D. W. This is t w news live from berlin and Tens Of Thousands of people take to the streets across europe to protest against far right parties and show their support for the e. U. Recent polls show nationalist and Populist Parties are likely to make major gains in the European Parliament elections which begin this coming thursday also coming up in austria as president calls up elections after a Corruption Scandal forces the resignation of the countrys far right place chancellor. And indian voters reach the finish line polls close on the final day of
the countrys marathon a general election Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a 2nd term. Thanks for joining us Tens Of Thousands of people have been rallying across europe ahead of the upcoming European Parliament elections theyre protesting against nationalist and far right parties and showing their support for a stronger and you recent polls show anti e. U. Parties are likely to do well in the elections which kick off on thursday in b
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the entire government has been centralized around him. there s a personality cult around him. it s going to be a very big thing. you re right. a personality cult around modi. he is in the state in many ways. assuming this holds and he does win perhaps more narrowly than expected what can we expect in the years ahead in the push to nationalallism at home but also on the world stage? two parts for modi s vision he s been offering. he says he s a probusiness leader. he s promising growth and develop india, and on the other hand there s this hindu nationalism, this dangerous, strident, divisive politics. and you see him as a leader play these two things up and down. what his voters said actually people aren t happy in particular with the economics. you ve seen some estimates as much as 45% youth unemployment. you ve got inflation really complaining about this election period. you ll see in his economic
agenda is slightly unraveling. and as he tries to navigate the coalitions, this is not something he s used to as a politician. how much can he continue his economic reform agenda? and will he choose to amp up and play up that dangerous hindu nationalism? this country is in a geopolitical sweet spot for the u.s., for much of the west it s a completely invaluable counterweight to china. and no matter what happens in the government i think that will remain. providing us expert analysis this morning live from london. she is international correspondent for the economist. thank you again. and we ll be looking out for your upcoming podcast series exploring the rise of modi. still ahead we ll go live to cnbc for an early look what s driving the day on wall street. plus two media companies are in talks to merge. what we re learning about the deal and the impact it could have on the entertainment