Conference once thats done it will be up to them to forge a new path for the s. P. D. If youve just joined us youre watching news coming to you live from berlin soon bringing you live coverage of the. Historic visit to the auschwitz birkenau memorial as soon as we get life which is from this particular that the site was the nazi death camp. Michaels visit marks the 10th anniversary of the foundation in charge of preserving that memorial day and its a 1st visit as german chancellor. As you saw on this but. Already arrived at the camp but as soon as the commemoration ceremonies jot well bring you live pictures of that meanwhile let me. John beric welcome john that tell us more about this connection with the countrys nazi past and culture of jewish remember because you were telling me that she 1st went. As allegedly a minister to israel and thats when she was confronted by the trans of the nazi past and thats right at the age of 36 that just 2 years after the berlin wall came down in 1901
Gardens hideout in northwestern syria will get you analysis from our correspondent in washington. And have been raking it with the tradition to do to a shortage of catholic priests and sounds of western germany a woman has become the head of the parakeet. Where the rock is great to have you along everyone polls have closed in the state election of thuringia and eastern germany the left party has held onto its position as the Strongest Party in the state but the far right a of d. Has stormed into 2nd place at the expense of chancellor Angela Merkels c. D. U. A stick a look now for you at the 1st exit poll the conservative city you party took a. Big hit they have 22. 5 percent of the vote a sharp drop of 11 Percentage Points the socialist left party which leads the governing coalition in the state at the moment has 29. 5 percent the center left social democrat s. P. D. Is at 8. 5 percent and the right wing populist a. F. D. Made big gains and more than double their vote they are on 24 pe
A minority government we will ask does this mark the end of the merkel era. Also coming up optimism in zimbabwe as the nation prepares to usher in a new era that is part of that is that its parliament to get that to vote on president promises god is good pietschmann. Im sorry kelly welcome to the Program Thanks for joining us germany is in political limbo after talks to form a new Coalition Government collapsed chancellor Angela Merkel has been in office for twelve years but for the first time her future looks uncertain and even ordinary germans are split on what should happen next in a National Poll by the german broadcaster a r d fifty seven percent said that they were disappointed to see the Coalition Talks collapse while thirty one percent were pleased. When asked what they want to see next only twenty nine percent said that they supported a minority government well more than sixty percent would like to see elections as for Angela Merkels future herself while fifty eight percent sa
Needed. People like 23yearold sebastian kratzel. Hes a student, and joined the social Democrat Party a few weeks ago. For me, the spd represents social fairness. People who are not so elitist. Ifo comfortable with the spd. Damien so does horst brinkhoff. He has been a member for 50 years. Today theyre both here to see Martin Schulz, whos on the campaign trail. Lets hope we can mobilize enough people. I hope so, too. The turnout here looks pretty good. Damien Martin Schulz is trailing behind merkel in the polls. Despite leaving high School Without a diploma and not going to university, schulz has a successful political career under his belt. The current leader of the spd, he previously served as head of the european parliament. Hes a fiery speaker, whose passion for social justice, the cornerstone of his campaign, is palpable. In urban centers, two incomes often arent enough to pay the rent at the end of the month. We want a cap on rents, we want to prevent them from skyrocketing. A cou
Needed. People like 23yearold sebastian kratzel. Hes a student, and joined the social Democrat Party a few weeks ago. For me, the spd represents social fairness. People who are not so elitist. Ifo comfortable with the spd. Damien so does horst brinkhoff. He has been a member for 50 years. Today theyre both here to see Martin Schulz, whos on the campaign trail. Lets hope we can mobilize enough people. I hope so, too. The turnout here looks pretty good. Damien Martin Schulz is trailing behind merkel in the polls. Despite leaving high School Without a diploma and not going to university, schulz has a successful political career under his belt. The current leader of the spd, he previously served as head of the european parliament. Hes a fiery speaker, whose passion for social justice, the cornerstone of his campaign, is palpable. In urban centers, two incomes often arent enough to pay the rent at the end of the month. We want a cap on rents, we want to prevent them from skyrocketing. A cou