Prodemocracy activist after a court jails him for his leading role in the two thousand and fourteen umbrella protests. Good to have you with us at home in austria he governs in a coalition with a far right party todays abbas and courts austrias new chancellor is in berlin for talks with america his anti immigration youre a skeptic stance clashes with the german chancellor of course has been a vocal critic of merkels open door policy but the two will try to find Common Ground on the protection of the borders ahead of his trip to berlin court stressed that germany is an important partner for austria. Lets bring in Political Correspondent melinda crane she is following of this story for us today now Melinda Sebastian course as we said has been openly critical of chancellor merkels refugee policy and the tone has in the past gotten harsh well today help smooth things over. Well as the press conference was just getting underway between the two leaders its. Alright it looks like were having
Abroad. Who might succeed him go americal medicals out whats next thats our title on quadriga and here to answer that question our guests today is a political analyst for spiegel online valeries says if a conservative follows back up the possibility of a power struggle with the chancellor is much greater. And its a pleasure to welcome more he can hammond shes an author and an editor at the berlin daily newspaper the tops and she says no matter what happens the Green Party Stands to gain. And very glad to have back on the show hes editor in chief of hunters blood global and he says members decision was both clever and dignified in maine let her stay on as chancellor until twenty twenty one. Pumping her not ungrammatical is the longest serving leader of any western democracy after Donald Trumps election some of the anglosaxon press dubbed her the leader of the free world how she just turned herself into a lame duck and if so what would be the implications for germany for europe and for t
Of dominance looks to be over the could be two winners on sunday the greens and the populist far right alternative for Germany Party so what will it all mean for Angela Merkel and her Coalition Government here in berlin this week here on quadriga question is bavaria votes watershed in germany and to discuss that question im joined by three journalists here in the studio beginning with Matthew Carney chief europe correspondent of politico who says a poor showing from the c. S. U. Into varia is likely to make the party in front more disruptive in travelling and will raise serious questions about the stability old merkels coalition also as this isnt rational adult Senior Correspondent with Reuters News Agency and believes that the election will be a referendum on chancellor Angela Merkels love lust and fractured Ruling Coalition interesting better than prayer and while malcolm. Its a pity the festering a freelance journalist who argues that the election in bavaria will be a victory for de
Abroad. Who might succeed americal medicals out whats next thats our title on quadriga and here to answer that question our guests turn is a political analyst for spiegel online valerie says if a conservative follows merkel the possibility of a power struggle with the chancellor is much greater. And its a pleasure to welcome a beacon hammond she is an author and an editor at the berlin daily newspaper the tops and she says no matter what happens the Green Party Stands to gain. And very glad to have clued back on the show hes editor in chief of hunters blood global and he says members decision was both clever and dignified in maine let her stay on as chancellor until twenty twenty one. Sunday her not ungrammatical is the longest serving leader of any western democracy after Donald Trumps election some of the anglosaxon press dubbed her the leader of the free world how she just turned herself into a lame duck and if so what would be the implications for germany for europe and for the wor
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