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There live for the Art International world the center here in moscow is kevin now in with this update for you starting with this news coming from within russia russia seeding has a new Prime Minister the day after lawmakers approved. Candidacy and president putin then signed off the appointment to reports. Well it only took this country what was it slightly more than 24 hours to come from the point when the president proposed to tweak some elements of russias constitution which by the way didnt automatically mean that the cabinet would have to step down to a moving towards the point when the russian state duma approved the name of the countrys new Prime Minister that is mikhail so the result was 383. 00 votes in favor about 40 abstentions and 0 votes again so this is the kind of backing the and coming Prime Minister is getting which is very important obviously in his position and clearly we were listening to his speech right before the vote which was obviously filled with quite a few promises here are some of them. Used to produce them i can do up to ensure you that all members of the new government carry personal responsibility for achieving National Goals i know that some talks in this room can even an intensive and i believe its very important that the government feels that it would always be question to monitor it remains open and constructive critics help us improve and you the members of Parliament Give us regional feedback you know what they think what people talk about how they sense the situations and whether they think that there are changes needed for the past. Just to look at the background of mr mr stan a little bit i can tell you that he was in charge of the Russian Federal Tax Authority for about a decade he rarely appeared on t. V. So when on wednesday the now former Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev i can tell you that theres really no other way to put it shocked the country shocked the world by saying that his government was stepping down only a few hours after the russian leader delivered his annual state of the nation address pundits were calling out different names and. I can tell you that in most cases wasnt even on the list but then again boom the name. Came out of the kremlin so you cant help wondering what are the reasons for this appointment why so much trust well i can tell you that the new Prime Minister while he was working in the federal Tax Authority managed to accomplish a mission that seemed absolutely impossible at one point to get rid of a very painful state of bureaucracy and russias taxes i can tell you that previously to pay taxes or to deal with some problems russians have to stand in line fill out hundreds of papers they say that at this point now it can all be done through smartphones or tablets p. C. s you name it what then a matter of minutes and people say that this is really the achievement of me and in fact spoke to our to a few years ago about exactly that about the digital izing the paper work in russia and how its important for the development of the country he was talking about the Younger Generation that will shape the future of the nation its important that the young generation whose form of whose future taxpayers to morrow use the friendly user interface which is suitable for the as we know the last researchers showed us the young generation now not using a p. C. Computers so the mobile phones mobile applications and then social networks so basically we should exit mistreats. To com we should come to the such is social networks and make sure that its a friendly interface for them so basically this is the maybe main reason why we collaborate can be the commissioners to make sure that we saw recent codecs piers because between service and confused. Part of the administration servicing part this not only more and more coming clearly there will be something for the audience outside this country to point out russias new pm is fluent in english that is something that we hadnt seen for a very long while now before the vote in the Upper Chamber of the Russian Parliament began i managed to catch up with some of russias most senior lawmakers and i asked them why they are about to support the candidacy of me. Was thinking about efficiency. If you look at the efficiency of different ministries in said russia the tax collection is one of the best it is also. In the. Everything about every payment officially made it is said russian. Created the most. Useful usable. Government it has a ph d. In economics he writes books on economics he writes textbooks he teaches a Financial University in moscow so here is an intellectual. Very more than that intellectual of more than a bureaucrat who can. Have a very systematic view on issues because he is actual fish elative. Which he got at the university was systems and functional the systems so. I think its a good choice he has of i think a very quick. To remind me which i think its also important for a politician. In developed an efficient tax service one of the most efficient departments in the country hes a strong leader tax Service Management is being done correctly both in terms of leadership im cutting edge technology. For the 1st time the Prime Minister has proven business capability hes showing that with these work on the tax service and if you policies are ministries in the same way its not Bush National income and streamline expenditure he is an engineer awesome you bring strong accurate in the sciences and Innovative Technology ideas that politically is neither left nor right as you nor centrist we really have a specialist coming into power. So of course his major shakeup in russian politics comes after the government resigned on mass on wednesday that was in response to Vladimir Putin suggesting amendments the constitution effectively diminishing the president s powers while boosting those of parliament. Particularly but it was and will it should be amendments i suggested yesterday do not affect the fundamental basis of the constitution further in russias development as a lawful state the goal is also to enhance the effectiveness of the countrys institutions to strengthen the role of Civil Society and to enable the Political Parties in a regions to make decisions vital to the countrys development or gas to have our Senior Correspondent acts explains more about the landmark moves and the reaction ive received from the west. Tried splay in this letter putin and powers the office of president the media accuses of it seizing more power more control over russia but when putin gives up that power and hands it over to parliament at his own expense it is also because he seizing more control over russia 1st to discover this syndrome i name it paranoid putin a friend here and theres a real epidemic. Paranoid putin a for any aside he is what he actually proposed to guarantee that no president ever wields as much power as he did including putin himself hes got 4 more years in office. This is unprecedented in a quarter of a century every constitutional amendment was designed to empower the president for example increase the president ial term for 4 years to 6 years or give the president the power to appoint prosecutors and now he turns it all upside down it used to be that hooten appointed the Prime Minister Ministers Parliament rubber stamp that now parliament appoints heads of government and putin rubber stamp set with no power object. According to the constitution of the Russian Federation president needs only the state dumas consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet his deputies and all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian governments chairman and that the german suggestion all the deputy Prime Ministers and federal ministers will have to be appointed by the president with the right to reject any candidates yes this is of course all subject to a popular vote if these passes russia will be a changed country with a very different future russia is changing into a new face of democracy freedom and now this 1st. Time when the president limits his old power this is something in the later controlled country is not known at all president limits thats all the more and once you let the people decide on the new constitution at the pave the way the government handed in its resignation its worth mentioning it wasnt all that popular that failed at a number of fronts and we trim it there if the now caretaker. The Prime Minister said himself its time for something new you have all heard the address of the russian president Vladimir Putin as president he outlined the major priorities of our work for the upcoming year but he also outlined a number of fundamental changes to the constitution of the Russian Federation these changes when they take place and this will be done after discussions and as was said they will significantly alter a number of parts of the constitution and change the balance of power if theres one thing we know about putin its that we dont know him he loves to surprise and there was no warning not even rule is that the country was about to be turned on its head we now have a new Prime Minister because ill miss oost in an unknown quantity hes largely stayed out of the spotlight for the past decade ahead in the federal tax agency and i must say he did wonders teaching russians to pay their taxes fact some would argue hes done too good a job it is now clear putin hangs up the gloves in 2024 he will run for another term times change so does russia that is revolutionary change from this distance i would say that it gives more power to the parliament but it downgrades the importance of the Prime Ministership of the stability of russias leadership quality which is not a separate issue has been one of the most positive aspects of World Governance in the 21st century. Oh developments other stories tonight the turkish president has announced the deployment of more troops to libya he says to ensure the stability of the u. S. Government of its capital tripoli theres the jury deployment that already sent buying currently this month though another development during a meeting with the German Foreign minister general have from libyas rival administrations reportedly so that he is ready now to abide by the current cease fire there is doubt over joining us live more detail on it all is our liberties correspondent paula so you all are all this follows on from talks in moscow earlier this week big meeting coming up this weekend of course but at the but there you see the developments today. Well it certainly seems as if things are heading in the right direction that meeting in moscow was applauded by the International Community is a step in the right direction in terms of bringing about a lasting Peace Agreement in libya as youve mentioned weve just heard from the German Foreign minister that highly for have tyler who is the commander of the Libyan National army has agreed to a cease fire with the forces of the government of National Accord now that is the u. N. Back government that sits in tripoli this followed an earlier an ounce meant by the turkish president added one in which he said he was starting to send turkish troops to libya to assist the government of National Accord there there are already Turkish Forces in libya but they they are primarily to train the forces in tripoli and everyone is saying that this is all part and parcel of a much Bigger Picture there are agreements between the 2 countries to this effect and that it will help bring long term stability in libya take a listen. We are starting to send our soldiers to ensure village of government survival and stability in libya starting with the idea that turkey security lies outside of its borders we will continue to mobilize our capabilities. Now all of this comes just days ahead of a meeting that has been planned in the german capital for this week a. And andy to attend that meeting our leaders from turkey from russia as well as from person italy and germany the focus of the meeting will be a follow on from the summit that was held in moscow again a further step in trying to train and bring of our long term security and stability in libya. Is the update there will be across the arms this weekend as well of course we will help as the days progress is happening in a couple days time isnt all right next to. Irans press t. V. U. K. Channel has been blocked on you tube just hours after an initial ban was lifted press t. V. U. K. You tube account taken down for a 2nd time without explanation after a 1st appeal showed no violations committed so is it a violation of whiteys terms to be an anti war and see racism and anti imperialism outlook when australia to this is far from the 1st time press t. V. Has faced a ban just last month google blocked access to the outlets main channel on you tube thats the 5th and thats up until the video streaming platform since 2009 itself press t. V. Obviously good as it says it had no prior notification that was going to happen meantime the iranian government is calling for legal action against instagram its after the social media group removed posts supporting the assassinated top general. Money instagrams Parent Company Facebook Says its actions though are complying simply with u. S. Sanctions against iran. Review content against our policies and our obligations to us sanctions laws and specifically those related to the us governments decision nation of the fire g. C. And its leadership as a terrorist organization in an undemocratic and unashamed action instagram has blocked an innocent nations voice protesting to the assassination of general salim money while the real terrorists have been given an open voice. Spoke to press t. V. Journalist who had said things that the 2 bombs part of a why the campaign against freedom of speach. We suspect this is really sort of the malign ongoing and very specific count by against iran not just the war d. In the United States but also the propaganda and the controlling d it leaves from asia narrative that goes concurrently a lot currently alongside that which of the timing of this is quite o. P. s beyond the question of iran of course cd this is a wider question about free speech about me but its a straight information steady and suit disseminate a psych so we see this as a wide attack and a very dark day potentially dark shots of journalism this certainly it seems at its agrees it is behind this decision but then that would mean that you know political agendas from countries and organizations outweighs the rights of free speech for the public and the media they say is a National Good evening from us and me kevin and the rest the tea now coming up this is one of the stories ahead the david and goliath battle pitching indias Small Traders against the worlds richest man yeah amazon boss jeff bezos is in asia. And c. E. O. That means it went down after the break. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see you then. Again deleted data from a phone is coming back to haunt the new e. U. President as live on the lands under scrutiny of a claims that she wrongly wipe sensitive evidence from her officials when she was German Defense secretary and those claims are widely into no it seems as peter oliver a correspondent in berlin reports for you. Its the scandal that wont leave the new e. U. Commission president alone did fall into line delete data from mobile devices that could have been crucial evidence in an investigation into whether phones were in appropriately spent on outside contractors while she was German Defense minister its now emerged that a 2nd phone used by of on the line at that time has had messages deleted from it reportedly according to some by the e. U. Commission president herself or position politicians here in germany demanding answers clarification is urgently required the latest revelations lane back in the center of the contract in scandal and massively under pressure last month it was revealed that fonda lines main phone during her time in charge of the German Defense ministry that had its data wiped out prompted a green party m. P. Here in germany to bring a criminal complaint against the now new e. U. Commission boss we have to assume that people in office destroyed evidence such actions could have criminal relevance found a line is set to give evidence to an investigating committee next month expect a lot of focus on her actions and the actions of her aides as we try to get to the bottom of who did what to those devices from the lion has obviously tided her phone properly or headed tided up the allegations against fonda lying relate to a federal audit Office Investigation which showed that under her charge the Defense Ministry was spending around 155000000. 00 euros a year on outside advice although the ministry couldnt sufficiently justify why that external advice was needed and in more than a 3rd of the cases looked at normal rules would not follow suit lead to a Parliamentary Committee looking into whether those deals were above board and just. How much on the line was involved a spokesperson for the e. U. Commission president said nothing relevant to the investigation had been deleted but didnt give away much else there were and are no messages on the phone relevant to the parliamentary investigation with neither for the lion nor his spokespeople particularly forthcoming when we have to wait until she appears before the committee on the 13th of february before we get any answers one thing is for certain though if she remains tight lipped until then well the press and opposition lawmakers are going to be ravenous 4 ounces in a scandal but her silence is only making all the more intriguing peter all of r. T. New poll out suggests a 3rd of Young Americans are more likely to consider other countries to be better than their own us of a despite leaders of course by the years insisting this no country more exceptional i believe in american exceptionalism defending american exceptionalism should always be above politics my entire career has been a testimony to American Express optional as we dont claim to be perfect but we are exceptional america must always lead on the world stage if we dont. Know one well its well well the Pew Research Center Study Suggests the skepticism grows when divided on party lines with about a half of democrats under the age of 30 believing that other countries are better than the road at the same time while 48 percent of Young Democrats believe that the u. S. Is one of the greatest countries along with others only 5 percent of places above any other nation we asked people in new york city what they thought than of american exceptionalism. Because were a generation thats are pretty educated so we have a lot information resources that weve been able to tap into to kind of come to these conclusions also weve experienced other countries more so than any other generation with our traveling so we get to get a better sense of what the world has to offer so its pretty new compared to like youre a beige like so many cultures are like do you dig into the ground and like i think theres a lot to learn its developing theres just been a negative just negative narrative about the u. S. And its history and. Without them the appreciation for what it actually is not like it was starting off for the generations that have come before us. The worlds wealthiest persons had a less than warm welcome from Small Traders in india who claims Amazon Retail juggernaut unfairly cripples their livelihoods yeah jeff bezos arrived on choose dance expected to meet Prime Minister narendra modi. I. Protest part of a nationwide movement led by members of the confederation of all india trade is Small Business owners accuse amazon of predatory pricing claiming that heavy discounting gives an unfair advantage in the indian market even accusing jeff bezos of being an economic terrorist in his antitrust regulators also launched a probe traders say theyve simply i dont know. You know its a steep business and you think it would sustain your business and be afraid your policies then were definitely going to know that you have no place in india and going on i dont even know what i not been looking at i mean everythings. Jeff bezos has not responded to the allegations thus far earlier though he said his company would invest a 1000000000. 00 to digitize small and medium sized businesses and further said hopes to export 10000000000. 00 worth of indian make goods by 2025. 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