Also coming up on the day the fire of fury donald trump didnt see coming well have more on the explosive claims in that new book by Michael Wolff i have recordings i have no. I am certainly in absolutely in every way comfortable with everything ive reported. Results in germany and while im going to medical conservatives are preparing to answer talks on for me a Coalition Government with the social democrats chancellors own sister party the c. S. U. Was welcoming one of europes staunchest anti immigration leaders to its Winter Convention and british Prime Minister viktor orban joined the c. S. U. In southern perve area to deliver a key speech hes really held back in his criticism of im going to medical stance on the European Union refugees and immigration and today was no exception. Viktor orban the right wing Prime Minister of hungary is a regular guest here with the conservative c. S. U. Party in bavaria and regular guests are often invited because you know in advance how they will be
Referendums then i would normally be inclined to be because i tend to think referendums put very complex questions in very simple terms, which is something we saw with the brexit referendum very vividly, when everybody was actually voting on a different topic and for Different Reasons to an apparently simple question but when you see Spanish Government resorting to the most repressive tactics to prevent the cata la n repressive tactics to prevent the catalan referendum happening, you think, well, there is a reason to do this after all and i were catalans and inclined to vote no, i might begin to think about voting yes because of it. Germany suggests an indifferent attitude to referendums, does that never resonate in germany . It does but more on a local or regional level but because it is a federal system, we have Something Like a popular vote on issues like closing down the station, for example, there has been referendums in the past, like inch tip there was a big thing about a statio
The governments in iraq and spain have been responded to the referendums proposed and held . It makes you actually be more in favour of referendums then i would normally be inclined to be because i tend to think referendums put very complex questions in very simple terms, which is something we saw with the brexit referendum very vividly, when everybody was actually voting on a different topic and for Different Reasons on a very apparently simple question. But when you see Spanish Government resorting to the most repressive tactics to prevent the catalan referendum happening, you think, well, there is a reason to do this after all and if i were catalans and inclined to vote no, i might begin to think about voting yes because of it. Germany, of course, has, as i was suggesting, a different attitude to referendums, does that question of let the people decide never resonate in germany . No, of course it does but it does more on a local or regional level so because its a federal system, we
Hello, good morning, welcome to date line. Dateline. Let the people decide. In kurdistan they have, and this weekend catalans wanted to do the same by holding a referendum on independence. In the uk, a referendum gave us brexit. Jeremy corbyn, leader of the opposition labour party, has announced hed give similar, decisive votes to people he says politicians ignore. In germany, the voters rewarded Angela Merkel with another term as chancellor, but also gave the far right their first seats in the bundestag in more than 50 years though the taboo against holding a referendum there remains as strong as ever. To discuss all that, imjoined by henry chu, International Editor at variety, Polly Toynbee from the guardian in the uk, maria margaronis, who writes for the nation, and Stefanie Bolzen from germanys die welt. Lets begin with the referendum question. What do you make of how these votes in iraq and spain have been handled . It makes you more in favour of referendums then i would normally
In germany, the voters rewarded Angela Merkel with a term as chancellor weekend but also gave the far right their first seat in the parliament in more than 50 years, though the taboo against Holding Referendum in germany remains as strong as ever. To discuss all that im joined by henry chu, International Editor of variety, Polly Toynbee from the guardian, maria margaronis, who writes for the nation, and stephanie bozon from germanys der welt. Welcome to all of you, good to have you with us again. Lets talk first of all about this question of referendums. What do you make of the way that the government in iraq and spain have responded to the referendums proposed and held . Well, it makes you actually be more in favour of referendums then i would be normally inclined to be because i tend to think referendums put very complex questions in very simple terms which is something we saw with the brexit referendum, very vividly, where everybody was actually voting on a different topic and for D