the anti—immigrant party vox is winning over spanish voters. it will complicate

socialist party is in the need to though it's predicted it will not secure a majority the far right vox party is tipped to. make gains after their rise in the last election. and from all we can bring in our correspondent bob avail who is in madrid for a stopper good to see you i think it's fair to say that spain had what's most us few weeks in the run up to this election so what is the atmosphere like there today . it was took off. mostly because of the situation catalonia because after the imprisonment off a number off the separatist leaders there were really some violent demonstrations in barcelona and emotions very renne very high also not only on the side of the separatists but also on the other side because what this does is really sort of as a joke nationalist feeling and many many people say you know we are one united spain we don't want any of this that you know part of the country would split off and so it all has become very emotional botch apart from that the election campaign itself was rather short it was duly elected muster there was no real talk about the real issues for

the right—wing populist vox party could make major gains. firefighters in australia are warning that bushfires could pose a "catastrophic" threat to the sydney area in the coming days. we are not out of this yet. there's still a long way to go and tuesdays looking a lot more difficult. and coming up, us regulators investigate apple's credit card after complaints it's sexist and offering credit limits based on gender. hello, and welcome to world news today. we start with some breaking news. in the last few minutes, the president of bolivia evo morales has announced his resignation. it comes after the armed forces called on him to step down. earlier mr morales announced new elections after serious irregularities were found in the previous poll. katy watson, who was in bolivia for that contested election, joins us live. do we know where he is now? know, the argentinian press are saying rumours that he left la paz and went to the heartland of his support and there are rumours swirling that he may be asking for refuge in argentina of course in ar

things vox. just what spain needs not only in catalonia. we finally have a party that speaks its mind without fear and ignores the rules of political correctness. we young people can finally say out loud again that we love our country. doesn't bow to this false feminism which is so one sided that we are the real feminists even though we're right wing we are pro-life and defend family values. the 24 year old is still hoping right wing parties will get the upper hand in these elections meanwhile miguel is optimistic that the socialists can still boost their share of the vait he's banking on the roughly one 3rd of focus who haven't yet made up their mind and if that isn't enough a different approach might be needed. politicians will need to take their share of responsibility if we aren't able to form a coalition the other party should give the tactical support to the front runner so that the party can work as a minority government. that might indeed been acceptable compromise for many spaniards because the one thing that voters seem to agree o

i think it had a huge, huge role in the results that vox won. if you look back at poll results just after the april elections, vox actually, support for them was falling, which i think encouraged sanchez to call the elections for november, but, you know, with the violent street protests that we saw in barcelona, spain, unity, ultranationalist m essa 9 es spain, unity, ultranationalist messages really struck a chord with people outside of catalonia and even in barcelona, they picked up two deputies. meanwhile, of course, there has been huge support for cata la n there has been huge support for catalan independence parties as well. we have seen two seats taken by them, so it is very divided scene in catalonia. melissa, thank you very much indeed. thank you for taking us through that. hong kong's leader, carrie lam, has warned that the territory is heading towards the brink of no return after one of the worst days of violence in five months of protests. before coming on air, i spoke with claudia mo, a pro—democracy legislator in the hong kong par

vox has really benefited from the fact that just 4 weeks ago there was this sentence on a cattle and separatists a years long prison sentences for them and then after that we saw riots breaking all clashes between the police and independent supporters in that region and vox has taken a very very tough stance on them then he's the party has been saying you know we need to suspend the catalonians catalonia autonomy status and really crackdown on those protesters and take back control to the central government and apparently that's been pleasing to manny spaniards hears here other parties have been trying to be very tough on the catch unknowns as well but the socialists have had much more conciliatory approach because they are trying they were trying to win voters supposed to vote in support also in cap. lonia president which is electing 48 seats in parliament out of the 3 and 50 seats in congress and that's why i consider a stand nobody is a socialist again quite a large share of these seats say sanchez hatch talked to both catalonians and the rest of spain but in the rest of spain abo

the right wing vox party was expected to do well this projected to more than double seats in parliament why is that. what's the yes it's it's projected to actually double its seat as you said and that's because the comparison has really been focusing very much of the question of catalonian independence that something that vox is really has got a strong stance on that's asking for the catalonian autonomy status to be suspended it's been very tough in its stance been saying you know we need a strong central government and when you look at the socialist party it's got a much more conciliatory approach because the solution is normally again quite a lot of seats in catalonia which elects 48 seats in congress and so the catalonia the socialists really want to kind of schmooze very chess in catalonia itself although that of the it hasn't gone down very well with voters in the rest of the country and that's why the results are likely to be. white bats for the socialists and rather good for vox so this election was was called to try and break the political stalemate but if the projections are co

of the vote but failed to secure a majority in parliament the biggest gains were for the far right vox party which doubled the seats in parliament to become the 3rd largest party spain has had 2 general elections and a european election this year. well for more we can bring in our correspondent bob what are they so who is standing by in madrid for us good to see you barbara it seems that these elections haven't changed much which begs the question what is spain go from here. that is the question where do i go from here that pedro sunshine has must have put to himself last night when he was tossing and turning in his bed because the point is looking at today's papers you see he wins the election bought for me the government is even more difficult than before that's what he said it's the plain truth he comes out even more as he lost a few seats not too bad basically his vote held up bought the possible coolish and hartnell most votes and so on that they are not further away from even a simple majority in parliament then they will befall the selection so they really need to go home and so

sell and you have as a unit as a 2nd unifying element a very strong right wing party surge which is vox which is. which has jumped to being a european style anti immigration quote unquote populist party. will come to to box in just a moment 1st let's just finished our discussion around the the discoloration that's being formed here and how many cabinet seats within the government do you see put imus taking what ministries is it likely to take charge of. well this is the key question we don't really know yet because these pre-agreement is pretty begun the only thing we know for sure is that the public less is the leader of for them as will be our vice president this is i think of the the sort of politics you see inside of them and for them as has become a party with a very very powerful leader a charismatic leave the. internal democracy has really gone out of the window so this is the most important thing that he will be the vice president but the other by surprise minute prime minister in the in the english parlance. it's crucial how many seats they will have because it could go 2 diffe

and again the far right party vox risen considerably book the i think the main thing looking forward is that both the socialists you know who the acting government and the more natural partners then most between them they've actually paid the price for not reaching an agreement in the past 6 months because their seat tally has actually fallen. that leaves them even far short of the you know the magical majority of them than they were you know just 6 months ago so i mean the big question again looking forward is whether they're going to be able to settle their differences with each other not only the us is whether they're going to be able to reach out and. get a lot of the regional nationalist parties on site at least to form some sort of a pact overwise we have yet more deadlock events in the vox party there what do you make of that rise and how will that impact upon spanish politics. well it's very hard at the moment to tell you know which party is vox focuses of switched from but one thing we can say for certain is that their poll ratings began to show. up a couple of weeks ago jus

but the far right vox party also made substantial gains so what does that mean for catalonia looking forward and what the future holds for president after his upcoming appearance in court the president of the regional government. talks to al jazeera. president of the regional government of catalonia thank you for talking to thank you for being here 2 years ago i was in this same building doing an interview with . him on and after that many things happened the referendum and all the turmoil that followed. it. could things have happened differently yes things could happen happened differently but we are where we are now we are after 2 years there are. previous government of the government of president put them on in jail the other house with the same president with the mourner in exile the repression continues so the situation now is very complicated i think that this grave. is something that we are putting on the table every day to the spanish government i'm trying to talk with the president scientific every day saying ok the situation is grave. people who sang because you know there

well we see on one hand that party collapsed basically to 10 seats and i'm vox party gained a lot of seats and so that's like imperil a movement and of course am i think it's frightening for all of us not only for the cattleman's to see a far right frankly as party group presented in as a 3rd force in a democratic parliament in spain and europe in country in a 21st century a party that is against women's rights it's against. our rights it's against all these things we think it should be normal in those days and and that's the concern of us not only as a cattleman's about. the progress of spaniards many of the. former government leaders are either in spanish prisons or they're in exile outside of the country i'm thinking you know of mr bridge tomorrow for example so what can the kemah one governments be what can you do what you did prioritise now when you have so many people so many leaders no longer they are. well talks talks talks dialogue is the only thing that the cut and i'm government wants to it's and that's the frightening thing as well because the data lock we see and the spa

share of the vote in sunday's general election but fell short of a majority yet again the far right vox party which is vehemently opposed to catalonian independence made the biggest game but catalan activists blocked a major border crossing between spain and france today hoping to trumpet their call this. and to them points and the kettle on government in the aftermath of sunday's elections i want to turn now to the kettle on the government's representative to germany maree it's good to have you on the show maria and i want to have and i want to ask you about these election results the far right vox party it's basically doubled its seat numbers in. parliament they are against kettle on independence so that must mean a huge loss for your calls where we see on one hand that party collapsed basically to 10 seats and i'm vox party gained a lot of seats so that's like a parallel movement. of course and i think it's frightening for all of us not only for the cattleman's to see a far right frankly as party group or send it in as a 3rd force in the democratic column and in spain and europe in c

vox has vowed to be much tougher on separatists and migrants. the election was spain's fourth in as many years and the second in less than seven months. >>> the "newark star ledger" reports two men were killed when their porsche boxter went airborne and crashed into the second floor of a commercial building. police in toms river say the car was traveling at a high rate of speed yesterday when it hit the center median, struck an embankment, and went into the air. >> the skid marks are real close together, then over here, they're wider. so it must have on its side, hit the curb, started tumbling and then hit the gully and launched them up into the inside. >> police say the two men inside the car, ages 22 and 23, were dead when emergency responders arrived at the scene. >>> "the san diego union tribune" says the del mar racetrack suffered its first two horse racing deaths this year in a span of 90 minutes. the deaths come amid the debate about the safety of horse racing in southern california. 37 horses have died at santa anita racetrack since last

vox does not bow to this false feminism, which is so one-sided. we are the real feminists, even though we are brightening. we are pro-life, and defend family values. reporter: the 22-year-old is still hoping his party will get the upper hand. but it is likely that neither the big centerleft or center-right party will be able to shift the vote enough in the last two days of campaigning to win an outright majority, and that means they would again have to join forces with other parties. if there is one thing that spanish politicians have not seemed good at, it is forming a coalition. miguel is optimistic the socialists can still boost their share of vote. he is banking on the roughly one third of voters who have not yet made up her mind. if that is not enough, a different approach might be needed. >> politicians will need to take their share of responsibility. if we are not able to form a coalition, the other parties should give their technical support to the front runner, so that party can work as a minority government. reporter: that might indeed b

got the most votes in sunday's general election but again they fell short of a majority the far right vox party which strongly opposes catalonian independence made the biggest gains it was spain's 4th election in as many years. for the paper as its clear pedro sanchez won the election but how he plans to bring together a majority capable of governing remains a mystery even to his supporters. outside the socialist party headquarters the mood was markedly less exuberant than during the last election in april. some supporters wave signs calling for a coalition with the leftist put their most party but sanchez seems to want to keep his options open. bubbles that we will form a progressive government and end the political blockade in our country that is the fight. meanwhile the separatists conflict in catalonia continues to polarize spain independence activists blocked a major highway border passed between spain and france on monday it's images like these that have boosted the far right vox party. their supporters are in a celebrate tory mood the party voted to get tough on catalan separatists

a total of 120 seats but fell short of a majority as a deed in the i pro election of the hard right vox pop he saw its support surge to almost double result the conservative people's party made some gains 88 seats and you need those pajamas received just 35 seats who talk to john how in madrid shortly but 1st his report on the difficult path that spain's socialist now face to form a stable government. celebrations for the socialists in spain who win once again the largest share of the vote but not a majority. forming a government will be fraught with difficulty caretaker prime minister pedro sanchez called this election after earlier coalition talks failed and believing the socialists would improve their standing in april's vote the gamble hasn't paid off he will now be under immense pressure to negotiate a coalition likely to include the extreme left. party and even relying on catalonia separatist parties for support. catalan separatists have been hugely influential in this election and the last one in april and it will be unthinkable to many in spain that they might provide the key ev

deadlock the conservative people's party got the 2nd largest share of the voters with the right wing vox party coming in 3rd with an doubling its states since the last election in april but that. data correspondent lisa lewis is at the headquarters of spain's socialist party in madrid lisa the ruling socialist party looks set to win the most sate again for short of a majority what's the move there. well absolutely the mood here is rather gloomy this socialist party was hoping to increase its share of seats in the parliament looks like they're likely that they will lose a few of their seats and it will get even more complicated complicated for them to form a government now pedro sanchez plan the interim prime minister's plan was apparently to form a minority government and his argument was if he if he increased his share then other parties would have to support him now if he loses a few of the seats he's got less arguments to say you know you really need to give me your support but he will now have to talk to a lot of different parties before hand over 2 or 3 national honors in parliament

vox is just what spain needs not only in catalonia. we finally have a party that speaks its mind without fear and ignores the rules of political correctness. we own people can finally say out loud again that we love our country . doesn't bow to this false firman ism which is so one sided that we are the real feminists even though we're right wing we are pro-life and defend family values. the 24 year old is still hoping right wing parties will get the upper hand in these elections but it's likely that neither the big center left nor the big center right party will be able to shift their votes enough in the last 2 days of campaigning to win an outright majority and that means they would again have to join forces with other parties however if there's one thing that spanish politicians just don't seem very good at it's forming a coalition meanwhile miguel is optimistic that the socialists can still boost their share of the vait he's banking on the roughly one 3rd of focus who haven't yet made up their mind and if that isn't enough a differ

socialist party in the lead of though it's predicted that they will not secure a majority the far right vox party could double its seats in parliament after a rise in the last election. or more i'm joined by our correspondent barbara basal she is in madrid for us and barbara for elections in 4 years i mean is there a sense among voters that they are just completely fed up with this heading to the polls. there is certainly care a large amount of election fit she spayed because the last elections here where in april now with just 6 months i mean people are called out again faced with the same parties again the same procedure now and the same slogans so what has changed in the meantime and nothing really so you get a strong feeling of that plus the campaign was short it was like luster there were no posters no slogans some realities but really not much because the parties agreed on not spending any money because they thought that it might enraged voters even further what they really want is in end to this ongoing political crisis this is sort of dead end in spanish politics we talked to some p

minister peter sanchez in the lead though it's thought they will not secure a majority the far right vox party is expected to double its seats in parliament after a surge in support in the last election in april voter fatigue has set in the midst spain's political paralysis party leaders urged them to turn out for sunday's ballot the 2nd this year the country is deeply divided but one thing voters do seem to agree on is ending the stalemate. that i really hope we can end this confusing situation because in the end it will not lead us anywhere assured them you know there's a high percentage of people who aren't sure up to very today but i think people just stick to their parties and there might be a major difference in the end of what they've got if they can't agree this time it will be the last time i vote and they also shouldn't be paid any more. the snap election was called after incumbent leader pedro sanchez failed to form a government with the left wing put the most party but analysts predict the deadlock will only worsen with smaller parties tipped to enter parliament for the 1st t

well vox is running on an anti immigrant anti feminist approach it's in favor of a strong central state really going back to the spanish nationalists nationalist roots is kind of waking up bad spirits from the past that that apparently was still there and many people and all saying you know at least there's one party that says out loud what real will think so it's been gaining traction with this message and it remains to be seen if the party will really come 30 in parliament as some polls are predicting now. lisa lewis following data luchon in spain for us thank you very much. our let's check some of the other stories making headlines at this hour former brazilian president lula da silva has rallied supporters a day after being released from jail the sylva criticize current conservative president show your bulls and our o. and said leftist parties could take back the leadership in the country in the 2022 election. police in hong kong fired tear gas to break up anti-government rallies activists were seen blocking roads and vandalizing several sites around the city it's the 24th consecuti

there was a surge to vox. they are very anti—immigration, spain is in the mediterranean and you always see the ships with the refugees come over, $0 you always see the ships with the refugees come over, so this is at the end of summer. again we see, we see that in germany, with afd also getting up. it is a really european theme, and if they cannot figure out how to build government, they will have a third election in one year. that is quite tough. and there would be election fatigue surely, because when you look at the turnout, just over 50% of people voted in this election, prime minister pedro sanchezis election, prime minister pedro sanchez is desperately calling on those who commit those other parties, saying we have to form a government. it is getting ridiculous, and what is the matter with europe... issue with spain as you have the independence of the cata la n you have the independence of the catalan region, there are so many specific issues... absolutely, and also the way that catalan independence wa

took the largest share of the vote but failed to secure a majority in the parliament the far right vox party with its vehement stance against calico catalonian independence make the biggest gains it doubled its seats in parliament to become the 3rd largest party while this was space 4th election in as many years. let's take you to the spanish capital of madrid lisa luis is standing by for you lisa of course this election was a big gamble for predator sanchez who was hoping for a stronger imane day he didn't get it what are his options right now. one of the that's the big question the socialists are behind closed doors since this morning to talk tragedy prime minister pedro census has said that he would this be the sending out letters to all sorts of posses to rally for support but look slightly at this very moment is that he will try to work together with a lot of different parties on the left of what if you could spend. and to add up the numbers and get through this vote in parliament to become prime minister the 2nd option of the would be to talk to work together with the people's pa

actually gaining seats in this election in fact a vox you only entered into the spanish parliament for the 1st time in april then gaining 24 seats of more than doubled their tally now have 52 seats in this you spanish parliament let's have a listen to what the leader all before. have to say. it is not but at least one of those only 11 months ago we weren't represented in regional parliament nor in the european parliament or spanish parliament today we're the 3rd political party in spain we have $52.00 seats. so if the socialists can't form a coalition then there's also a suggestion that these parties to the right of this political spectrum could get together that would see the people's party and see vox joining up maybe with somebody else now that is going to cause a lot of fears intensions if that happens particularly in areas like catalonia and that's because vaux have had a very hardline approach to the independence movement that's been going on for here particularly over the last few years they've said that they would like to strip the semi autonomous region of its power to crack d

spain have wanted more sun chances for this legislature but the people of spain have also wanted more vox and less of the political center because. after the 4th election in as many years spanish voters hope that this time around their elected leaders will be able to find alliances without having to return to the ballot boxes again any time soon. they don't correspondent lisa lewis is in madrid following the elections for us here's her latest assessment it's very difficult to see how to get out of this political deadlock you know spanish parties really need to start learning how to form a coalition that's something that's very normal in other countries such as germany but it's very difficult to see. how this can work with such a fragmented parliament here in spain at the p.p.p. the center right party and the socialist center left party in the past were able to form a coalition on their own you know they had 50 percent of the verge more up more than 50 percent almost 50 percent and they just needed to bring in a few seats a few other parties in smaller parties now they really need to form

while vox is running on an anti immigrant anti feminist approach it's in favor of a strong central state really going back to the spanish nationalists nationalist roots is kind of waking up bad spirits from the past that's that apparently was still there and many people and all saying you know at least there's one party that says out loud what real will think so it's been gaining traction with this message and it remains to be seen if the party would really come 30 in parliament as some polls are predicting now. lisa lewis following data collection in spain for us thank you very much. well right here in berlin and germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall bence took place across germany's capital city with the main celebration at the brandenburg gate german chancellor angela merkel and other european leaders took part in a special ceremony to remember those who died under east germany's shoot to kill orders against anyone trying to flee to the west but the evening began with an iconic conductor leading an iconic symphony in front of an iconic backdrop.

some decisions that is most what people really want is something we did see barbara is the far right vox party said to become the 3rd largest party in stay what propel that is to get behind that. it is really a mix of very different reason that sort of is behind this surge lots of works parties one is an image maybe the main the most important one really is the capsule on crisis box really managed to whip up nationalist feeling amongst many spaniards who haven't thought about the unity of spain for decades it was a given but now that the separatists are working so hard to break the country up it really means that they sort of did flock to fox because fox took an incredibly strong stance on that and said we need emergency powers we need the police we need the law to suppress these separatists and this is not cannot be allowed to carry on so that is one reason the other is it's a protest vote they are sort of singing to the populist tunes that we know from other european countries they are strongly and she immigration for instance and then there was this fender specialty that we might want

the far right vox party is expected to make gains thanks to their hard line against catalan separatists the crisis was a central issue during campaigning critics of the president say sanchez a stance has been too soft something that could cost him crucial votes. from g.w. correspondent barbara faisal is in madrid covering the election for us and i asked her earlier exactly what role catalonia will play in today's vote. come alone or really played a crucial role in this election came pain as it was because emotions are really running high on both sides not only that in barcelona and around this separate just sort of feeling again amongst their supporters but on the other side i mean emotions are really running high with many spanish people saying we are one country we are united this was really fostering nationalism in many you know and of course on the right. there is talk about the separatists need to be suppressed by any means by legal means by police and they really need to be squashed whereas the current acting prime minister was trying to sort of be more conciliatory and look for a

vox is a far right party running on and the immigrant and the film and his platform there peeling to this this feeling of national pride national spanish pride going back to the franco era so to say and reviving old spirits and saying you know we should be proud to be spanish we should be proud again to hold up our flag and obviously those of very much focusing on the cuts alone. and he's just saying you know we need to have a strong central government and we to squash suffocate this revolt in catalonia they've been asking to suspend the catalonian autonomy as state's history to calm down the region other voters have therefore been rather afraid of this and the specially the socialist party had been appealing to its vegas and other vegas she varied for the socialists in order to block the far right from becoming a stronger force seems that it hasn't really worked out that well. from outside and here in madrid. germany has been marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the building wall events took place across the capital where the main celebration at the brandenburg gate german ch

border passed between spain and france on monday it's images like these that have boosted the far right vox party. their supporters are in a celebrate tory mood the party vowed to get tough on catalan separatists and more than doubled their number of parliamentary seats. the gap between the parties on the right and the left has widened after this vote leaving spain more divided than before. so they want to get out and there were 2 juicy clashes on sunday freiburg frankfurt after some drama late in the match when a visiting player pushed over the freiburg coach meanwhile in the early game leverkusen got an important away win at wolfsburg. after their win over a political madrid in midweek leave a cause and were back on in just legal business with a trip to face book and the visitors got their noses in front and the 25th minute if you counted the hobby the wingers driving run was too much for the hosts and with time almost up the focus and keep you going to bed how you knew of course to teach a fire. to know when going into the international break i had a good lead this week and the nail poli

vox pop he saw its support surge to almost double result as more from a drift. what pedro sanchez the socialist leader said tonight in front of supporters at his party's headquarters that he'd get started on monday immediately negotiating a progressive government he'll need to talk to the extreme left unit. that won't give him enough seats he'll also have to talk to the catalan separatists who had their best showing together in a spanish election ever winning a combined 23 seats it will be controversial it will be fragile and it will be a government made all the more difficult by a shift to the right in spanish politics off the back of renewed tensions in catalonia that has seen the resurgence of the conservative party and this huge surge in support for the far right vox party and i think it is that particular move that will have a deeper impact on spanish politics going forward because it indicates that the box party this far right force that entered parliament for the 1st time in april the 1st time a far right force has been in this parliament in spain since t

public opinion to the right the conservative people's party has been rehabilitated and the far right vox party has doubled its share of parliamentary seats to become spain's 3rd political force. no one wants to see another election but whatever governing arrangement arises out of this fractious and fragmented political landscape it is likely to be neither stable nor longstanding joho al-jazeera madrid. now we have reports just in that hong kong police and shot a person in the chest using live ammunition during protests to stop traffic going into the city center now it comes a day after another day of rallies with police firing tear gas and water cannon at crowds of anti-government demonstrators on sunday anger at security forces is running high after a student died on friday sarah clarke has more now from hong kong. couple of 100 people are gathering here in central hong kong in a vigil to remember the 22 year old student who died last week after being involved in a protest when he fell from a car after the 3rd floor the 2nd floor suffered a head on friday died of a cardiac arrest now th

the right—wing populist vox party could make major gains. firefighters in australia are warning that bushfires could pose a "catastrophic" threat to the sydney area in the coming days. we are not out of this yet. there's still a long way to go and tuesdays looking a lot more difficult. and coming up, us regulators investigate apple's credit card after complaints it's sexist and offering credit limits based on gender.

public opinion to the right the conservative people's party has been rehabilitated and the far right vox. party has doubled its share of parliamentary seats to become spain's 3rd political force was good was it because it was i think we can be very proud despite the uncertainty we all face in the future because a patriotic social alternative has been consolidated in spain that demands national unity and the establishment of constitutional order in case a lonia with the unforgiving application of the. no one wants to see another election but whatever governing arrangement arises out of this fractious and fragmented political landscape it is likely to be neither stable nor longstanding journal al-jazeera madrid. still ahead on al-jazeera president xi jinping arrives in athens this chinese investment to revive its greece's biggest ports. protecting a time capsule some of the largest collection of wartime shipwrecks is labeled a sanctuary by the u.s. . and though that every day we talk about the unsettled weather pattern in europe and i'm afraid the next few days already no different a lot o