Be refusing to quit. And demons announces plans to cut nearly seven thousand jobs most will be a germany the unions are calling it an attack on the employees. Plus an unprecedented sale at christies in new york. The big spears so. A five hundred year old masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci becomes the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us. It is a decisive day in german politics talks aimed at forming a new Coalition Government after september the general election have entered their final day now if these talks collapse then the country could face new elections merkel says that she is confident that they will succeed but the parties are still far apart on many key issues the list of those issues is outstanding it is a long one but one of the main Sticking Points is migration with disagreement over family reunions and the deportation a failed Asylum Seekers climate protection an energy also bones of contention now the
With him its in these Coalition Talks weve achieved a paradigm shift in the european politics of germany away from the policy of austerity because it gets on my nerves when people say the s. P. D. Has now adopted the responsibilities of a civic minded citizen as if any other Political Party in this country could be more qualified to represent the people than the s. P. D. And we cannot allow the far right f. T. To lead the opposition that would be unacceptable we just have to look at other European Countries we cannot allow them to run in a grand coalition were going to become the steer upholders of the conservatives i think wed be better to go into opposition. Its good to have you with us german chancellor Angela Merkels future as well as the political stability of germany could very well be decided this hour the countrys central. Social Democratic Party is due to hold a key vote on whether to enter Coalition Talks with medicals conservatives after septembers elections social democrat
One step have a resolution wants to have de mille nuclearization wants to have peace and on the other hand pumps up this rhetoric and so the motivations relate to finances they relate to geo political factors of the u. S. Power in the region if you will and they relate to trying to ice out china and russia a little bit as a player in this as was evident in vancouver. Ok lets head to germany now where the s. P. D. Party convention is voted in favor of launching Coalition Talks with angle of merkels party and even though the result is what the s. P. D. Leader martin shills have been campaigning for it has been anything but an easy ride for him peter all of it joins me now live from berlin think about it all should be happy shouldnt he i mean as i understand this is what he wanted. Well he should be happy this is what he wanted but it was heart in mouth time for the leader of the social Democratic Party as he gave a one more pleading than inspirational speech to those delegates and party
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