Irans general election deals a blow to the religious establishment the conservatives did win the vote but the turnout was the lowest in 4 decades so how will turn around deal with what seems to be growing public discontent this is inside story. Our welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan hardliners are set for sweeping gains in irans parliamentary elections but they appear to have less Popular Support voter turnout in fridays polls was the lowest since the Islamic Revolution in 1979 thats despite the Supreme Leader urging people to cast their ballots as a religious judy to show resistance in the face of u. S. Sanctions now conservatives are expected to have the upper hand in parliament and reformists could push for greater engagement with the west have been weakened some say many iranians are on happy with their government and felt discouraged from voting with more than 7000 potential candidates disqualified voters options were limited anyway but irans interior minister says that all
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A trade treats. All change in russia the entire government resigns falling flat to be a putins drastic new plans that could keep him in power beyond his current. And years a work up in flames counting the Economic Cost of this train is unprecedented bushfire season. The u. S. House of representatives has delivered the articles of impeachment against donald trump to the Senate Making him the 3rd leader to face such proceedings in American History it follows a vote in the democratic controlled house with 7 members have been assigned as managers of the trial i did jocasta has more from capitol hill. Inside the locus are the articles of impeachment documents accusing President Donald Trump of abusing his power in obstructing congress the 7 newly ordained impeachment prosecutors follow democratic members of the house who will argue that trump should be removed from office the president is not above the law he will be held accountable he has been held accountable he has been in huge the sena
And china signed a pact which will see beijing more American Products in return for greater access to its markets but questions remain over when the greater part of imposed by washington will be lifted. Or broadcasting live from our studio this is our international and certainly glad to have you with us. There is to be a new Prime Minister and government for that matter in russia in a day of major upheaval in the countrys political system the president nominated the head of the federal tax service for the post of pm the head of that outgoing Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced his government had resigned and that itself was in response to president putin suggesting amendments to the constitution effectively limiting his own powers and to transfer it to Parliament Earlier my colleague discussed all of that with our correspondent starting with more on the premier to be. Saying i mean he was born in 1906 here in moscow hes married have 3 sons and hes a good hockey player right we kno