Families live there and were doing this work here for them with gods help. You dont suppose they have an identity problem right because theyve heard a lot of bad experiences. You know thats why they want to vote for turkey and why so many support the a. K. P. In touch as such not everybody does go go go go go nobody at the election center. Tensions are running high here in berlin german take this Community People are divided by one simple question are you for or against a very different type act on. One point four million turkish citizens living in germany have begun early voting in the countrys president ial and parliamentary elections turkey itself goes to the polls on june the twenty fourth and with six present. Candidates of type area wants position is uncertain but his dominance among turks abroad is more clear within germany he and his party have a double digit lead according to recent polls a lead that could prove decisive germany for its part has banned turkish politicians from campaigning in the country a decision that has enraged. His critics say that his post coup crackdown has made a mockery of democracy and if he wins that power consolidation is likely to continue our coverage of the turkish vote begins with this report. Into one supporters and opponents stand side by side in front of the turkish general consulate in berlin up to sixty thousand turkish citizens are expected to vote at this polling station alone votes from turks living abroad could swing the election its likely to be a close one. As you can see members of the Turkish Community are eager to cast their votes here in berlin they want to decide in which direction the country is heading where too many different opinions. Six candidates have entered the president ial election and eight parties hope to win votes in the parliamentary election but most people here will be voting for or against heir to one. And you can with the same government should stay everything should remain as is which party k. P. That is everything i bothers me what he did to us for sixteen years was not right he worked for himself. Or any child you had it one is the best because hes built roads and hospitals for that one even proper roads in turkey all of the union. The first day of the election has run smoothly each party has sent election monitors there are decisively countering accusations of vote rigging the turkish authorities carefully displaying openness. Every evening these ballot boxes a sealed without having been opened my physique every evening kept under three looks i can only be open to all three parties are present. They will then be transported and open to turkey on june twentieth. One go for that if you took i for fatah even the opposition pro kurdish h d p is not afraid of vote rigging in germany but they complain that no one from the h. T. T. P. Is permitted to accompany the ballot boxes to turkey and once theyve arrived it will be days before theyre counted. The slimmest thats whats bad is that the vote banks will be locked up for three or four days and storage rooms and we dont know what will happen there isnt one theres a lack of trust between the various political camps also in berlin. And tomorrow its going to turkey and our correspondent dorian johns who is standing by with the latest from istanbul also dorian we know that this snap election is currently underway how crucial were these will these overseas votes be particularly those from germany. Well thats about three million overseas voters of week germany account for just on the heart of that seven percent of the electorate now those vote could be key because the president ial and general election all true close to call the president heard one will be looking for a very high turnout. Given the fact that in the polls they have strongly backed him and he is really a party in previous elections tell us a little bit more though about the validity of this election just going into it because we have for example the United Nations and others they have cast doubt on turkeys ability to hold a free and Fair Election given the state from urgency thats in place and you mentioned we know that their leader for example is behind bars and they have also raised those questions as. Well certainly in the fairness of the vote is a key concern of all the opposition parties last years referendum to extend the countrys president ial powers was mauled in allegations of voter fraud think that referendum only narrowly than Even International observers raise concerns over the way the votes were counted and the way the election with carried out and those concerns exists today but it has to be said the opposition parties are aware of this and interim president the move they have united to Work Together to ensure a fair vote and everyone is aware of the dangers and it does appear that all will be in opposition parties are taking steps to ensure a fair vote of the concerns still remain and there is so much at stake especially in this election because it is likely to mean big structural changes to turkeys democracy if everyone is reelected right. Well thats right now these powers that were passed to extend the president s powers in last years referendum come into effect with this election the new president will have on president of powers will turn into a very powerful executive presidency and give the president the power to. Also extend controls over the judiciary on top of that the parliament itself its role will be significantly diminished role of Prime Minister will be polish Opposition Party say that you cant amount to an elected dictatorship now present one insists the powers of crucial to address key challenges facing the country the economy trouble and also this ongoing war against kurdish insurgent positions parties have said they have pledged to reverse these reforms and thats what they say that this election is as much about the future of turkish democracy. And you know thats especially the view of critics of International Observers story but do you have the sense that that is also the view of the turkish people do they see this as a referendum on their democracy. Or certainly in from the oppositions perspective there is that concern about what the future will hold for turkey there is fears of what the future will be with the one having the extended powers and many many people feel this really is the last chance of the opposition to challenge erdogan affectively but earth one supporters equally are resolute they see this as a way of consolidating the power of the presidency given the fact that this country is facing so many challenges so like so much ills this country is split down the middle and thats why these polls are seen as extremely closely contested and the outcome is increasingly hard to predict so dorian lets do a little predicting of our own here i know that its difficult as you mentioned there but who has the best chance of challenging. Well the key challenge of the heard one is more hes a candidate of the main opposition c. H. P. Party and he performance has really taken even his own supporters by surprise he really has managed to reach out beyond the traditional secular base of the c. H. P. On the first move was to visit the imprisoned leader of the pro kurdish party. Who is also standing but campaigning from jail that was seen as a very important move to reach out to the potential kurdish vote that would be key if the vote went to a second round even beyond that hes also managed to reach out to the pious folk hes parents are very religious and conservative and he himself regularly prays and that is seen as im president in the past for this c. H. P. Party which is being portrayed as in the elite Secular Party he has broken down that barrier and in many ways he really is taking this election by storm performances which have drawn massive crowds. Thank you. This is. The president called this snap election eighteen months early a decision that is likely down to a fast approaching economic crisis that could throw a wrench into his plan to transition the country from a parliamentary democracy to an executive president ial system javi our get us has that side of the story thanks very much sara indeed those possible scenarios of an economic crisis are an important factor and we are seeing immediate actions by the government the Turkish Central Bank has raised Interest Rates to seventeen point seven five percent that provoked a sharp jump in the value of the turkish currency less than three weeks ahead of the elections as we heard the Interest Rate hike of over one percentage point had been widely expected and was quite urgent inflation has hit a six month high in higher prices for turks best month the president type of the one announced his intention to exert more control over Economic Policy if he wins the election thats driven losses in the lira and put pressure on the Turkish Central Bank to raise rates. And todays meeting of the Turkish Central Bank comes only two weeks after a first emergency Interest Rate that we saw a clear indication that these are difficult economic types a growing number of Foreign Investors are pulling their capital out of the country since the beginning of the year the lira has shed twenty percent of its value against the u. S. Dollar some Major Foreign Companies have increasing reservations against investing in turkey turkish firms have foreign currency debt of over two hundred twenty billion dollars the weak lira makes it more difficult to repay loans and sara that is one of the reasons why its very important to watch the economy on this election because it has major implications as we of course know and the question if we look at the numbers here we digest them we analyze them but at the end of the day javier are average turkish citizens are they feeling the pinch they definitely are lets not forget that of course economy is very dependent on imports the country imports far more than it exports and that trace deficit has been increasing about fifty percent or even more at the beginning of this year compared to last year that means of course all those imported products are getting more expensive and on top of that we have the problem of the inflation in general which is at twelve percent that means turks are paying twelve percent higher prices and that is always a source of discomfort for the voters which is of course very important just comfort outlet scale talk about an economic crisis here we cannot talk about in a comic crisis yet but the problem is how sustainable the Economic Situation in turkey is if you take a look at the Economic Growth it is at four point five percent that is very high compared to about six percent in china which is considered a crazy growth if you will so its difficult to talk about an economic crisis if growth is so strong but most of that growth comes from very important Infrastructure Projects major airports bridges and projects that are not necessarily financed with the countrys own money but to external debt so that is the problem here how long can it be sustained and how sustainable is the whole economic system. Many say that one of the reasons why the snap churches came as we just said was because there is a looming economic crisis in the future and which is quite interesting because airto on generally speaking has been seen by a lot of people there in turkey as a bit of an economic savior and in the past years do you think that he could now get the blame for the downturn how big a factor could the economy be in the election it is certainly going to be a very important factor because as you said he has campaigned on his Economic Performance for many many years he has praised himself for his Economic Performance in the last fifteen years so its one of his key points the question is how will he manage to influence the opinion of voters because he doesnt say that turkey has an economic problem he says that there is rather sort of a concentration against turkey and thats causing the problems not his performance javier your projection for after the election well that will depend on how much he is going to meddle with the activities of the Turkish Central Bank if he lets the Turkish Central Bank do its job without interfering then we will have confidence by investors to get that money back into turkey if he starts meddling with the activities of the central bank will continue to see these exact same problems after the election ok so not a lot of trust there this is basically what it boils down to having our get us breaking down the numbers for us giving us the Economic Situation within turkey thank you so much. Authorities in guatemala have today suspended search and rescue efforts in the wake of sundays volcanic eruption they say that Rainy Weather and the hot volcanic material blanketing the area are making it impossible to keep up the search for survivors at least one hundred people are dead with close to two hundred still missing despite the efforts of emergency workers up until now. Clearing the rubble after disaster struck for days crews worked tirelessly to find and remove bodies buried under volcanic ash its been a grim task and dangerous too dangerous the official search has now been suspended. Inside for parts of a squint emergency shelters have been set up for the evacuees those who made it here are the lucky ones. The more we know the larger came and took everything with it. With any floor were killed. But. We have nothing left nothing at all that will. Lead us he was we had to leave we couldnt take anything with us the ashes were coming after us but the people who stayed behind were buried underneath my own hands in mine of those barrels who we had on body of music of that on that else but the community has come together in a show of solidarity with people donating food and other items to help fellow guatemalans whove lost their homes. A makeshift memorial has also been set up to remember loved ones who were unable to flee the volcanos deadly rage. And correspondent of a routine is joining us from guatemala she is in an area where the those survivors are being sheltered welcome to you ophelia describe to us where you are right now and how those evacuees have been holding up. While many people here are desperate they have lost it and they dont even know if they will be able to return to a once lived the areas are covered in ash is and some of the places will be inhabitable after this emergency is over and people here dont know if they will have to move somewhere else but the good news is as you can see there are many volunteers behind me young people coming over we see aid coming from all over the country people driving up to twelve hours to get here just to bring some food and medical supplies and we also see that International Help is finally arriving there were some problems yesterday with some buses being blocked at the border of what the mob but now they are finally entering and we also see that the red cross has been. Starting a big donation over the world for people here ok so a lot of efforts to get these people back on track but we know in the meantime but rescuers suspended the search for victims on thursday how is that news affecting guatemalans many of whom do not know the fate of loved ones who might be missing at this hour and will that search resume. Well those news hit the people here very hard this morning they are still hoping for their relatives and loved ones to be found you have to remember that this country is very catholic and its very important for them to at least bury the rest of their loved ones properly the. Rescue search the search has been temporarily stopped they might resume further on they have installed them on interest Monitoring System which will which will help to see how the activity of the volcano is coming on and we will see if it continues to rain but they might go back and search for the people we have to say they stopped after those seventy two hours that are established as a deadline to find or to or hoping to find people alive and authorities there there are accusations that they failed to warn people are early enough is that a Fair Assessment and what are the people that you have been speaking with say. Some people here do blame they did actually only know about the emergency when they had ashes over their heads now authorities blame each other the ones who are in charge of monitoring the volcano said they had been releasing information all weekend long and then the ones who were supposed to evacuate people did only give advice forty five minutes after the explosion occurred. The opposition in parliament is now saying that they will investigate the government in order to see if there was any negligence from the authorities. Joining us with the latest from guatemala where as you mentioned authorities on thursday suspended the search and rescue efforts in the wake of sundays volcanic eruption ophelia we thank you so much for your reporting there from that shelter where survivors are currently being housed. Everyone is gearing up for the world cup and of course for fans it is essential to have all of the right gear to support their teams in nigeria so many fans have snapped up the teams striking new official jersey that there is now a shortage in the shops the players have been sporting the florescent kent in the world cup warm up matches leaving fans scrambling to get their hands on what is said to be one of the standout jerseys of the tournament in russia and news correspondents in lagos state they made their mission basically had to try and track down one of these must have kits heres their experience. The beginning of the world cup is coming but people here are saying it is not possible anymore to get a jersey of the Nigerian National team flourish do you think that is true well why dont i head of us to the official store to see if i can get one myself all right then ill go to lagos island to the market and see who of us will be the lucky one. I must one of the big malls. Im going to see. To get a shot. Oh it looks like we still have a ship and fuse really nice. Suit. I dont see any on the shelves i think you only have the old ones. Like. My old wooden. Chairs but unfortunately the wood on the front page says he just told me he sold four hundred shit and. He goes for one hundred dollars one. Hundred this is not the first time hes now selling the stock so dont believe. This is lego i love the buzzing Business House of nigeria all the economic capital lagos and im pretty sure that i have a good chance to find a jersey here. A lot of the germans are like youre looking for the jerseys the nigerian jersey why are people so crazy about it. And you can eat i love. Very nice of course im not im not. Degree went green i love it i love its kind of. Easy. Well. Were going to go all right here we go to several sold out its plenty of nigerian shirts. I can see here selling world cup two shirts how is the sales going were making a lot of so as. Customers are coming in i mean i just love the shirts very very well i love you guys the greats. How many of the jerseys have you sold already oh i i couldnt comment i couldnt convert many ive sold maybe im just more demand us to. Flourish where you are jersey. Well unfortunately i wasnt able to get it all so it all be all for show and store well certainly that for you but ill give you one because i got plenty i dont know that theyre the real ones because they sold them for three thousand meron the market which is about a two year is only but it was the most important question is do you think that has a good chance to perform well during the world cup well. Anything can happen if its possible i think we do have a chance and im sure you know the Nigerian Team is here also tearing down the team weve got weve got the jersey where were looking forward to all performance and hopefully he needs to be in the right without without jerseys so lets hope all the best when i say. He bought a pirated jersey you should not do that shame on you a. J. Well the day is nearly done but as ever the conversation continues online you can find us on twitter either at e w news my handle is at sarah kelly and dont forget you can use the hash tag the day. Well now finally thursday would have been the birthday of the artist formally known as prince it would have been since his sixtieth birthday and his Record Company has announced today that they will be releasing. Previously on heard material from his purple ness later on this year the new album dates all the way back to nine hundred eighty three and it is a private rehearsal recording the artist was just fifty seven when he died from an accidental fentanyl overdose in his paisley park complex so here finally today is a kiss for prince thanks for watching. You. Personally mother flynn stories that made the game so special. Place. To be and stars deliver rousing performances gloom swisscom classic. 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