make a pact with merkel either. they would be the smaller party in her government and merkel's christian democrats have just scored an overwhelming victory. >> the s.p.d. isn't standing in line for government. we haven't handed in an application. mrs. merkel destroyed her last coalition partner so we're not keen to step? as the replacement. >> merkel wants between 2005 and 2009, but that cost them votes. the social democrats were seen as junior partners. the s.p.d. left wing says that need to be avoided in the future. >> we ruled out a coalition with the left party. we can't changen minds now, but this is the last election where we'll do that. >> the most likely outcome is a conservative democrat coalition. the s.p.d. know that but they'll want to drive as hard a bargain as they can. >> we're joined by peter craven, in our parliamentary studios. merkel won with 41.5% of the vote. a phenomenal result for her party. what's behind her secret? >> one answer is that over the last 10 years or so i wouldn't say that german

angela merkel has hailed her conservative's victory. rival, peeremocrat steinbruck, coming in second place. greeted angelay merkel at the headquarters of her cdu party in berlin. a landslide like this was beyond their wildest dreams. results, a resounding endorsement for chancellor .erkel and her policies >> dear friends, your cheers show us that we can all celebrate. this is a super result. i would like to thank the voters who have given us so clearly their trust. and i can promise them we will treat that trust responsibly. thank you. many here were disappointed about losing their coalition partner, the fdp, booted out of a bundestag and government. that this win was due in part to the chancellor herself tempered the sadness. chancellor merkel is very popular. she has good policies. she is mrs. europe. we have to thank her for this victory. >> a super result. i did not expect it. >> the result is fantastic. we are winning massive numbers of votes. without the fdp, there is the question of what the future holds. forhere may be a majorit

merkel's critics accuse her of pushing europe in the wrong direction merkel must stop my. must be stopped as well as those who only represent the interests of international finance markets just like under thatcher parts of northern england were devastated we see the same in greece today it leads to years and employment and poor living conditions. whether she's the new lady not was sick for four more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful women are all over germany. meanwhile general elections already been dubbed a public acknowledgment of merkel's many accomplishments she's managed to steer germany through the economic crisis where many european leaders have failed at the same time she became a figure of hate and countries pressing them to pay a tough price for bailouts in terms of global politics playing it low key staying away from military operations she opposed the intervention in libya back in two thousand and eleven and has also ruled out a strike on syria dr marcus kerber he's the founder of the think tank i spoke to me he says there's more to germany's p

critics accused of pushing europe in the wrong direction merkel must stop merkel must be stopped as well as those who only represent the interests of international finance markets just like under satcher parts of northern england were devastated we see the same in greece today it leads to years and employment and poor living conditions. whether she's the new lady not reset for four more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all over r.t. germany. meanwhile this general elections already been dubbed a public acknowledgement of merkel's many accomplishments well she's managed to steer germany through the economic crisis while many european leaders have failed at the same time she became a figure of hate and debt ridden e.u. countries pressing them to pay a tough price for the bailouts in terms of global politics going to merkel has been playing it low key staying away from military operations she opposed the intervention in libya back in two thousand and eleven and has ruled out a strike on syria or professor of political science at the free university of berlin

merkel is a follower of margaret thatcher this is that truism two point zero merkel isn't. one similarity policies between the two is they're both pushed privatization although when mrs merkel's case that's not been is home but in cash strapped eurozone states. we have this obvious privatization agenda that is an essential feature of european politics it's not people and social needs that get addressed but business angela merkel supported the decision by portugal to sell off some of its publicly owned companies it's not clear sometimes whether what he is proposing for other countries she will do it itself in germany it's natural that some countries would question whether the call for privatization of countries is a way to open. the room for german companies are many countries angela merkel has convinced the german people that she's the right person for the job but across europe people are wondering what four more years of her leadership will mean for them. it is going to be negative that's logical she's the symbol of the recession in europe. this is the voice. nothing will

critics accused of pushing europe in the wrong direction merkel must stop merkel must be stopped as well as those wholly represent the interests of international finance markets just like under satcher parts of northern england were devastated we see the same in greece today it leads to years and employment and poor living conditions. whether she's the new lady not six before more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all of the. meanwhile there's general elections already been dubbed a public a knowledge meant of merkel's many compliments and she has managed to stay germany through the economic crisis while many european leaders have failed at the same time she became a figure or hate in debt ridden e.u. countries pressing them to pay a tough price for bailouts in terms of global politics angela merkel has been playing it lowkey staying away from military operations but she opposed the intervention in libya back in twenty eleven and has ruled out a strike on syria professor of political science at the free university of berlin hans dieter kling a man of feels

angela merkel has declared germany's election. and mobs cream for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti-fascist sparked uproar as thousands march in a national strike against endless austerity. the top stories and latest developments. this be is the weekly here on rt. western states are eager to gain a loophole for unilateral action against syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian conflict. well, that's the impression the russian foreign minister says he's gained after several weeks of a diplomatic effort to avoid strikes. >> two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria. then they seemed to ease up a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of animosity especially ahead of the u.n. general assembly meetings to take place next week. russia's channel 1 showed lavrov making some of president points he's made before but about the harsh manner in which the west is approaching the syrian crisis the >> our american partners are starting

the ball is in merkel's court. she has to get herself a majority. >> of course, "the biggest loser" in that election were the liberals, the fdp. for the first time since the second world war they are not represented in parliament, and of course as well people at the christian democrat party yesterday were saying it's a big shame, not only that they are losing their coalition partner but as well that the liberal ideas are no longer represented in parliament is a problem. but on the other hand, they have to say that angela merkel is absorbing those liberal ideas as well quite successfully. first of all, take a listen to what their chairman had to say yesterday. >> translator: it's as clear this is the worst result we've achieved so far for the fdp. as leading candidate, i take responsibility for it. >> and you know, ross, there were some very interesting campaign ideas that were being thrown around and annette talked a lot about this on friday. >> you, too. >> well, we did talk about it, and you went out and you had

whether she's the new lady not sixty four more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all of the. let's talk more about what merkel's third term will mean for her country and the rest of europe with german journalist manwell oxon writer thank you very much for joining me sir can you tell me you know with with merkel coming out a winner again will her government even be strong at this time around to push her policies through. yes i i think there will not change so many things when we compare know the new the new the next four years of market to the to the last four years of that we have to see that in all important decisive project. she has a vast majority in the parliament not just her own party but in the new parliament at least two other parties the greens and the social democrats who support the big decisive coccyx let me just a few weeks on the first example is how to rescue the euro the euro risk to approach and the other things for example in foreign politics. to send german soldiers in foreign missions and so on so we

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. >> translation: the ball is in ms merkel's court. she needs to find the imaginerity. >> something that will toughen the stance in your honour, but only slightly. >> you may need to see less pressure on off the erty and some countries getting more time. i think the german policy after the elections will be what we have had for the last four years. >> the shape of coalition and what it means for europe will take weeks to decide. merkel and her partners will have to work out the conditions that the voters decide. a forced political marriage. >> nick, angela merkel seems to have the largest number of votes. i guess now comes the hard work? ixed certainly it's hard work. if the votes continue to be counted and continue to point the political players towards a grand coalition. to shed a little light on what that might look like i'm joined by a member of the governing board. if a coalition is formed what will it mean for europe m. >> europe will come out of the crisis, we may have the majority of the city. angela merkel, after eight years o

merkel is a follower of margaret thatcher. this is that truism two point zero merkel isn't. one similarity policies between the two is that both pushed privatization although in mrs merkel's case that's not been as home but in cash strapped eurozone states. we have this obvious privatization agenda that is an essential feature of european politics it's not people and social needs that get addressed but business angle of merkel supported the decision by portugal to sell off some of its publicly owned companies it's not clear sometimes whether what he is proposing for other countries she will do it itself in germany it's natural that some countries would question whether the call for privatization of countries is a way to open. the room for german companies are going to the buy in those countries angela merkel has convinced the german people that she's the right person for the job but across europe people are wondering what four more years of her leadership will mean for them. it is going to be negative that's logical she's the symbol of the recession in europe. italy was. not

big win for angela merkel, her .onservative allies u.s. secretary of state john kerry warned syria force is still an option if they do not put their chemical weapons under international control. and routing hamburg. in the state of bavaria went to the polls in regional elections, giving us an idea of how things will look in the country's general election weeks from now. the conservatives got a convincing majority that will allow the party to govern without a coalition partner. the opposition social democrats are just over the 20% mark. 7 .8%,ens got about disappointing for them. the free voters have taken about 8.6%, and the free democrats take just three percent. and for more on that, our political correspondent, simon young, joins us now in the studio. good result very there for some. it does not tell us anything about where it is going to go on the national level? >> certainly, the main headline, it is a hugely positive results for the conservative camp, with the bavarian conservatives returning to their position as the sole party of go

. >> how is chancellor merkel perceived in russia? >> her perception is mainly dominated by the fact that she criticizes putin and russia openly. however, she does get respect for that. she is respected for the fact that her voice is heard on the european stage also, and that she as a woman has a firm grip on german politics. experts and russian media expect her to also be in the future chancellor of germany. >> how much attention are german elections getting in russia, and what are the expectations for after the elections? >> to the russian media, the oddities of the german election campaign have made so far like the gesture of her opponent, peer steinbruck -- it is expected it will speed up. the media and experts here all understand that germany is a very important partner, may be the most important partner that russia has in the west. >> thanks very much. >> now to other news, in the military, the philippines has freed scores of people who were being held hostage by islamist rebels in the southern port city. >> those rebels have be

angela merkel is so strong. she has such wonderful results behind her that she will be in a position to negotiate tough and hard. >> thank you. let's go back to nairobi where the siege on the mall is still underway. you can see from the latest picture the plumes of black smoke coming out of the mall. we have been getting reports it could be linked to a rescue operation by the kenyan police force. one anonymous source did tell reuters news agency ever going in through the roof. that has yet to be confirmed. the police chief is saying some hostages have been rescued. the operation is still underway. all of this has yet to be confirmed. it does seem there is action going on at the mall this morning. that mall was taken over three days ago by shabaab militants linked to al qaeda. of course -- of horrible situation where 70 people have been killed and 200 more hurt. the hostages are still inside. we will be covering this for you as the day goes on on "france 24." stay tuned for the latest developments. stay with us.

this is what voters are expecting from angela merkel. that is what she does. she also looks after the economy. the german economy is in growth. we have a very low unemployment rate. there are plenty of points whether german voters can be very happy. >> yet on the european scene, angela merkel has no shortage of enemies. many southern europeans believe she used her dominant position within the european union to impose what they call unfair austerity policies. >> the german people see it in a different way. we only give money for reforms. reforms first, and then the money to help. we helped a lot. we put a lot of guarantees. imagine how people feel -- they are not very amused when they see angela merkel is designed as a nazi uniform in greece or other countries, because we really help. it could be a very expensive thing for the german taxpayers. >> over the years, angela merkel has begin sort of a german icon and her party is using her famous hand jester -- gesture call the merkel diamond. >> germany in good hands sign. the message is, i am there, i am working i

whether she's the new lady not sick of four more years of and the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all of a i t v. the alternative for germany party was founded less than a year ago and has already drawn sixteen thousand members to its ranks and is german journalist money also writer says a crisis in the country's politics is laying the ground for a rise in non-mainstream party. we have a huge party nobody's talking about and this is the party of the nonvoters almost one third of the germans didn't participate at the elections and we see that this so-called huge for my dorothy for the t.v. would for angela merkel it's not anymore so huge when we take into account that people are so many people are not represented in our parliament and this is a sign of a crisis this is a sign of a crisis also of democracy in germany and it's time for the power of peace it is time for parties who speak out what people think and what those people mean they don't want to elect always let me say it like this the lesser evil they want to vote for a party that

germany are wondering what to expect from angela merkel. albania church frescoes are being destroyed. france, why the famous lavender is at risk. first up, it germany. europeans are watching closely as 62 million germans went to the polls a few days ago. evil across the continent from sweden to spain are well aware that the outcome of the elections in the eu's largest economy is going to have implications on their lives as well. whether they like it or not, angela merkel is keeping her job as german chancellor. >> a triumph. angela merkel has one of -- has won the biggest victory of her political career. congratulations from all over the world. she is a pinnacle of power in germany and europe. a year ago she was the object of harsh criticism. greek newspapers debt of old stereotypes and all over germany old fears of germany emerged. >> suddenly europe is speaking german. >> the chancellor becomes the dominant figure. germany's southern neighbors are wishing they could vote. they would like to see the social democrats in power or at least ju

merkel is a follower of margaret thatcher this is that truism two point zero merkel isn't. one similarity policies between the two is that both pushed privatization although when mrs merkel's case that's not been as home but in cash strapped eurozone states . we have this obvious privatization agenda that is an essential feature of european politics it's not people and social needs that get addressed but business angela merkel supported the decision by portugal to sell off some of its publicly owned companies it's not clear sometimes whether what he is proposing for other countries she will do it itself in germany it's natural that some countries would question whether the call for privatization of countries is a way to open a. room for german companies are other companies buying those countries angle a merkel has convinced the german people that she's the right person for the job but across europe people are wondering what four more years of her leadership will mean for their. people is going to be negative that's logical she's the symbol of the recession in europe. histor

merkel is a follower of margaret thatcher this is that truism two point zero merkel isn't. one similarity policies between the two is that both pushed privatization although when mrs merkel's case that's not been as home but in cash strapped eurozone states . we have this obvious privatization agenda that is an essential feature of european politics it's not people and social needs that get addressed but business angle of merkel supported the decision by portugal to sell off some of its publicly owned companies it's not clear sometimes whether what he is proposing for other countries she will do it itself in germany it's natural that some countries would question whether the call for privatization of countries is a way to open. the room for german companies are accompanied by in those countries angela merkel has convinced the german people that she's the right person for the job but across europe people are wondering what four more years of her leadership will mean for them. it is going to be negative that's logical she's the symbol of the recession in europe. it was. nothi

critics accused of pushing europe in the wrong direction merkel must stop merkel must be stopped as well as those who only represent the interests of international finance markets just like under satcher parts of northern england were devastated we see the same in greece today it leads to years of unemployment and poor living conditions. whether she's the new lady not sick before more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all over. merkel's victory comes despite the n.s.a. spying scandal and the revelations of german's involvement in america's notorious snooping program as the editor in chief of the german political compact magazine explains her rivals fail to play their trump card the german population is very much upset because of the spying of the. n.s.a. and cia on the tram and citizens. industry. it had no impact on the elections because the opposition party is one of the willing to bring this topic on the top of the election campaign because. the green party and good social democrats they are also all following the american agenda so they did not make mu

says merkel's case that small finnish cold cash strapped states. we have this obvious privatization agenda that is an essential feature of european politics it's not people and social needs that get addressed but business angela merkel supported the decision by portugal to sell off some of its publicly owned companies it's not clear sometimes whether what he is proposing for other countries she will do it itself in germany it's natural that some countries would question whether the calls for privatization of countries is a way to open. room for german companies are other companies buying those countries angle of merkel has convinced the german people that she's the right person for the job but across europe people are wondering what four more years of her leadership will mean for them they're good people is going to be negative that's logical she's the symbol of the recession in europe. this is the bush. people nothing will change whereas when we get more jobs and people. then we can have growth i don't expect anything from the germans with. those

because critics accuse her of pushing europe in the wrong direction merkel must stop merkel must be stopped as well as those wholly represent the interests of international finance markets just like under satcher parts of northern england where a lot of devastated we see the same in greece today it leads to years and employment and poor living conditions. whether she's the new lady not sick before more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all over germany. and as german journalist manwell oxon writer says there's not much to celebrate after the elections which have actually revealed a crisis in the country's politics we have a huge party nobody's talking about and this is the party of the nonvoters almost one third of the germans didn't participate at the elections we see that this so-called huge my giora t. for that cd would for angela merkel it's not any more so we when we take into account that people are so many people are not represented in our parliament and this is a sign of a crisis this is a sign of a crisis also of democracy in germany and it's time fo

well it does what it seems is that i'm glad merkel isn't going to be able to keep together her current center right coalition her own party have done marvelously well as from exit polls and preliminary results it seems that they've taken around forty two percent of the popular vote now that's the most that her party's taken since one thousand nine hundred ninety and mrs merkel has been speaking to the crowds at her party headquarters saying it was a simple result and and thanks all round her main challenges with the social democrats now they have had a picture of a north korea lee they've taken just around twenty six percent of the vote out than expected i think by their supporters they were going to do better than not so really the jacketed faces we've seen the headquarters now i'm glad merkel's current coalition partners it seems certainly aren't going to be coalition partners in the next parliament because that doesn't look like they even going to be there you need five percent to get into the german part of the german parliament and the three democrats the s.p.d. they've got only a

he has to deal with angle merkel -- angela merkel. this is the best chance, i think. >> the time is not right yet. where the greens takeover sociologically, politically speaking. the role of a liberal left-wing -- what used to be called the left wing of the spd. we will have to wait for it 2017 to see the probability. xd you agree, it is the spd or nothing when it comes to that coalition? >> they ought to be very open to discuss what can be achieved together with the greens and the spd. i would invite us to discuss those and not to exclude one partner but the greens have to show that they are interested. the social democrats also. we have to think about germany and the european union, we need a stable german government. we cannot go ahead without knowing what happens in germany. therefore it is now the responsibility of everybody. i would prefer a little bit of the socialists because they have been very reliable partners. we had very good experience with the socialists. this experience is seen by the socialists, it was a rather devast

merkel is almost certainly going to be elected for a third term as german chancellor her c.d.u. party and their bavarian sister party the c.s.u. have taken the lion share of the vote speaking to speaking at a party headquarters mrs merkel said it was a super result in fact it's the it's the the exit polls are correct it's the highest percentage that live taken since ninety ninety so they've done remarkably well it would seem the c.d.u. but those that haven't done very well it seems are the main challenges. in this election the social democrats they have been rather disappointing we've seen some dejected looking s.t.p. campaigners and supporters outside of their party headquarters sort of people putting that down to what was essentially a gaffe prone campaign that was run by time but a challenger to angle or merkel that included him at one point giving a middle making a middle finger gesture towards. a photo interview for a newspaper here. another party not doing particularly well on the free democrats. the coalition partners are merkel's party they are well struggling to make th

because critics accuse her of pushing europe in the wrong direction merkel must stop merkel must be stopped as well as those who only represent the interests of international finance markets just like under satcher parts of northern england were devastated we see the same in greece today it leads to years and employment and poor living conditions. whether she's the new lady or not we're set for four more years of angela merkel. as the world's most powerful woman peace all over r t j. the alternative for germany party was founded less than a year ago and has already drawn sixteen thousand members to its ranks and as a german journalist manwell oxon writer says a crisis in the country's politics is lying around for the rise of non-mainstream parties we have a huge party nobody's talking about and this is the party of the nonvoters almost one third of the germans didn't participate at the elections we see that this so-called huge for my dorothy for the t.v. would for it's not anymore so we when we take into account that people are so many people are not represented in our parliament and this i

. >> how is chancellor merkel perceived in russia? >> her perception is mainly dominated by the fact that she criticizes putin and russia openly. however, she does get respect for that. she is respected for the fact that her voice is heard on the european stage also, and that she as a woman has a firm grip on german politics. experts and russian media expect her to also be in the future chancellor of germany. >> how much attention are german elections getting in russia, and what are the expectations for after the elections? >> to the russian media, the oddities of the german election campaign have made so far like the gesture of her opponent, peer steinbruck -- it is expected it will speed up. the media and experts here all understand that germany is a very important partner, may be the most important partner that russia has in the west. >> thanks very much. >> now to other news, in the military, the philippines has freed scores of people who were being held hostage by islamist rebels in the southern port city. >> those rebels have be

because critics accuse her of pushing europe in the wrong direction merkel must stop merkel must be stopped as well as those who only represent the interests of international finance markets just like under satcher parts of northern england where a lot of devastated receive the same in greece today it leads to years of an employment and poor living conditions. whether she's the new i you know lady not sick for four more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all over i t v. go turn to for germany party was founded less than a year ago and has already drawn sixteen thousand members through its ranks and is german journalist money oxer writer says a crisis in the country's politics is laying the ground for a rise in normal mainstream parties. we have a huge party nobody's talking about and this is the party of the nonvoters almost one third of the germans didn't participate at the elections we see that this so-called huge my dorothy for the t.v. would for angela merkel it's not anymore so huge when we take into account that people are so many people are not represen

. ♪ celebrations for merkel and she is short of an absolute majority in the german election. the 25 people are killed after typhoon usagi slammed into southern china. and first there was hollywood and dolly wood and china is getting some show business glitz. ♪ there is an increase in military activity outside the shopping mall in kenya where al shabaab fighters have taken hostages and fire fire is heard in nie robe by and the army is trying to bring about the quick end to the standoff. so far the 68 people are known to have died. meanwhile al-shabab is threatening to kill people if something is not done and tell us what you have been seeing and hearing. >> a lot of activity has been going on throughout the morning. we have been hearing heavy gunfire. and right now is silence. what is happening is there is a lot of military helicopters hovering around and some activity and we show a lot of military personnel moving around that area of about 200 meters behind me where -- [gunshots] those are more shots we are hearing and there has been gunfire in the last hours at intervals a

whether she's the new i you know lady not sick before more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful woman these are all over. mark as a victory comes despite the n.s.a. spying scandal and the revelations of germany's involvement in america's notorious snooping program as the editor in chief of german political compact magazine explains her rivals failed to play their truck card the german population is very much upset because of the spying of the. n.s.a. . on the tram and citizens. industry. it had no impact on the elections because the opposition party is one of the willing to bring this topic on the top of the election campaign because. the green party and the social democrats they are also all following the american agenda they did not make much of this. from a population before for a reason. didn't win this elections they could have more. and still to come this hour another bout of artificial respiration for greek finances brings little relief from athens talks with e.u. lenders about a multibillion europe bailout its citizens are furious of valor we

have taken the lion share of the vote speaking to speaking at a party headquarters mrs merkel said it was a super result in fact it's the it's the exit polls are correct it's the highest percentage that a live taken since one thousand nine hundred ninety so they've done remarkably well it would seem the c.d.u. but those that haven't done very well it seems are the main challenges. in this election the social democrats they have been rather disappointing we've seen some dejected looking s.t.p. campaigners and supporters outside of their party headquarters sort of people putting that down to what was essentially a gaffe prone campaign that was run by. the challenger to angola merkel that included him at one point giving a middle making middle finger gesture towards. a photo interview for a newspaper here. another party not doing particularly well are the free democrats now going into this election they were the coalition partners or merkel's party they are well struggling to make the five percent threshold according to exit polls it seems that they aren't going to be taking up seats in

merkel is almost certainly going to be elected for a third term as german chancellor her c.d.u. party and their bavarian sister party the c.s.u. have taken the lion share of the vote speaking to speaking at a party headquarters mrs merkel said it was a super result in fact it's the it's the the exit polls are correct it's the highest percentage that live taken since one thousand nine hundred ninety so they've done remarkably well it would seem the c.d.u. berthed those that haven't done very well it seems are the main challenges. in this election the social democrats they have been rather disappointing we've seen some dejected looking s.t.p. campaigners and supporters outside of their party headquarters sort of people putting that down to what was essentially a gaffe prone campaign that was run by. the challenger to angle or merkel that included him at one point giving a middle making a middle finger gesture towards generalists cheering a photo interview for a newspaper here. another party not doing particularly well are the three democrats now going into this election they were

whether she's the new lady not with sixty four more years of the merkel. as the world's most powerful women these are all over. meanwhile this general election is already been dubbed a public acknowledgement of marco's many accomplishments she has managed to steer germany it through the economic crisis while many european leaders have failed at the same time she became a figure of hate and debt ridden e.u. countries pressing them to pay a tough price for a bailout in terms of global politics angle or merkel has been playing it low key saying staying away from military operations part of the intervention lever back in twenty eleven has ruled out a strike on syria professor of political science at the free university of berlin hans dieter kerry a man feels the support the euro skeptics gained in this election doesn't overshadow angle of markel success there will always be dissatisfaction on the fringes there are winners and losers but if you look at the size of the groups the winners of america's economic policies number the loses by a highly high proportion

merkel is almost certainly going to be elected for a third term as german chancellor her c.d.u. party on there but they're insisting party the c.s.u. have taken the lion share of the vote speaking to speaking at a party headquarters mrs merkel said it was a super result in fact it's the it's the the exit polls are correct it's the highest percentage that a live taken since one thousand nine hundred ninety so they've done remarkably well it would seem the c.d.u. but those that haven't done very well it seems are the main challenges. in this election the social democrats they have been rather disappointing we've seen some dejected looking s.t.p. campaigners and supporters outside of their party headquarters sort of people putting that down to what was essentially a gaffe prone campaign that was run by. the challenger to angle or merkel that included him at one point giving a middle making a middle finger gesture towards cheering a photo interview for a newspaper here. another party not doing particularly well the free democrats now going into this election they were the coalition

but not everyone is happy with merkel's record in office. for example people who want a more united integrated europe. the go slow theory didn't get well received, we don't see merkel having the same insistence, she is not someone who fights hard for her convictions but that's what we need in europe right now. >> another disappointment for some, energy policy. merkel surprised germans and europe by announcing she would shut germany's nuclear plants by 2022 and push for renewable energy. that actually led to a jump in coal consumption and production to meet the shortfall caused by closing down nuclear plants. >> we want to exit nuclear power and we want to do something for the environment. but the expansion of renewable energy is failing because merkel is not keeping the security of energy supply in mind. we are a highly industrialized country and we cannot meet our needs with a few thousand windmills. >> then there's disappointment in some corners over what merkel has been doing or not doing for women. in the past year the chancellor postpon

angela merkel says that makes the party reactionary with only one issue. it is unclear how much its message will resonate at ease bundestag elections -- at these bundestag elections, but the party says it is taking the long view. >> we are not just a flash in the pan. there's widespread support among the citizens. we will prepare for european elections, and that is our main concern. >> posters are finding it hard to tell whether the upstart party led by economics professors and business figures is on course or the german parliament, but a believe any success in the afd is likely to hurt the pro-business ftp and their allies most. >> to greece now where the murder of an anti-fascist rapper is highlighting violent tendencies of the golden dawn party. the man who has apparently confessed to the killing claims to be a member of the ultranationalist group. >> that's right. as greece continues to struggle with the fallout of the financial crisis, golden dawn has gained a surprising level of support. its rhetoric is stridently anti- foreigner, and it has been bla

>> angela merkel will be back. the question they are asking, which angela merkel will be back and what does that tell us about what kind of partner we will have? they are very hesitant as to which combination will be best for them. they tend to think it does not really matter that much. what matters most is she will have the election behind her and she will not be running anymore. that has made some european discussions difficult. it has made discussions with her about syria difficult. never the combination in the next few weeks, they expect these discussions will become easier because the election will be behind. she will have some time on her hands, she will have more room for maneuver. >> i don't think she will change about syria because germany in general is very reluctant in terms of foreign policy, especially talking about military intervention. even after the elections, that will change. >> let me give an example. don't expect come monday morning angela merkel will go on television and say we are going to wa

their election campaign has been based around merkel. they say germany is doing well because she is in charge. can make their own mind up about who to vote for, but we can say over the last four years there is definitely -- there has definitely been progress. >> merkel says her government support of the eurozone has been crucial to germany's success. things can only go well for germany long-term if they are going well for all of europe. that is why the stabilization of the euro is not just good for europe, it is also a fundamental interest to germany. >> merkel traveled to her constituency on the baltic coast for the final stop of her campaign. she is fighting for every last vote, leaving nothing to chance. now in the studio by our political affairs correspondent. michaela, the chancellor is surging in the polls. could she win this out right? and talk us through the preferred outcome. could voten voters directly for the chancellor, it looks like she could win this out right, with a handsome majority, 58% of people polled over the last we

merkel's party. the party was founded only five months ago. quickly built up a national network and tried to develop policies beyond leaving the euro such as reforming the education system. but going back to the deutsche mark is the big draw. supporters say euro membership means bail out countries are being unfairly punished with austerity. >> i think the euro, my family, they live in spain, and you know, the unemployment is very high there. whebefore they had it so much better but now it's very bad. >> reporter: at the very least the alternative for germany's party is bringing a new voice to this massively pro european country and it's perform on sunday may bring surprises for both it's members and angela merkel. al jazeera berlin. >> if the afd take seats off merkel's party the cdu, that could help the main opposition's social democrats and peer stein brick. so what alternative is steinbrÜck offering to merkel's agenda? she wants to increase the operating tax to 49% to pay for improved infrastruct

angela merkel was very clear. she said it very quickly and straight up, we will not intervene in syria. that is exactly the kiebtd of approach that the german people want. a low key place on the global stage. so angela merkel very much looks like she's going to come through this still as the chancellor. but when you look at the way that the left/right block sits currently, it is possible that we get rid of this current conservative liberal coalition and a grand coalition comes in in its place. but, ross, it is still all to play for here. so we will be watching and waiting and with a great deal of interest wanting to see whether the germans themselves are willing to replace angela merkel, who, as i said, is very popular here. back to you. >> yeah. a survey says 56% of the french people would like angela merkel to stay on, as well. so all angles will be covered. we will have full coverage of the german elections on monday. it all kicks off from 6:00 cet here in europe. >>> meanwhile, back to america, the u.s. may be

merkel's strategy also worked. her strategy was to embrace the candidates quite often in terms of showing or linking the debate to policies they did together during the grand coalition. while doing so, opening up the possibility of another grand coalition. i would say it was a tie. >> what about the format of this debate? there were four moderators asking these candidates question. was that a winner or a loser? >> i think that is a really good question about something that probably needs to be debated in the future more. i think the format did not work. the reason why the debate was not very lively and also not very entertaining was due to the format. we had four good journalists who really prepared well. they had good questions, but it was all about imposing the questions to the candidates him and it was not about the candidates debating with one another. that is why it really came out the way it was, not very entertaining, limited information. >> thank you very much for joining us. you can find more in-depth info

>> that's the interpretation of angela merkel's junior coalition party, the ftp. there was a notice of despair, almost panic in the voice of the party leader this morning when he appealed urgently to german voters to give them their second vote. each german voter has two votes. the first is for a direct vote for the candidate, the second one is for a party. >> so the ftp fighting for its life. what can we expect? we have six days of campaigning. >> i think the ftp will be raising this are of a left wing coalition and presenting itself as the only antidote to that presumed danger. then there is the green party, which is trying to limit damage at the moment following a scandal which lou up just today involving the leader of the party. as for chancellor merkel, she will reasonably continue giving the impression it is to need her dignity to even fight an election. >> we will be talking to you a lot this week as the elections come in. as john mentioned, one of the green party's two main candidates is sounding off criminal is him that he supported some warm-up at opheli

polls open in germany's parliamentary election which looks set to see chancellor merkel securing a third term but growing social and economic difficulties leave many disillusioned . and as germans cast their ballots greece awaits the outcome we'll look at how decisions made in berlin will echo in the country where there is growing anger at the severe austerity measures. you're watching are to live from moscow and see friends thanks for joining me. syria has fulfilled one of its obligations as part of a chemical disarmament plan handing over a list of its toxic stockpiles to the international watchdog the deadline set in a russia u.s. deal hammered out last saturday was also met this apparently surprised american officials with some saying the inventory was more complete than they expected but despite serious compliance so far not everything has been smooth on the diplomatic front this week artie's innocent has the details. as kay often violence continue in. syria so does the diplomatic battle surrounding the conflict this week a un investigation concluded chemical weapons were used on au

>> there could be surprises if angela merkel loses her coalition partners. the social democrats might have a choice between a coalition with angela merkel or with other parties on the left. if the anti-euro alternative party for germany gets in, that would be a big surprise. if i had to guess, i would say chancellor merkel will still be in office next week, but those undecided could still surprise us, certainly. >> thank you very much. we will have more on the attention being paid to the elections elsewhere in the world. >> you can already find out more by going to our website at dw. de/germanelections. >> he has spoken again and again gotten the world attention. >> he certainly has because of frances has criticized the catholic church for focusing too much on the issues of abortion and gays -- pope francis. >> this does not constitute a change in church teaching but does indicate a change in tone. >> enthusiastic crowds greet pope francis on his visit to brazil earlier this summer. many catholics have laced their hopes for reform in the new pope . for examp

also the south poles over in germany's parliamentary election which looks set to see chancellor merkel securing a third of why we have social and economic difficulties that leave many of his illusion that. those germans caused ballance greece await the outcome of a look at how decisions are made in berlin that will echo in the country where there's growing anger at the severe austerity measures. this is coming to you live from moscow and we'll start with breaking news this hour the threshing that the international chemical watchdog will stop his work and see where his weapons handover if mosco does not support a forceful resolution on c. where russia's foreign minister made the comments in his latest interview and let's now get more details from he's going to join us now live so tell us what else again liberal had to say on this u.n. matter matter of fact a rather interesting interview of course the russian foreign minister has reiterated some points he has already made before about. also has provided interesting insight into the recent trips made by u.n. observers u.n. inspectors into

becomes the chancellor for a third time it's unlikely that i'll change too much mrs merkel has been the chief cheerleader of austerity for those cash strapped southern european countries also the n.s.a. spying scandal now cross germany we've seen demonstrations here in berlin as well as all of the other major cities by people wanting answers from the german government germany was one of the main countries that was spied on by the the n.s.a. is part of their prism program no answers were forthcoming from either angle or merkel or her main challenger in this election campaign period of the social democrats none of that particularly touched on in the lead up also the current financial situation for germans it's been an increase in the amount of people in the country that would be regarded as working poor. put forward a. minimum wage that he wanted to see imposed that was knocked back by angela merkel saying it just wouldn't work now to get into the german parliament any party just needs five percent of the vote in the past this is allowed smaller parties to get a foothold within german

both now and in all of germany's polling stations on the merkel set to serve a third term as chancellor after her party spoils a sweeping victory germany's general election. protesters call for justice in greece where the killing of a prominent anti-fascist sparked up or as thousands march in a national strike against endless austerity. it's four am in moscow i am giving you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news russia's foreign minister thinks western states are looking for loopholes to unilateral action in syria and don't care enough about peaceful efforts to resolve the syrian crisis that's the impression sergey lavrov says he's gotten after several weeks of diplomatic work to avoid possible strikes against the war torn state. reports two weeks ago it seemed like the united states are ready to essentially strike syria then it looks like things are going to ease up just a bit and now again russia seems to be facing some sort of animosity especially head of the u.n. general assembly which is to take place in new york next week so the russian foreign minister in an inte

polls open in germany's parliamentary election which except to see chancellor merkel securing a said time but growing social and economic difficulties and leave many is illusion . and this dream is part of that balance greece awaits the outcome we're getting now decisions made in berlin will echo in the country where there is growing anger and this severe austerity measures. the latest news on the week's top stories you're watching the wiki on l.c. with me and we'll start with breaking news this hour on the u.s. is threatening but the international chemical watchdog will stop its work on sea whereas weapons harmed if moscow does not support a small school resolution on syria russia's foreign minister made the comments in his latest interview let's now get more details from reno going to join us now live from moscow irina hi there so what's how's it sergei lavrov had to say about this matter. well basically the russian foreign minister has resisted some of the points that russia has made before but there have been some new bits as well for example at this point the russian foreign min