was an act of evil and called for tougher penalties it was the right thing to do. whether it s this one. we have to bear the death penalty. of the of the u.s. is once again in mourning this time after what s thought to be the deadliest attack on a jewish community in u.s. history. german chancellor angela merkel is bracing for another major blow today this time in regional elections in the state of hesco where voting has been underway for several hours now the chancellor s conservative c.d.u. party is expected to suffer heavy losses on the smaller green party and far right alternative for germany looks set for a boost in support the vote is considered a test of the cd use national popularity and after a string of poor election results no less than merkel s legitimacy as chancellor is
been wounded in sri lanka as the country s political crisis deepens reports suggest a security guard of a minister in the sacked government open fire on a crowd to the president after they threatened him the country was plunged into crisis on friday when the president fact the prime minister and appointed a new one. policing georgia police friday in the former soviet republic of georgia have voted for new president today the two frontrunners are both former foreign ministers and the vote is seen as a crucial test for the ruling party ahead of parliamentary elections. german chancellor angela merkel is bracing for another major blow today this time in regional elections in the state of essex where voting has been underway now the chancellor s conservative c.d.u. party is expected to suffer heavy losses with the smaller green party and far right alternative for germany looking set for a boost in support the vote is considered
to both the sides on the left and on the right so what do you think that the current polling says about this shift in dynamics and in german politics. well first of all it marks a departure from those major parties the c.d.u. this centrist party the city you and bit further to the left the social democrats something we see all across europe where democrats movements parties like in france have been all but wiped out now so democrats are also of course under severe pressure there s a fragmentation of the political landscape that that s something the c.s.u. the conservatives here varia have tried to frame as something that s a source of instability and that is something german voters certainly don t like but quite clearly the c.s.u. is had a hard time particularly over that hot button issue of migration initially particularly foreseeable for the c.s.u. leader now interior minister he distance to. itself from day one pretty much from
in germany a political shakeup is in the works with state elections in bavaria on the last day of campaigning before sunday s vote and opinion poll shows voter support for the c.s.u. that s the party that s had an absolute majority in the state for decades falling below thirty three percent voters are turning instead to smaller parties such as the greens on the far right a.s.d. the bavarian election could also have representation for chancellor angela merkel because the c.s.u. is part of her coalition government. the christian social union the c.s.u. and. both things are very is known for. prince who is unlikely to remain popular after the various state elections on sunday to see us use immediate future seems not quite so bright although bavaria center right party is unlikely to lose power in the state altogether post suggest it s heading for its worst
a war and this is kind of the variance down on any election event and it s so relevant because german chancellor angela merkel is already facing criticism in berlin from her own political calm she now faces here in bavaria this conservative stronghold being under pressure the serious you the sister party of a conservative c.d.u. party is expected to lose its absolute majority now that doesn t really sound like such a big deal but forming coalitions here but very very unusual something that is not unusual in berlin is almost unheard of here variance only happened twice before since world war two and if the rock solid support here varia for the conservatives starts to crumble that of course has ripple effects to what s expected there over the weekend as the bavarians go to the polls is this sort of bleeding of support for the c.s.u.