threatened bipolar lease. chinese this chinese authorities laununch an investigation. plus, protesters in delhi being targeted by the indian hindu national government. our correspondent explains why activists have taken center stage and achy city election. helena: i i m helena humphrey. glad you could join me. scandal and a far-right election has plunged chancellor angela merkel s party into crisis. some regional conservatives sided with the populist in germany to install a liberal premier in the eastern state of thuringia. it broke a rule among mainstream parties to shun extreme next to shun extremist politics. correspondent: it is where a member of angela merkel s party comes under this much scrutiny, but this politician was surrounded by news teams after promoting far-right populists on the national agenda. the party chief had a clear answer. for the party in thuringia and across germany, there will be no direct or indirect cooperation with the afd. there is no vot