Hello youre watching International ImRosana Lockridge thank you for joining us. Russia has a new Prime Minister lawmakers approved the candidacy of Mikhail Misha stood on thursday with president putin then signing off on the appointment because got more on how the day unfolded. Well it only took this country what was it slightly more than 24 hours to come from the point when the president proposed to tweak some elements of russias constitution which by the way didnt automatically mean that the cabinet would have to step down to a moving towards the point when the russian state duma approved the name of the countrys new Prime Minister that is mikhail so the result was 383. 00 votes in favor about 40 abstentions and 0 votes again so this is the kind of backing the and coming Prime Minister is getting which is very important obviously in his position and clearly we were listening to his speech right before the vote which was obviously filled with quite a few promises so here are some of them. You see reproduced in my can do up to ensure you that all members of the new government carry personal responsibility for achieving National Goals i know that some talks in this room can even an intensive and i believe its very important that the government feels that it would always be questioned him on it it remains open and constructive critics help us improve and do the members of Parliament Give us regional feedback you know what they think what people talk about how this sense the situations and whether they think there are changes needed for the past. Just to look at the background of mr mishra stand a little bit i can tell you that he was in charge of the Russian FederalTax Authority for about a decade he rarely appeared on t. V. So when on wednesday the now former Prime MinisterDmitri Medvedev i can tell you that theres really no other way to put it shocked the country shocked the world by saying that his government was stepping down only a few hours after the russian leader delivered his annual state of the nation address pundits were calling out different names and i can tell you that in most cases wasnt even on the list but then again boom the name. Came out of the kremlin so you cant help wondering what are the reasons for this appointment why so much trust well i can tell you that the new Prime Minister while he was working in the federal Tax Authority managed to accomplish a mission that seemed absolutely impossible at one point to get rid of a very painful state of bureaucracy and russias taxes i can tell you that previously to pay taxes or to deal with some problems russians have to stand in line fill out hundreds of papers they say that at this point now it can all be done through smartphones or tablets p. C. s you name it. Well then a matter of minutes and people say that this is really the achievement of me and in fact spoke to our to a few years ago about exactly that about the digital izing the paper work in russia and how its important for the development of the country he was talking about the Younger Generation that will shape the future of the nation its important that the young generation whose form of future taxpayers to morrow use the friendly user interface which is suitable for the as we know the research is showing us the young generation now not using p. C. Computers so the mobile phones mobile applications and then social networks so basically we should exit the streets. To calm we should come to the such is social networks and make sure that its a friendly interface for them so basically this is the maybe main reason why we collaborate can be the commissioners to make sure that to be so recent kotex peers because between service and confuse call part of the administration servicing part this not only more and more coming clearly there will be something for d the audience outside this country to point out russias new pm is fluent in english that is something that we hadnt seen for a very long while now before the vote in the Upper Chamber of the Russian Parliament began i managed to catch up with some of russias most senior lawmakers and i asked them why they are about to support the candidacy of me. Was thinking about efficiency. If you look at the different ministries in russia the tax collection is one of the biggest it is all. He knows everything about every payment officially made. Russia has. Created the most. Useful usable. Tronic government it has a ph d. In economics its books on economics heroes textbooks to teachers their Financial University in law school so here is an intellectual. Very more than that intellectual and more than a bureaucrat who can. Have a very systematic view on issues because heres actuals officiality. Which he got at the university was systems and functional the systems so. I think its a good choice he has of it i think a very quick. Reply you know which i think its also important for a politician. Misused in developed an official tax service one of the most efficient departments in the country hes a strong leader tax Service Management is being done correctly both in terms of leadership im cutting edge technology. For the 1st time the Prime Minister has proven business capability hes showing that with his work in the tax service and if you polishes all our ministries in the same way it would boost National Income and streamline expenditure is an engineer awesome you bring strong accurate in the sciences and Innovative Technology ideas politically is neither left nor right is your centrist we really have a specialist coming into power of the well in another major shake up in russian politics this week it was the resignation of the government and that came about following that of a putin suggestion of amendments to the constitution effectively diminishing the president s powers while boosting those of parliament. But it brought in with the amendments i suggested yesterday do not affect the fundamental basis of the constitution furthering russias development as a lawful state the goal is also to enhance the effectiveness of the countrys institutions to strengthen the role of Civil Society and to enable the Political Parties in our regions to make decisions vital to the countrys development our Senior Correspondent married gives the of explains more about the landmark moves and the reaction they received in the west. Tried splay in this leg who can and powers the office of president the media accuses about seizing more power who control over russia but when putin gives up that power and hands it over to parliament at his own expense it is also because he seizing more control over russia 1st to discover this syndrome i name it paranoid putin a friend here and theres a real epidemic. Paranoid putin a for any aside he is what he actually proposed to guaranteed that new president ever wields as much power as he did including putin himself hes got 4 more years in office. This is unprecedented in a quarter of a century every constitutional amendment was designed to empower the president for example increase the president ial term from 4 years to 6 years or give the president the power to appoint prosecutors and now he turns it all upside down it used to be that putin appointed the problem. This Ministers Parliament rubber stamp that now parliament appoints heads of government and putin rubber stamp set with no power object. According to the constitution of the Russian Federation president needs only the state dumas consent to make official appointments the president appoints the cabinet. And all the ministers i propose shifting this power to the state duma and also the approval of the russian governments chairman and the chairman suggestion all the deputy Prime Ministers and federal ministers will have to be appointed by the president with the right to reject any candidates yes this is of course all subject to a popular vote if these passes russia will be a changed country with a very different future russia is changing into a new face of democracy. And now this 1st. Time when the president limits his old power this is something in the later controlled country is not known at all the president limits its all the more and once you let the people decide on the new constitution at the pave the way the government handed in its resignation its worth mentioning it wasnt all that popular that failed at a number of fronts and their deaths the now caretaker Prime Minister said himself its time for something new you have all heard the address of the russian president Vladimir Putin as president he outlined the major priorities of our work for the upcoming year but he also outlined a number of fundamental changes to the constitution of the Russian Federation these changes when they take place and this will be done after discussions and as was said they will significantly alter a number of parts of the constitution and change the balance of power if theres one thing we know about putin its that we dont. You know him he loves to surprise and there was no warning not even rule is that the country was about to be turned on its head we now have a new Prime Minister we heil michoud in an unknown quantity hes largely stayed out of the spotlight for the past decade head in the federal tax agency and i must say he did wonders teaching russians to pay their taxes fact some would argue hes done too good a job it is now clear putin hangs up the gloves in 2024 he will run for another term time change so does russia that is a revolutionary change from this distance i would say that it gives more power to the parliament but it downgrades the importance of the Prime Ministership of the stability of russias leadership quality which is not a separate issue has been one of the most positive aspects of World Governance in the 21st century. The turkish president has announced the deployment of more troops to libya he says to ensure the stability of the un backed government and its capital tripoli theyll join a deployment already sent by ankara earlier this month during a meeting with the German Foreign minister general have tough from libyas rival Administration Reportedly said hes ready to abide by the current cease fire is arties middle east correspondent paula slayer. Well it certainly seems as if things are heading in the right direction that meeting in moscow was applauded by the International Community is a step in the right direction in terms of bringing about a lasting Peace Agreement in libya as youve mentioned weve just heard from the German Foreign minister that highly for have tyler who is the commander of the Libyan National army has agreed to a cease fire with the forces of the government of National Accord now that is the u. N. Back government that sits in tripoli this followed an earlier announcement by the turkish president add the one in which he said he was starting to say and turkish troops to libya to assist the government of National Accord there there are already Turkish Forces in libya but they they are primarily to train the forces in tripoli and everyone is saying that this is all part and parcel of a much Bigger Picture there are agreements between the 2 countries to this effect and that it will help bring the long term stability in libya take a listen were starting to send our soldiers to ensure religious my government survival and stability in libya starting with the idea that turkey security lies outside of its borders we will continue to mobilize our capabilities now all of this comes just days ahead of a meeting that has been planned in the german capital for this weekend and due to attend that meeting our leaders from 2 key from russia as well as from britain italy and germany the focus of the meeting will be a follow on from the summit that was held in moscow again a further step in trying to entrenched and bring about long term security and stability in libya. American President Donald Trump says he will impose higher tariffs on call makers in europe if i do u. S. Allies but declined to take his side on the Iran Nuclear Deal well have that story and more after this short break. That money printing leads to the stock market going higher which makes anyone think there are geniuses in the drug like in that c. R. Strategy of bombing innocent people makes its released a crack at bridport money and then the bed accommodates of course because we do so for National Security and the stock market its an all time high that everyone gets really smart thinking oh my genius is making so much more people go kill more civilians the school said more soldiers. And then the stock market goes higher thats the cycle that were in now its called genocide for profit its called america. Well its finally begun the impeachment of donald trump the president and his supporters say the process is nothing more than a political witch the democrats in the liberal Corporate Media say trump is a National Security threat and must be removed but in the end it would seem democracy itself being impeached. And. Come back the donald trump threaten to impose a 25 percent tariff on european comic as if germany france and the u. K. Did not accuse the to iran of violating the 2050 nuclear deal thats been confirmed by germanys defense minister a most countries complied with the request on choose day irans foreign minister zarif has this to say in response. Appeasement confirmed you are a trio sort of dark remnants of join gombrich hands of plan of action to avoid new tram tariffs it wont work my friends your only work his appetite remember your High School Bully if you want to sell your intergroup to go ahead but do not assume high moral legal ground you dont have it. Iran has dismissed moves by the european signatories to trigger the socalled dispute mechanism net mechanism over its alleged noncompliance with the deal they have a 30 day period to resolve the problem all to which it will be referred to the Un Security Council who has the power to reinstate sanctions on tehran so what led to such a fragile situation between the parties the nuclear deal officially named the joint comprehensive plan of action was signed in 2015 by iran and major world powers the agreement was to see to iran limit its Nuclear Activities in exchange for the easing of sanctions but washington pulled out in 20000 and swiftly imposed economic penalties iran then began scaling back its compliance which excel aerated after the us assassinated to rands most powerful general scott ritter a former u. N. Weapons inspector says the e. U. Has little choice but to follow americas lead. Weve seen that you know over the course of the time thats passed since may 2018 when President Trump withdrew from the Iran Nuclear Agreement that the European Union has been struggling to to come to grips with what its options are and you know theyve tried to come up with you know a trade mechanism that will enable iran to trade with e. U. Members to sidestep socalled secondary sanctions that would be imposed by the United States and theyve been unable to come up with something the bottom line is the european economy is too closely tied to the American Economy and they cant afford to confront the United States they literally have have no option and i think thats why they cave so readily and thats why theres no debate thats why theres no anger they have no choice theyve theyve proven that they are unfortunate little more than obedient poodles to the american masters. You know the news france has been brought to a standstill once again trade unions and Public Sector workers a piling the pressure on french president Emanuel Mccraw nova his proposed Pension ReformsMass Transportation strikes hit paris and other major cities across the country on thursday unions cooled on train metro and hospital workers along with teaches to march in the french capital to mounting a total scrap of macross proposals thousands more rallied across the country blocking ports and disrupting electricity production and thats despite the governments decision to reach a compromise last weekend agreeing to drop some of the Pension Reforms most aspects the French Parliament is due to debate the bill in february but one the patients struggle some have mana