first we have this report. >> for angela merkel, this is the sweetest victory of all. her party, the christian democrats, have just scored their best election result for over 20 years. a day later the c.d.u. is still celebrating. still, angela merkel paid tribute to her outgoing coalition partners. >> i'd like to thank our current coalition partners, the free democrats. i'm sorry they fell short of entering the party. >> who will she choose this time, the social democrats or the greens? a day after her win, merkel won't commit. she's fended off question after question on her coalition choices. journalists asked if her outfit hinted a preferred coalition partner. >> you won't believe it. i stood in front of my closet this morning and thought i can't wear green. bright blue is out. i wore green jold what am i going to do? >> at the same time merkel has indicated she's keener on red, on the social democrats. >> i've made contact with the chairman of the s.e.d. he understandably asked us to hold off until after holding a meeting on friday. however, merkel said she doesn't

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

angela merkel and all of german politics and the center right, which angela merkel has shifted left, they need to look to the side. we've got to account for these voters who will otherwise keep going that way. >> talking about the impact as well in germany and an end on the eurozone. there are some headlines saying germany is angela merkel country. are we finally there? we just have one big maximum leader. >> well, i mean, in a sense we are. we're about half a kilometer away from the poster with her famous merkel rhombus. germans identify with her. the german word is completely to misunderstand modern german politics. essentially what you have is an extreme centrism. it's a contradiction of words. she has taken over the entire center ground and it happens to meet in the person of angela merkel. you could also say there is pretty much agreement she's not going to go as conrad adenaur did for a fourth term so this is really her last four years. we're going to see one more term with her, if we're lucky. it might not even last whatever coalition she builds that first term so, yes, at the

could angela merkel be forced into an alliance with her rivals. nick spicer is standing by from the christian democrats party and joan is among the voters at a berlin cafe. first, nick's report on how the election day unfolded. >> joy at seeing the woman they call angie lead her party to victory and likely a third term as chancellor. her christian democratic union scored better, a reflection of angela merkel's management of the country and europe during the eurozone crisis. >> >> translation: we have shown that the cdu is the people's party. we'll do everything to be successful in the next four years. we'll await tomorrow's results, but for now we can celebrate. >> there may be a need to wait because merkel's free democratic party need to gain 5% of votes to get enough seats in parliament, and they appear to be falling short. >> there are no divisive issues in the campaign. unemployment is at its lowest level in 20 years. all of the parties, including the opposition voted in favour of bailouts for the eurozone and will provide more, with condition

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

angela merkel's conservatives want to stick with the free democrats. the social democrats, peer steinbruck, says he will work with the greens. those political partnerships could be thwarted. a majority of german voters favor a grand coalition. >> it's possible. they need to agree on a sensible political program, but it is possible. >> it does nobody any good. there would be two compromises. >> one person it would bother is the general secretary. campaigners plan to knock on one million doors to sway undecided voters. they will come with a clear message, no alliance with the conservatives. >> anyone who speculates about a grand coalition will catch hell from me. we don't want a grand coalition. we don't want to swap out half the government. we want it gone completely. we want peer steinbruck as chancellor. >> but the spd may be facing a tough choice after sunday's vote. joint with the cdu, or spend another four years in opposition. a grand coalition is the most likely outcome, with angela merkel as counselor -- chancellor. >> our political correspondent

that is of course very bad for angela merkel. there is a lot of room to maneuver for the next three weeks. >> annette, thank you for that. plenty to come on the german reactions. whilst most voters were watching steinbrueck attack merkel, some german election voters were looking at merkel's black red and gold necklace. what do you think about her accessory choice? do you feel it is a sign of patriotism? was it a bit over the top? get in touch with us via e-mail or tweet. >>> still to come, do emerging markets face a slowdown similar to the 2001 u.s. recession? we'll be joined from paris by tristan abbott to see how investors should deal with the flight of fear from the eurozone to emerging markets. building animatronics is all about getting things to work together. the timing, the actions, the reactions. everything has to synch up. my expenses are no different. receipt match from american express synchronizes your business expenses. just shoot your business card receipts and they're automatically matched up with the charges on yo

angela merkel's conservatives want to stick with the free democrats. the social democrats, peer steinbruck, says he will work with the greens. those political partnerships could be thwarted. a majority of german voters favor a grand coalition. >> it's possible. they need to agree on a sensible political program, but it is possible. >> it does nobody any good. there would be two compromises. >> one person it would bother is the general secretary. campaigners plan to knock on one million doors to sway undecided voters. they will come with a clear message, no alliance with the conservatives. >> anyone who speculates about a grand coalition will catch hell from me. we don't want a grand coalition. we don't want to swap out half the government. we want it gone completely. we want peer steinbruck as chancellor. >> but the spd may be facing a tough choice after sunday's vote. joint with the cdu, or spend another four years in opposition. a grand coalition is the most likely outcome, with angela merkel as counselor -- chancellor. >> our political correspondent

in recent days, he has attacked angela merkel for dithering, for caution. has she done anything about the infrastructure, he asks. no, shouts the crowd. education? has she improved local finances? yet one of the possible outcomes of a close result sunday is that angela merkel could be forced into a grand coalition with the social democrats. it would be an uneasy alliance. at angela merkel's rally tonight, there were concerns the outcome might be complicated. angela merkel's party will get the most votes, that is not in doubt, but whether she will end up with an absolute majority is less certain. her fate is in the hands of some of the smaller parties, including her current coalition partner and how well they poll. the crowd in munich clearly expected the woman they call mommy to be returned to power, but our uncertainties. will she be in coalition with? will decisions over europe be harder? could germany faced weeks of haggling over its future government? gavin hewitt, bbc news, munich. >> despite rebutted watching the auction, right now germany's best-sell

debatee only televised between chancellor -- chancellor angela merkel and her main opponent. neither one dominated the largely lacks what -- lackluster encounter. that was reflected in some opinions on the street. >> it was more or less what i was expecting. >> there were no clear statements. it was boring. thengela and her colors of german flag got people talking, each inspiring their own twitter account. the following day they lock horns again for the last time in parliament as the voters moved on to the streets. >> a former not see went on trial on monday, accused of the murder of a dutch resistance fighter in 1944. the 92-year-old faced a seven- year sentence in the 1980s for the murder of two jewish brothers. this case is part of the push to bring the aging nazis to justice before they die. investigatingice war crimes recommended putting 30 auschwitz guards on trial, 30 years after the end of world war roman to -- world war ii. >> the new striker was shown on monday. the price is said to be 100 million euros, making him the world's most expensive player. after, it showed

in recent days, he has attacked angela merkel for dithering, for caution. has she done anything about the infrastructure, he asks. no, shouts the crowd. education? has she improved local finances? yet one of the possible outcomes of a close result sunday is that angela merkel could be forced into a grand coalition with the social democrats. it would be an uneasy alliance. at angela merkel's rally tonight, there were concerns the outcome might be complicated. angela merkel's party will get the most votes, that is not in doubt, but whether she will end up with an absolute majority is less certain. her fate is in the hands of some of the smaller parties, including her current coalition partner and how well they poll. the crowd in munich clearly expected the woman they call mommy to be returned to power, but our uncertainties. will she be in coalition with? will decisions over europe be harder? could germany faced weeks of haggling over its future government? gavin hewitt, bbc news, munich. >> despite rebutted watching the auction, right now germany's best-sell

>> 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

these elections angela merkel has got has taken us to say the lion share of the votes it would be the first time since one thousand nine hundred fifty seven that a party had ruled unilaterally without a coalition there a very fond of a coalition here in germany i mentioned alternative for toys and if they were to

hello and welcome to the program angela merkel has won germany's top job for the sir time in a row but this seeming triumph of the chancellor's political cause has come at a price the conservative bloc the christian democrats took forty one point five percent of the vote and that's not enough for merkel's party to rule on their own as their main rivals the social democrats led by peers time break came in with twenty five point seven percent owner breaks down the ballot for us. well it was a resoundingly result. however now the big question is just what kind of government will she preside over she's going to have to enter into a coalition this won't be the coalition she particularly wanted she would have wanted to deal with the free democrats who were partners going into this election with the free democrats didn't even get enough votes to get them one seat in the parliament so she's going to have some tough coalition negotiations on her hands moving away from angola merkel and looking at the election as a whole what we have seen here in germany as a shift in voter opinion away from the

>> 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

in the goshi ations but he wouldn't serve in a grand coalition so third term for angela merkel if it sees her after after that it will see her become the longest serving a female political leader in european history but some of those in europe are wondering what that will mean for them four more years until a merkel's election when you see comparisons with another three female leader. on markers for the dinar merkel is a follower of margaret thatcher this is that euro zone two point zero mark a lesson of one similarity policies between the two is they both pushed privatization although with mrs merkel case that's not been its 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 c

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 wins the general election but not with enough support or her party to rule germany on its own with voters a little way by a newly founded euro skeptic party. russia's foreign minister says law school is being blackmailed by the uighurs which is trying to force through grounds for military action in syria pointing at a huge turn to what's already been agreed. on nuclear for iran's leader readies for the un general assembly pushing to ease economic sanctions that appear to head the weakest part of iranian society hardest. news from russia and around the world this is r.t. with me you nashbar hello and welcome to the program angela merkel has won germany's strong job again but the landslide victories overshadowed by some tough coalition choices the conservative blog christian democrats took forty one point five percent of the vote and that's not enough support for merkel's party to rule on their own as their main rivals the social democrats led by peter came in with twenty five point seven percent a coalition between the two it will be hard to reach peace on a has more now fr

>> angela merkel is a huge victor in this. the party ran a campaign basically built on her personality, the campaign placards that people held up said angie - her nickname - and it was a cricketry for the christian democrats union which hadn't had a score since 1990, when there was german reunification, and germans were grateful and they won a bigger majority. angela merkel almost won an absolute majority which has not happened in half a century in germany. she fell short and will say later today what her plans are in terms of forming a coalition, which she'll need to do. her junior partners in the counter government have been eliminated, which you talked about when talking about the free democrats. what sort of coalitions are there. i'm joined by the european council on foreign relations. what is she likely to announce? >> that is a big question. it will be hard to find a coalition partner. the fdp was crushed. the former party cpd is struggling after their loss four years ago. the green party is covered by internal things. t

captives gained in this election doesn't overshadow angela merkel's and many accomplishments. 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 american economic policies fall to number the loses by a highly high proportion. if that economic development continues that has pulled us out of the crisis after two thousand and eight after the lehman brothers bank broke down if that continues then her support will become even bigger and the euro skeptics i think. in this scenario and while angela merkel are celebrating her punches when they german paul results have caused quite increase where the chancellor is big trees seen as a signal for more painful austerity got more analysis on greece's economic future coming out. series actually corporation with the world's chemical weapons washed are in accordance with the international deal to relinquish its toxic stockpiles but the members of the u.n. security council are having trouble agreeing on a resolution to support the design and process russia s

angela merkel clearly won this election. she's in the driving seat. how tempting might it be to have a green coalition and ignore the spd? >> well, i think just on the ifo for a moment, ross, i think this is fascinating how this may now play into some "o" negotiations. what you've got in the greens and the spd are two parties effectively that think the rich should pay more, but also there should be at this point more public spending to help stimulate stronger growth. so on the one hand, you might argue that weaker economic indicators plays into their hands a little bit here. but on the other side of that, maybe merkel can say, you know what? look how fragile things are. we don't want to start tinkering around, raising taxes, putting in place minimum wages that could be costly for companies. so this does help guide the negotiation strategy a little bit. >> well, actually, the social democrats are very much, as you pointed out, in favor of more spending. but at the same time, they are, as well, in favor of more spending most likely for the eurozone. so

polls in germany closed and angela merkel is expected to win a third term. we go live to german chancellor angela merkel's conservative party in berlin. polls suggestive her christian democrats may get the largest seats in parliament. her seats may be limited and may be forced into an awkward coalition with her leftist rivals, general -- germany's social democrats. >> we are approaching the end of the election day. we'll have a better idea of how things will look. in terms of polling data, german chancellor angela merkel is on track for a third term as chancellor. her center right party is likely to win the largest percentage of the vote, ahead of its center left social democrat rival. no absolute majority, of course, this is a country of coalitions, and as she knows too well, you either get the coalition you want or you get the coalition you simply have to live with. the coalition she wants is a continuation of her current arrangement with the free democrats. their support has fallen away disastrously since the last election, further pushed out by the emerg

merkel would be announced as the clear winner with her christian democratic c.s.u. and their c.s.u. it's very important is coming out taking a huge lion share of the popular vote the next thing that comes though is deciding both coalitions it could be this angela merkel will have to go to the green party to to join to form a coalition or the grand coalition as it's known between the the the christian democrats and the social democrats it doesn't seem though that social democrat supporters are particularly keen on that one the only way it seems that angela merkel won't be returned for a third term as chancellor is if the so-called red red green coalition comes about that's the coalition of the social democrats the left party and the green party but not many people in germany hold out much hope for that one as it stands at the moment peter thanks very much indeed at one of our live there in berlin well look for more analysis on these early results all of this of course is based on the exit polls so far let's go to dr max or he's a professor and author and joins me liv

the election is seen as a test for angela merkel ahead of the nation-wide poll. >> we are travelling in a bmw, a car made in bavaria, an example of this region's industrial might. >> it explains why so many here support angela merkel's coalition. there's more to it than that. by most accounts bavaria germany it said traditional region. staunchly catholic, it was proud of old ways and the dances - the traditional music. volting for conservative parties since the end of the world war ii. >> we are really connected to the homeland. politicians need to show they look and care about it and are not just concerned with other topics. >> the bavaria version of angela merkel's christian union is the christian social union. it's a strong voice, pushing for family values and taking a tough stance on european bailouts. >> it does the most, say company bosses for the small and medium sized companies that make up a big part of germany's exporting success. this company makes high-tech tubing that can be drawn through and repair a damaged underground pipe, saving millions in construction costs. angel

they t they are forcing angela merkel and her par thety in to a coalition with the opposition. social democrats show it here and it's done before and it's something that a small majority would like to see happen again. >>> thank you. and australia's new government is promising to get straight to work. tony abbot is threatening to stop the vote and also plans to scrap the tax. >>> cambodia's ruling party has been concerned. pit was marked by allegation of voter fraud. the election commissioners says prime minister won 68 and the opposition won 55. the from oh testing in the prott they said was widespread. >>> thus in due mee in due tunp down. the new constitution was suspended following the unrest. >>> tear gas to break up corruption cans in cities across brazil. there's some violence which went ahead on independence day. we porwe report from pra still. >brazil.>> reporter: security w. spectators were checked upon arrival. police all over the country were part of pr brazil's ever protest that ever happened. nationwide the numbers failed in comparison. hundreds of people took to

now voters will decide whether angela merkel deserves to get the credit. on come to our viewers public television in america and also around the globe. the federal reserve has said it will not reduce the amount of money it has been pumping into the u.s. economy. instead, it says it wants more evidence that signs of economic progress can be sustained. the news sent markets soaring. our economic reporter has this report. >> for years, the federal reserve has helped to keep global market awash with cash. one of these days, it wants to stop doing that. but investors who tuned in from around the world today found out the end of the cheap money area-- era was not starting quite yet. >> the committee concluded that the economic data do not yet provide sufficient confirmation of its baseline outlook through war and such a reduction. moreover, the committee has concerned that the rapid tightening could have the effect of slowing growth. >> a few careful words which produced a big wall street reaction. a main u.s. stock index hit an all-time high -- the main u.s. st

. >> >> german chancellor angela merkel has cast her vote. opinion polls suggest she'll be returned to power. she may struggle to keep the coalition's government numbers. >> nick spicer joins us live. the voting is underway. what is the turn out like, the german's interest? >> to be frank, a poll conducted recently suggested 70% of germans were bored with the election. they have a strong sense of their civic duty. that doesn't mean they'll necessarily stay at home. participation rates in the last election in 2009 was over 70%, a number many would be proud of. it's expected that angela merkel will continue in hor role. however, the big question is who will she govern with. >> they are deciding germany's future, and maybe that of europe as a whole. the protection is the current chancellor angela merkel will keep her job. voters who would like to see her lose it recognise her popularity. >> many are happy with what is happening throughout europe, because germany benefits from it. >> merkel's handling of the euro zone crisis managed to pull her p

sunday's win for angela merkel and her party guarantees her another four years in that building. the chancellor's office. provided she can get a majority over there in parliament. her opponents offer her the best chance of that, but the talks will be tough, possibly lasting many weeks. she won't want to give away anymore political capital than she has to, they will want as much as they can get. on europe manslaughter merkel will see the election result as a powerful endorsement of her strategy. financial rescues in exchange for austerity measures to preserve the single currency. one thing that could compliment her policy is a new anti-euro party alternative for germany. it narrowly missed making it in to parliament this time, but the party has touched a nerve. tapping in to public unease at the amount of tax-pair money pouring in to european bail outs. >> this means the christian democrats will have to put much more effort in to complaining their economic policy. they'll have to explain why it makes sense, not only politically and historically, but also economically to support gr

>> well we were angela merkel rally, christian democratic union rally, the chancellor people holding up banners saying, "angie". she has been a safe pair of hands for the last four years. approval ratings around 70% in this country, pretty incredible when you think she's been in office for eight years. it's expected that her party will take the lion's share of the vote. that said, not everybody is happy with the chancellor's record. >> angela merkel is the most popular elected politician in germany with approval ratings around 70% and her christian democratic party is doing twice as well in the polls as its nearest rivals. a big part of that success is because of how the chancellor dealt with the euro zone crisis and kept down the bail out bill for german voters. 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 dis

meanwhile, angela merkel sister partner csu is showing 49% of the vote. her center right coalition in the upcoming national elections have been dealt a blow because the fdp party was ejected from the assembly. annette is in berlin working through the tea leaves what this might mean for the general election that's coming up. anetta. >> reporter: well, actually, you were already pointing out that the little party's weak outcome in the bavarian election might be a threat to the election upcoming here in berlin for the whole of germany. there's an other side to this interpretation that even could activate voters who are going to vote for theunrstanding in the german society, the fdp, the liberal party should be represented in parliament. this could be the effect. i'm going to discuss with my guest here, alexander schuman, the german chancellor of commerce here in berlin. thank you for joining us, alexander. that will be my first question. what do you think is the outcome or the effect from the ba vafian election when it comes to the weakness of the liberal pa

if angela merkel is in a position to perform -- form a coalition, i think we will see differences. during the campaign, they have been calling for more solidarity towards the rest of europe. they want the introduction of the national minimum wage in germany something that does not exist at this stage. that could change things. they will want to have secured the finance ministry. if you have a social democratic finance minister at meetings, it will be a different tone. do not expect a complete change. we are still talking about germany. germans are very proud of their system and believe the german recipe should work for the rest of europe. there is a new party in the campaign the alternative for germany. it is an anti-euro party. if they make it to parliament they could have a strong voice. that would put more pressure on angela merkel. >> there is a lot of pressure on her, but she is riding high. >> she's germany's most popular politician. she is a scientist. she has always had this scientific approach to decision- making. she is now trying to betray herself as someone close to the

angela merkel starts a new term but insists germany's monetary policy won't change. >>> kenyan are military is continuing into the night, at least 63 people including three fighters according to the kenyan are government. the group al shabaab carried out the attack. >> the final stage to a siege hathat has cost so many lives. stretched to a break point, the military engaged in an operation they say saved lives. then this. persistent heavy gun fire, the thick pall of smoke has been there for an hour or more and this does look like the final stages about the no one's exactly sure exactly what the situation is. the interior ministry say the al shabaab is responsible for this, it detonated when. >> has never been higher. and we want to say that we will take the war to the criminals' door steps. this is our country. we are in control of the security situation and kenyans should be -- should take comfort that the country is in our hands. >> he also said, ten soldiers were injured during this stage of the operation and two of the gunmen were killed. it stills raimtion unclear on what's -- remains

angela merkel recently described her country as the engine of europe but that might not sit well with many germans and willing to continue bailing out their cash strapped partners and on top of that many are concerned about ever widening income gap and tough job market this and government consultant christe of her still says this has led to a say among the german electorate people in germany by a large numbers very frustrated so frustrated that all the media are coming out these days with you know his pleas in the elections daughter who are to go to vote don't stay at home the government is very clearly afraid the whole system in germany is afraid that more than fifty percent of the germans could epstein and that would be a very bad sign for the system obviously right now many germans only move that they would be ready you know to vote for duty or donkey to get rid of the euro eighty percent of the germans don't want to pay any. more tax payers hard earned money into supporting the road the currency euro. and while voting to say germans will not only decide their own country teach us

merkel has got has taken us to say the lion share of the votes it would be the first time since one thousand nine hundred fifty seven that a party had ruled unilaterally without a coalition there very fond of a coalition here in germany i mentioned alternative for deutschland if they were to get in there though angela merkel would be perhaps forced to form a coalition would she go for the so-called grand coalition between the c.d.u. and the social democrats would have to wait to see if that happened a lot of social democrats supporters would be uncomfortable with that the last time that happened with in two thousand and five so it's all going to come out over the coming hours to find out just exactly what the what the firm results are from the selection but it's odds on it's almost nailed on an angle and merkel will be the chancellor for a third term of a life in berlin thanks very much indeed for that update well what result would be the best outcome though for the e.u. which has been reading economically for several years now one earlier i put this question to dr max alter he's pr

angela merkel wins the general election but not with enough support for her party to rule germany on its own with voters new of the way by a new founded euro skeptic party. russia's foreign minister says moscow is being blackmailed by the uars which is trying to force three grounds for military action in syria pointing at a u. turn to what's already been agreed. on the nuclear thought iran's leader read is for the u.n. general assembly pushing to ease economic sanctions that appear to have been weakest part of the rain in society hardest. news from russia under around the world this is a party with me. hello and welcome to the program. marco has won germany's top job again but the landslide victory is overshadowed by some tough coalition choices the conservative blog christian democrats took forty one point five percent of the vote and that's not enough support for merkel's party to rule on their own as their main rivals the social democrats led by peter berg came in with twenty five per cent point seven percent a coalition between the two it will be hard to arrange these pieces on o

these elections angela merkel has got has taken us to say the lion share of the votes it would be the first time since one thousand nine hundred fifty seven that a party had ruled unilaterally without a coalition there a very fond of a coalition here in germany i mentioned alternative for toys and if they were to get in there though angela merkel would be perhaps forced to form a coalition would she go for the so-called grand coalition between the c.d.u. and the social democrats would have to wait to see if that happened a lot of social democrat supporters would be uncomfortable with the last time that happened with in two thousand and five so it's all going to come out over the coming hours to find out just exactly what the what the results are from the selection but it's also on it's almost nailed on the angle of merkel will be chancellor for a third term or his people over there in berlin let's go now to editor in chief of compaq magazine you're going he's live in berlin so what are the leaders of those economically struggling european countries going to make of angular merkel's do

merkel's government recently. the german population is very much upset because of the spying of the. n.s.a. and cia on trial months but this one's. industry. it had no impact on the elections because the opposition parties one of the willing to bring of this topic on the top of their election campaign because. the green party and the social democrats they are also all following the american agenda and they are all soul from the table all friends and plenty of orientation and so they did not make much of this cold shoulder from a population this will also a reason. they didn't win this election so they could have more. it's not just the rich european states reaching for their favored leader but the less fortunate to from the policy to merkel's unbending conviction in austerity we reported just how much is at stake for europe's weakest in this fight that's still to come in the program. and also the head knocking on the door of peace iran offers an only branch to the u.s. calling for talks over its controversial nucl

-- germany, angela's merkel, a gaffe-prone politician -- the opposition to angela merkel, a gaffe-prone politician, -- >> imagine you are reading the paper when suddenly this. it's not exactly the behavior you might expect from the man in the running for germany's top job. in fact, the picture part after photo shoot in the -- has drawn mixed reaction from ministers to the man in the street. >> it's not worthy of someone who wants to become the chancellor. >> it's a little provocative. but he has to do something to come out of the shade a bit and not seem as boring as he did before. >> the idea behind the shoot was to answer questions, not with words but gestures and facal expressions. the question itself was a reference to steinbrik's -- >> just did it. and i thought it was quite funny. i don't think anyone should scream scandal. where are we going if we can't laugh a little? >> one person who can afford to laugh is chancellor angela merkel. she said this week she enjoyed steinbrick's humor and ahead by 20% to 30%. >> and time to hand you back to the guests for "the world this week." >>

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 piece all over germany. meanwhile this general elections already been dubbed a public acknowledgment of merkel's many accomplishments 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 in that written e.u. countries pressing them to pay a tough price for bailouts in terms of global politics she 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 where dr marcus kerber he's the founder of the think tank i spoke to an allele he says there is more to germany's political reality than meets the eye for the situation is more delicate and dangerous for. the greater victory is it was. who claim it now the christian democratic party is a party that party mood will be over tomorrow real and practical problems will come up and there has been a very ver

angela merkel's party wins the german general election just short of an absolute majority of the country's youngest euro skeptic party pull some rain on the conservatives parade. syria is a breeding ground for extremist militant groups which could spill over borders to attack russia and its neighbors that's according to president putin. and in the court decides to ban any activity by the muslim brotherhood and confiscate all its assets but it still fears it could lead to retaliation. by supporters. from our studio center here in moscow which just turned nine pm this is r.t. with international news and comment so i'm going to germany's top job for the third time in a row but the seeming triumph of the chancellor's political course has come at a price the conservative bloc the christian democrats took forty one and a half percent of the vote and that's not enough for merkel's party to rule on their own as their main rivals the social democrats led by he came in with twenty five point seven percent port of an hour breaks down the ballot. well it was a resoundingly result for anglo merkel howe

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 politics one party that it singles may get across that threshold could have potentially huge influence when it comes to forming future coalitions alternative for deutschland alternative for germany or a euro skeptic party an anti euro party if they get into parliament well that could seriously affect just how who comes out with the majority deals with coalitions that have been formed now they say that they won't operate with mrs merkel unless she adopts the euro skeptic anti euro policy so that could be all very interesting to see just who comes out as part of the coalition government after this german election the polls close here at six pm local time i'll be bringing you all of the news as we get it throughout the day here on r.t. and political commentator maurice schumer says the anti euro outearned germany party will s