Seas offering hope for greece dying elsewhere in the world. Prodemocracy candidates in hong kong have won an unprecedented and symbolic victory in District Council elections voters turned out in record numbers after almost 6 months of protests that have cost the territories worst political crisis in decades well go live to sock cock in hong kong in just a few minutes 1st this report from scott. In a sweeping victory prodemocracy candidates made huge gains in hong kongs District Council elections gaining control from pro beijing parties. The voters sending a clear message of the 1st polling since the protest movement began. Even before the polls closed it was clear that this was an extraordinary election and a record breaking day for hong kong elections the highest voter turnout ever over 70 percent of registered voters cast their ballots after nearly 6 months of at times violent demonstrations the polling was seen as a way for voters to officially take sides in this deeply divided city
Hometown affluent in the german state of the n. G. s to get a sense of populism is growing cold there the far right e. F. T. Could deliver another blow in that state the chancellor maclin Regional Elections this weekend. Plus a last minute scramble to climb australias most famous rock tourists coming out in force hoping to scale blue route in the final hours before a band goes into the fact that rock is now closed off out of respect for Indigenous Peoples. Im brian thomas great to have you with us the United States will be moving troops into Eastern Syria to help defend the regions oil fields from Islamic State and thats according to u. S. Defense official. Wilsons announcement coming after the decision by President Trump to pull American Forces out of syria now that paved the way for turkeys assault on Kurdish Forces there had been a close american ally. A cease fire deal brokered by the u. S. Has allowed turkey to create a socalled safe zone along the border which is now being patrol
President donald trump prefers that American Special forces stormed i would barbara by god hes played out in northwestern syria well get analysis from our correspondent in washington. Thank you so much for your Company Everyone german chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives have suffered a crushing defeat in the eastern state of her c. D. U. Is projected to get about 21. 8 percent well that is a drop of a whopping 11. 00 Percentage Points the left party is soaring and has secured or is projected to secure 31 percent of the vote that is their best showing ever if there were the social democrats dropped to 8. 2. The a of d. The other big winner this evening has serves to about 23. 5 per cent the greens are at 5 point one percent and the f. T. P. At 5 as well at the 5 percent threshold that is needed to enter the state parliament now we have this following report for you with some reactions from the state capital erfurt. Scenes of jubilation at the left Party Headquarters the socialists a
In washington. Im rebecca has welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkels conservatives have suffered a crushing defeat in the eastern state of touring you have saving you is projected to get 21. 8 percent of the vote a drop of more than 11 Percentage Points the left party is at 31 percent the best showing ever in the state the social democrats dropped to 8. 2 percent the far right alternative to germany has more than doubled its share of the votes to 23. 4 percent the grains are at 5. 2 percent and the probusiness free democrats a whole ring out the 5 percent threshold needed to enter the state parliament. We have this report with some reactions from the state capital air force was scenes of jubilation at the left Party Headquarters the socialists achieved their best result ever topping a state election for the 1st time this sadly a strong left party is simply the best thing for this state it was a good result for the far left party led by popular perm yeah. But a family a
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