Accounts. The battle for the top job in the European Union who should become the next president of the European Commission asked frances president and he says it should be an open race ask the german chancellor and she will point to this map. Head of the conservative group with the most seats in Parliament Brussels is divided and the race is on im soon is almost gone then berlin this is the day. Let me im in a culmination signs of course monday that is not one of my partners do with who is top nothing should totally and i dont want to rush out now with a name we should consider what the european people have said in the street vote 1st of all i think you should discuss politics before they come scotia. Its about people in the world of the people and this is not your democratic organization
being the Largest Group the most important position the person youre thinking Mission Accomplished come to argue our country the opposition for that matter and see my mum she says you know the best candidate for work for the commission i think its high time we never had a female Commission President did we want to represent europeans we cannot ignore half of the population are stupid because theres hardly anything in europe that i dont know about so much time one of the lead candidates became Commission President and thatll be the case this time too its. Also coming up on the day is Uncle Americal successor trying to censor free speech and i got to come is getting flak for her reaction to an online rant that went viral. And he said it isnt a nice Video Showing how seedy you people lie and fundamentally unfit for the jobs job feeling this issue and the question. And it comes to shaping Public Opinion is
what are the rules from the analog realm and which rules should apply to the digital realm. We start with the race for the presidency of the European Commission 2 days after voters across europe cast their ballots for a new parliament the debate over who should take the blocks top job is heating up right now this man john carr joker holds the job but leaders disagree on who should succeed him and how that person should be chosen german chancellor Angela Merkel and french president call are at odds over this issue merkel stands behind the lead Candidate System she thinks it should be the head of the conservatives in the e. U. Months advaita the conservatives did get the most seats but my concept is that should be automatic there should be a discussion over the next president. But dont want to rush out now with a name we should consider what the european people have said is really good but we
need Decision Makers who have a credibility to. Walk you through moves and im in a coalition i support manfred vega but not all of my partners do all the same the principle of the lead candidate is important to c. B. C. As michael says the Social Democrats in the European Parliament want to see their own hopeful fronts to months take the news top job but they also support the lead Candidate Process and they are glad to have Merkel On Board at least on that that was the message from the social Democrats Group leader when he spoke with Brussels Bureau chief. Assume the Running Process for. Remember 5 years ago i know preshared. For what its all democracy and still pinion that is widespread in the European Parliament but even if she supports much that vevo so the other spits in county da not your spits a county that is going to enough of us this Front Simmons is going to become the
next president of the European Commission what makes you so certain about that ive been wondering because after all you are not the Strongest Group in that you are part of the smell the Wind Of Change its very obvious that the people of europe want to see very courageous fight against Climate Change its very obvious that the people of europe the Monsoon Szell just as in fairness also in the aerial for taxation so somebody has to go to the forefront who is courageous enough doing that to be to so she listened democrats developed a very appropriate program for that and france to months is the right guy to lead but you lost a lot of votes so it doesnt seem like the voters in europe see you as the ones to be able to do all the things you just said look the p. P. P. Lost at least as much as we did. We are very much in touch with our citizens on the ground and seeing people being disappointed about the past when we
have 15 years amol conservative leadership in europe is an additional stimulus for us to change to pay the Social Democrats also that we had sort of a Grand Coalition in the last years how are you going to shake that off and how are you also going to shake off that you lost so many seats in the parliament we had an institutional collaboration between the 2 big party families if you would like to call it a Grand Coalition but you havent really function like that in the last man that it was only defers to an avi is there was no Kind Coalition by definition. In the last 2 and a half years so dont over estimated to additional Grand Coalitions we will always fighting our cases we will all this looking focus of majorities so this saying about the permanent Kind Coalition is an overestimation but how are you going to shake off the losses of big day are real and you said as much on sunday after the election that the Social Democrats may be in this doubt on the topic of climate
change but now you seem optimistic what happened you know you have to distinguish between my comments on the results in germany and my comments on the european scale also on sunday as it is very obvious that we had. Ups and downs of bear is a confluence different leave also countries where we were doing very well i can spain portugal and the netherlands but if you come to a common resume i think we are close to divine 150. 00 seats and in total of all do because the forces of the house we are taking the lead. Seems to be very optimistic that indeed there spits again he will make the race in the end thank you very much for talking to us. Now outgoing Commission President ial is scheduled to leave office on october 31st the same day the u. K. Is supposed to leave the e. U. The 2 sides are coming together to talk brags that for the 1st time since the weekends Election Results but not much has changed Outgoing British prime minister
theresa may has failed to get the deal she negotiated with the e. U. Through her own parliament 3 times now so shes stepping down heres what youre gore and may have to say on the break that stalemate. So we dont. Need to do something but it was Crystal Clear that wed be nobody new sheriff and his master great regret to me because i havent been able to deliver breakfast but of course that matter is now for my successor and they would have to find a way of addressing the very strongly held views on both sides of this this issue. The Ups And Downs of braggs it difficult for most people to follow even Michael Dobbs the British Conservative politician is the bestselling author of the House Of Cards trilogy hes clearly a master of political intrigue so what does he think of the high drama breadth it. Caught up with Michael Dobbs that the abuse Global Media Forum. I mean the the ive
been here today and look i know that in germany and in so much of europe its been decided that bricks it was the result of disinclination its actually not the case bricks it was based on on a relationship which too many british people thought was going in the wrong direction and still happen to think that. You have they are they changing their minds though because sometimes you know you read Opinion Polls and people say well i regret i regret my decision you know do you think if they can referendum where to be held today it would still. Be leaving the e. U. Its very interesting you should say that because the the the poll that we had last week in which was just the European Election poll. Nigel farage is brics that party which didnt exist 5 weeks ago won in a way that no other party has won the European Elections before there is absolutely
no indication that that britain has changed its mind or at least change its mind so demonstrably that you say well it was an aberration what is being revealed time and again is peoples frustrations with politicians making such a mess of these negotiations and that to me is my great sort of look at the end of it britain will leave the e. U. But europe or the e. U. I will say that the e. U. Is not europe the e. U. Is a Political Institution it is not that extraordinary much bigger broader cultural. Thing that we that is europe but britain will always be should always be very close to our Friends Partners and neighbors in europe and i am very much afraid that because of the incompetence of both sides of the negotiations in this it will lead us to a point where when britain does leave its going to. To its going its going to end up with disharmony rather than 2 great friends great partners great allies
carrying on along similar paths together because this is the this is not to britain being sold off sail out into the mid atlantic and sunk this is going to be an ongoing relationship but i think that you could look around the rest of europe and say there are lots of people out there saying hang on im not sure that the e. U. And present your income is leading us in the in the right direction that evil or younger wont be leading the e. U. Down in any direction for very much longer and that was due to views a jared reed speaking to a British Conservative and author of the House Of CardsMichael Dobbs still to come on the day our war crimes being committed in egypts turbulent north sinai Human Rights Watch accuses Egyptian Forces and jihadists of atrocities against civilians including torture and extrajudicial killings well hear from one of the reports authors. Now to
a different debate one that is firing up german politics the head of germanys conservatives on a cut. Chancellor merkels likely successor has sparked outrage because she suggested there needs to be a debate over what you can and cannot say on the internet ahead of a vote her conservatives took a hit in the European Elections just days after a group of influential You Traverse Banded Together and called for a boycott of germanys mainstream parties now. Is being accused of trying to censor debate. Did this appeal in 2 videos now with more than 15000000 combined views impact the outcome of European Elections in germany the correlation is almost impossible to prove but germanys ruling c. D. U. Licking their wounds from the Lashing Voters gave them at the ballot box are looking for answers one explanation offered by the conservative party leader
germanys free speech norms havent kept up with how people especially younger people share and express ideas. The question when it comes to shaping Public Opinion what are the rules from the analogue realm and which rules should apply to the digital realm well talk of this discussion quite aggressively is the statement was quickly criticised as a threat to free speech even party allies push back against it. Its what. Weve been voting for years the young people gauged you know for the politics now when things get a bit were short and we dont know how to react. In a follow up tweet called it absurd to be accused of wanting to regulate speech what is clear her party which has governed germany under Chancer Agel Americal since 2005 has struggled with the Social Media Platforms that have developed in that time its a Digital Divide these you tube ers have bridged challenging old traditional parties
to figure out how to reach new Younger Voters right. Now is getting criticism from within her own party at the Global Media Forum and on the editor in chief in a poll spoke to armin lush it Christian Democrat premier in the state of north rhinewestphalia he disagreed with his party chief but as it is its in here but im going to minister last it was sitting here it is Global Media Forums its the Biggest InternationalMedia Conference in germany thats why my 1st question for you is do different rules on Freedom Of Opinion apply to you to piss into other media. No not everyone has the right to express their opinion in various ways due to although you choose a new medium that was unknown when the rules were. Certainly full. This is not journalism this is expressing ones opinion and that is not regulated are you
angry at any great concow about. Certainly clarifies the answers you gave to adjourn this is a question i already have differing interpretations yesterday but one thing must be clear and i cannot be regulated free and this is what were calling so why did this international. So we cannot then regulate Freedom Of Opinion here they could only do that with her comments mrs compound. Opened exactly that can of worms after all there are great reservations especially among young people about the established parties want to comments counterproductive. Sods who looked. Destiny by hope this to play will soon clarify what was man of course you cant be bothered by a video like that which appears 3 days before the elections but its also our draw us to find ways to respond and we have to express ourselves in ways relevant to young people and thats something we didnt do best out last week. This is misleading you lost massively among young voters in the European Election are you afraid that the party will miss the boat past. The club as well involved and i think this was a warning and of course people are worried about that at the moment if there was but the copyright to upload issue in the European Parliament and the 2nd issue now is the Climate Movement which has brought young people on to the streets. Again but i think that in this day and age nothing is set in stone just with words even so didnt the c. D. U. Criminally neglect this issue. Yes possibly but if i remember rightly what did we discuss in 20172018 that the entire National Election was dominated by the issue of migration and refugees which was also in the media by the way 40 in 2080 the
c. D. U. And c. S. U. Almost broke up over the issue now its to the great credit of greater young people that they are bringing this other issue to the fore and thats whats been seen in this election and thats a thank you note. Now an International Rights group has accused Egyptian Security forces and she harvests of committing quote. War crimes against civilians in egypts turbulent north sinai region egypt has been fighting an Islamist Insurgency in north sinai since the army overthrew the democratically elected islamist president Mohammed Morsi in 2013 over 2 years of investigations Human Rights Watch says it documented crimes including torture and extrajudicial killings its new report offers a rare glimpse into the region where journalists are effectively banned. These. Days a researcher for the middle east and north africa for Human Rights Watch and coauthored this report and he joins us in our studio are thank you for being with us lets 1st talk about the fact that this is a closed region so essentially journalists are not allowed in how were you able to gather the material that you did i mean what evidence i