a strong leader tax Service Management is being done correctly both in terms of leadership im cutting edge technology. But for the 1st time the Prime Minister has proven business capability hes showing that with his work on the tax service and if you polishes all the ministries in the same way its not Bush National income and streamline expenditure he is an engineer or somebody bring strong accurate in the sciences and Innovative Technology ideas that politically is neither left nor right as your center is we really have a specialist coming into our of the world well there was another major shake up in russian politics this week with the resignation of the government and that came about following Vladimir Putins suggestion of amendments to the constitution effectively diminishing the president s powers while basting those of parliament. But it brought in with the amendments i suggested yesterday do not affect the fundamental basis of the constitution further in russias development as a lawful state the goal is also to enhance the effectiveness of the countrys institutions to strengthen the role of Civil Society and to enable the Political Parties in our regions to make decisions vital to the countrys Development Last Senior Correspondent road guest if explains more about the landmark move and the reaction it received in the west. Try explain this limp to boom and power as the office of president the media accuses of of seizing more power who control over russia but when putin gives up that power and hands it over at the parliament at his own expense it is also because he seizing more control over russia 1st to discover this syndrome i name it paranoid putin a friend here and theres a real epidemic. Paranoid putin a friendly aside he is what he actually proposed to guaranteed that new president ever wields as much power as he did including putin himself hes got 4 more years in office. This is unprecedented in a quarter of a century every constitutional amendment was designed to empower the president for example increase the president ial term from 4 years to 6 years or give the president the power to appoint prosecutors and now he turns it all upside down it used to be that hooten appointed the problem. Ministers Parliament Rubber stamp that now parliament appoints heads of government and putin rubber stamp set with no power object so if you want your sister to 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 at the chairman suggestion all the deputy Prime Ministers and federal ministers will have to be appointed by the president without the right to reject any candidates yes this is of course all subject to a popular vote if these passes russia will be a changed country with a very different future russia is changing into a new face of democracy freedom and now this 1st. Time when the president limits his old power and this is something in the later controlled country is not known at all the president limits its own power and wants to let the people decide on the new constitution. At the pave the way the government handed in its resignation its worth mentioning it wasnt all that popular that failed on a number of fronts and the now caretaker Prime Minister said himself its time for something new you have all heard the address of the russian president Vladimir Putin as president he outlined the major priorities of our work for the upcoming year but he also outlined a number of fundamental changes to the constitution of the Russian Federation these changes when they take place and this will be done after discussions and as we said they will significantly alter a number of paths the constitution and change the balance of power if theres one thing we know about putin its that we dont know him he loves to surprise and there was no warning not even rumors that the country was about to be turned on its head we now have a new Prime Minister we heil michoud in an unknown quantity hes largely stayed out of the spotlight for the past decade ahead in the federal tax agency and i must say he did wonders teaching russians to pay their taxes fact some would argue hes done too good a job it is now clear putin hangs up the gloves in 2024 he will run for another term times change so does russia 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 the stability of russias leadership and it quality which is not a separate issue has been one of the most positive aspects of World Governance in the 21st century. And other news a sound a turkish president has announced the deployment of more troops to libya he says to ensure the stability of the un backed government. And its capital tripoli theyll join a deployment already sent by ankara earlier this month and during a meeting with the German Foreign minister general have to offer libyas rival Administration Reportedly said hes ready to abide by the current cease fire his arties middle east correspondent paula. Well it certainly seems as if things are heading in the right direction that meeting in moscow was applauded by the International Community is a step in the right direction in terms of bringing about a lasting Peace Agreement in libya as youve mentioned weve just heard from the German Foreign minister that highly for have tyler who is the commander of the Libyan National army has agreed to a cease fire with the forces of the government of National Accord now that is the u. N. Back government that sits in tripoli this followed an earlier an ounce meant by the turkish president air the one in which he said he was starting to send turkish troops to libya to assist the government of National Accord there there are already Turkish Forces in libya but they they are primarily to train the forces in tripoli and everyone is saying that this is all part and parcel of a much Bigger Picture there are agreements between the 2 countries to this effect and that it will help bring the long term stability in libya take a listen and we are starting to send our soldiers to ensure religious my government survival and stability in libya starting with the idea that turkey security lies outside of its borders we will continue to mobilize our capabilities now all of this comes just days ahead of a meeting that is being planned in the german capital for this weekend and due to attend that meeting our leaders from turkey from russia as well as from britain italy and germany the focus of the meeting will be a follow on from the summit that was held in moscow again a further step in trying to in train and bring about long term security and stability in libya. American President Donald Trump says he will impose higher tariffs on car makers in europe if u. S. Allies better decline to take his side of the Iran Nuclear Deal well have that story and more after this short break. Well its finally begun the impeachment of donald j. Trump the president and his supporters say the process is nothing more than a political witch on the democrats in the liberal Corporate Media is a truck is a National Security threat and must be removed but in the end it would seem democracy itself being impeached. You know world of big partisan movies a lot and conspiracy its time to wake up to dig deeper to hit the stories that Mainstream Media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smart we need to stop slamming the door on the bad and shouting past each other its time for Critical Thinking its time to fight for the middle for the truth the time is now for watching closely watching the hawks. Welcome back donald trump has threatened to impose a 25 percent tariff on european carmakers if germany france and the u. K. Didnt accuse to run the violating the 2015 nuclear deal and thats been confirmed by germanys defense minister those countries complied with the request on tuesday here on foreign minister zarif has so has had this say in response. Appeasement confirmed youre a trio sold out rebel and so forth join comprehensive plan or faction to avoid new tram tariffs it wont work my friends your only what his appetite remember your High School Bully if you want to sell your intergroup to go a hat but do not assume high moral legal ground you dont have it. Well iran has dismissed a moves by the european signatories to trigger the socalled dispute mechanism over its alleged noncompliance with the deal they have a 30 day period to resolve the problem after which it will be referred to the Un Security Council who has the power to reinstate sanctions on tehran so what led to such a fragile situation between the parties the nuclear deal officially named the joint comprehensive plan of action was signed in 2015 by iran and major world powers the agreement was to see to iran limit its Nuclear Activities in exchange for the easing of sanctions but washington pulled out in 2018 and swiftly imposed economic penalties iran then began scaling back its compliance which accelerated after the u. S. Assassinated to irans most powerful general scott ritter a former u. N. Weapons inspector says the e. U. Has little choice but to follow americas lead. Weve seen that you know over the course of the time thats passed since may 2018 when President Trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Agreement that the European Union has been struggling to to come to grips with what its options are and you know theyve tried to come up with you know a trade mechanism that will enable iran to trade with e. U. Members to sidestep socalled secondary sanctions that would be imposed by the United States and theyve been unable to come up with something the bottom line is the european economy is too closely tied to the American Economy and they cant afford to confront the United States they literally have have no option and i think thats why they cave so readily and thats why theres no debate thats why theres no anger they have no choice theyve theyve proven that they are unfortunate little more than obedient poodles to the american masters. France has been brought to a standstill once again trade unions and Public Sector workers a piling the pressure on french president s a man on the cross over his proposed Pension Reforms Mass Transportation strikes hit paris and other major cities across the country on thursday unions called on train metro and hospital workers along with teachers to months in the french capital demanding a total scrap of macross proposals thousands more rallied across the country blocking ports and disrupting electricity production and thats despite the governments decision to reach a compromise last weekend is going to drop some of the Pension Reforms most controversial aspects the French Parliament is due to debate the bill in february bonds while negotiations drag on some have managed to find the fun site of recent events. As the search continues in france weve brought you. Know weve brought you the discontentment weve even taught you the violence the other thing is quite interesting protest. Like this all the time is that really brings the color if you just look behind me you can to get a sense of just some of these banners that are out today people spend tireless hours creating these banners to try and get them for a moment say on t. V. Or social networks to try and get their voices of course were going to speak to the ballot hes got this sad very nice sign by british on slate nice english basically saying my god loves to professors particularly at the age of 60 i rather think he mailed reference to the fact he married his schoolteacher i his advance would be fair to say franco. Normally teachers retire at 62 like everyone else but if this reform for the past they will go up to 64 or even moving from case this man does the we are told the president whose wife is a teacher. So hes not just the placards that we see at these protests we also see other flags that are regular currencies like this one for che guevara and the flag of the palestinian territories over there also the color that adds to almost every protest that we come to in front so just spotted what looks like quite a nice cargo placard here in paris its a train lets have a chat to the person behind this. Expect watch. Have been on strike for 42 days which you know we really workers are striking against americans pension reform. I think were witnessing some sort of humorous show here weve got some of the huge looks like the son of Margaret Thatcher and missed america that hairstyle is. Really the heart of Margaret Thatcher particularly with what will look like. The pearls on the is around. For me no protest in paris is complete intil we have met this gentleman this is your baptist and every protest he is out with a new so i mean in this distinctive coloring drawing furthest or. Joining the fight for social justice the environment democracy everything is going wrong this is a democratic emergency the politicians are not performing their duties and acting to help the people well from the simple messages to the more humorous messages it seems you can pretty much find anything on a placard at a protest in france and from everybody weve spoken to it seems that the reason why people are really keen to get their protest band out here in showing is to make sure that they seen in the crowds show that you can ski r. T. In paris. Now a new report has revealed the u. K. Failed to notify other countries about 75000 crimes committed by their nationals in britain according to the Guardian Newspaper the home office then apparently tried to cover up the mistake which was caused by a computer error due to embarrassment there is still uncertainty whether historical daily activity files received from the home office are going to be sent out to countries as there is a Reputational Risk to the u. K. Or the Police Computer system error wasnt noticed for 5 years and that meant from 2012 to 2017 foreign a unit convicted of crimes in the u. K. Were able to return home without their own countries being aware of their records the home office has said it is working to rectify the situation amy p. Andrew england kurt holders that the scandal will prove to be highly damaging for both the u. K. And its european partners. It was lovely bats the brits and said so you should but its bad for the e. U. Bad for all citizens but if new can we have these convictions covered up by some Civil Servants the replication risk is why should you cant share information with the u. K. If the u. K. Cannot be relied upon she knew just share information at that point lynn officially its very serious because. Its put us in a very weak position it is really there was a 2 year period for most who served notice we could leave e. U. We should have been mauled in that time to come to a Long Term Agreement because we had some Civil Servants that didnt do the job properly and so now weve got the really silly position weve endangered many people by the acts of maybe a few people and its totally unacceptable both in the u. K. And the e. U. So that is your date from now well be back here in just over 30 minutes time with more nice from around the world will see that. What politicians do. Put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. So when you want to be president injury. Or some want to. Have to go right to the press as a white woman for 3 of them or cant be good. Im interested always in the waters in the house. First. One else seemed wrong. One old rule. I mean you get to shape out these days to come out to it and engage with equals betrayal. When so many find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. Now they were the. Welcome to the alex aventura where we present a program on the constitutional future of scotland this weekend and despite de blas to johnno when i did Television Free another enormous march for Scottish Independence took place in glasgow. Of course this follows another general election victory for the s. N. P. Where their unionist supported supported just 3 grand total of 11 seats compared to 48. 00 pro independent same piece however there is no sign whatsoever that bush johnson is prepared to accept that landslide as a month date for the for the independence referendum this week hed ought to nicolas sturgeon the scottish 1st minister brushing aside her demand for a new pool and a future programme will examine in detail the westminster response to the scottish governments demand for a further independence referendum but the show will feature the fuse of commentators and probably maintainance on how scotland should best progress its cleans in the face of this feat today we asked 2 top political commentators ruth wish it and george kevin how the drama is likely to play it out to be asked to expedience to s. N. P. Parliamentarians from scotland and wish minister for their views on with their scotland but 1st chair treats messages and emails in response to russia last week lyn says its good to look back at the year now its time to move forward and work towards Scottish Independence scorches says really love the shores of Northern Ireland catalonia and finland far surpassed that i put of p. P. C. Martin says love the show alex great to see all the folks at major issues so interesting over the year who define it that len betts predictions would be so accurate have you got him picking your horses may andrea says cant wait until the day that programming like this is our mainstream scottish t. V. My favorite thing to watch thank you so much andrea and finally tarja from finland says independent scotland soon i dont want to get a visa to get there now the general election provided the Prime Minister with a mind to get bricks it done however north of the border things did not go according to the johnson plan with half the tory seats crashing and burning the other unionist parties did even worse with labor it used to install the chief seat and the liberals losing their you keep party leader. However that is no sign that borders johnson is prepared to buy to s. N. P. Government demands for the powers to hold another referendum or indeed have to as its known in scotland these are the exchanges a Prime Ministers questions the Prime Minister is a democracy. Thank you to the Prime Minister crises call me privately you know this position is undemocratic unacceptable and completely unsustainable the Prime Minister has showed an hour took a turn for scottish democracy for scotlands parliament