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00:30The Hamas-led attack more than three years ago and the ensuing war in the Gaza Strip.
00:35The vote is shaping up to be a referendum on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
00:39who has been in power for practically three decades.
00:43Recent opinion polls suggest that neither Netanyahu's Likud bloc nor the opposition alliance
00:48is on track to secure a majority in the Knesset.
00:52European leaders have hailed Brazilian President Lula da Silva's re-election for a fourth term,
00:58defying predictions of a right-wing surge in Latin America's most populous country
01:02and securing a key ally for the EU.
01:05European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa
01:11were among the first to congratulate Lula, with whom they worked closely to secure the EU-Mercosur trade deal.
01:18And Trump administration officials are advocating the nomination of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
01:26for the post of UN Secretary General, according to the Wall Street Journal.
01:31The newspaper reports that Orban could be a joint US, Russian and Chinese candidate
01:36and that sources in all three countries have confirmed Trump is backing his bid.
01:42Orban lost power in Hungary's parliamentary election in April
01:45and has only rarely been seen in public ever since.
01:49Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Grobe.
01:53Israel heads to the polls today in what is already seen as one of its most consequential elections in years.
02:00It's the country's first national vote since the Hamas-led attacks of the 7th of October 2023
02:06and comes after three years of war, growing political divisions
02:11and mounting questions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership.
02:16But could the outcome reshape not only Israel's political future,
02:20but also the balance of power across the Middle East and its relations with the wider world?
02:25To talk about all this, I'm now joined by our correspondent, Sascha Vakulina.
02:30Good morning, Sascha.
02:31So, is this essentially a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu?
02:35In a nutshell, yes.
02:37But Stefan, let's face it, every election is a referendum to the sitting government and the sitting prime minister.
02:43But, of course, in Israel, this vote carries particular weight.
02:47Now, covering this election and in the run-up to the vote today,
02:51I've heard every description of this vote from the experts and the politicians in Israel.
02:56They called it pivotal, they called it crucial, they called it the most consequential,
03:00which gives you an idea on how important the vote is, of course,
03:04and what is at stake for Israel, for the region and for the global politics as well.
03:09Now, the turnout is expected to be very high.
03:12Reportedly, at least 70,000 people have flown to Israel to cause their votes from abroad.
03:18So, you have this big anticipation happening.
03:21Netanyahu is, of course, as you say, Israel's longest-serving prime minister,
03:26and the voters are being asked to assess and to judge on his leadership,
03:30specifically after the Hamas-led attack of the 7th of October, 2023,
03:36and also the wars that have followed afterwards.
03:38Now, Netanyahu, according to the latest polls,
03:42he is in near-neck-and-neck race with former military chief Gadi Azenkot for the prime minister job.
03:48Now, Gadi Azenkot is seen as one of the leaders of this election campaign.
03:54But, you know, for Israel, a lot comes to security, of course,
03:59and for Netanyahu, he will be judged on those aspects and, you know,
04:03on all these conflicts on multiple fronts for Israeli government,
04:09on its take on Gaza, on its take on Occupied West Bank, and the tensions there.
04:13And, of course, on Lebanon.
04:14And now the Israel and the U.S. war and Iran,
04:18and the possible escalation that we have been hearing over the past couple of days,
04:23that it might renew the tensions there.
04:26And then, of course, the investigation that never took place on the October 7th.
04:30You mentioned October 7th several times.
04:33Is this date still the defining issue of this election campaign?
04:37Very much so.
04:37Even today, on the voting day,
04:39the people and the families of the October 7th hostages
04:43and the victims are gathering at the so-called hostage square,
04:47what they call vote for accountability.
04:49This is very much a big issue for Israeli society and the voters.
04:52They want to have this independent investigation.
04:56The investigation that did not take place,
04:58because for them it's all about the responsibility and the accountability.
05:01And who is going to be responsible for what is widely seen
05:06as the biggest security failure in Israel's history, Stefan?
05:09We're talking about 1,200 people killed in one day, 251 hostages.
05:14And this is something that Israelis, the voters, do need answers for.
05:19And this is what I discussed with Yossi Mekkelberg,
05:21an associate fellow and the professor at Chatham House earlier.
05:25The one demand that unites all the opposition,
05:29and I suspect mainly from the coalition as well,
05:33or those who support the coalition,
05:35it's a state commission of inquiry.
05:38It's impossible in a democracy
05:40when such a failure that cost a life,
05:43in one day 1,200 people were kicked,
05:46that there is no state commission, an independent one,
05:49to ask all the right questions,
05:52not only to find who's to blame,
05:54but also how to prevent it in the future.
05:57The more the government rejects the idea,
06:00the more people are suspicious
06:02that they have something to hide.
06:04Professor, could the change of government bring,
06:07let's say, meaningful shift in Israel's policy
06:10towards Gaza, towards the West Bank,
06:13and now also towards the war
06:16and the possible escalation of Israel-U.S. war on Iran?
06:20A new government will bring change
06:22if it's formed by the opposition parties.
06:27What we'll have to look after a government is forming
06:31is the trajectory in which direction
06:35a new government is taking
06:36when it comes to the Israel democracy.
06:39I think it's a big question
06:40whether the parties that represent
06:43a Palestinian citizen of Israel,
06:47only as the Arab parties,
06:48are going to be included in such a government.
06:53If it cooperates more with the Board of Peace
06:55when it comes to Gaza,
06:57negotiate with the Lebanese government
07:00on founding security,
07:03but also beyond this arrangement in Lebanon
07:05that Israel can withdraw.
07:06There's so many issues.
07:08And of course, the core issue
07:09is the Palestinian issue.
07:12A two-state solution is not going to happen overnight.
07:15But if we start seeing steps towards
07:19is the harshness and oppressive nature
07:22of the occupation
07:23towards a political solution?
07:26There is a growing speculation
07:27about the renewed military action
07:30against Iran
07:31after the U.S. midterm elections
07:33on the 3rd of November.
07:34How realistic do you see that prospect?
07:37And would a change of government in Israel
07:39make any meaningful difference
07:41to this approach?
07:43If there is a new government,
07:45one would expect to reconsider
07:47if the only way to move forward
07:49is by using military force.
07:51It's also a week after the election in Israel,
07:59the midterm in the United States,
08:01and between the two,
08:02it can determine
08:04whether the war with Mirania resumed or not.
08:07That there is no new government in Israel
08:09the day after the election.
08:11It might take weeks and months,
08:13and in the time in between,
08:15Netanyahu is in the government
08:17as an interim government
08:19with the same, exactly the same composition
08:22of the government.
08:24And at the same time,
08:26they're not elected
08:27with all the power included to go to war.
08:30It's making it more volatile
08:32and more dangerous.
08:33Do you see Netanyahu
08:35trying to push for another attack on Iran
08:38after the U.S. midterm elections?
08:41I think we're entitled to be suspicious
08:44of the real motivation of Netanyahu
08:47because these policies
08:48are very much intertwined
08:50with this corruption trial
08:52and retaining power.
08:54So creating a crisis
08:56is not beyond the realm of possibility,
09:00including with Iran.
09:02At the same time,
09:03in such a volatile regions,
09:06such as the Middle East,
09:07with so many fronts still open,
09:09you can manufacture crisis
09:10in different places.
09:15Sascha Vakulina
09:16speaking to Yossi Mekkelberg.
09:18Thank you very much.
09:20And now to something
09:20completely different.
09:22And for this,
09:22we come back to Brussels.
09:24The EU's climate chief,
09:26Wopke Huckstra,
09:27sat down with our Europe editor,
09:29Maria Tadeo,
09:30as the European Commission
09:31prepares new rules
09:33requiring member states
09:34to put climate resilience plans
09:36in place
09:36following a devastating summer
09:38of wildfires across Europe.
09:41Let's take a look.
09:42Well, we do congratulate him.
09:44And of course,
09:45with any democratically elected government,
09:48we will always work together.
09:50What is true
09:51is that with this specific government
09:53and particularly also myself
09:55with Minister Marina da Silva,
09:58we have worked exceptionally well together
09:59in the domain
10:01of international climate diplomacy,
10:03in the domain of carbon markets.
10:05And the Brazilians have done
10:06a lot of work
10:08in terms of, you know,
10:10maintaining the rainforest,
10:11which is something
10:12that is hugely important for them,
10:14but frankly speaking,
10:15for all of us.
10:16And let's talk about today
10:17because you are presenting
10:19a climate package.
10:21We understand it will include
10:22also a piece of legislation.
10:24Tell us what's in it
10:26and what difference
10:27this is going to make.
10:28Because obviously,
10:28if you connect the dots,
10:29this is, I presume,
10:30coming largely in response
10:31to the major wildfires.
10:32Maybe you need first
10:34about that, why?
10:35Because this was
10:36an absolutely horrible summer
10:38with dramatic impact
10:40in terms of people
10:41who have lost their lives,
10:43in terms of livelihoods
10:44being destroyed,
10:45houses being demolished,
10:47and areas just have been burned down.
10:50And the economic impact
10:52has been north of 100 billion.
10:54And yet,
10:55even though this was
10:55the hottest ever,
10:57if you and I look back
10:58in, let's say,
10:59another 10 years,
11:00is it probably will have been
11:01the coolest of the upcoming decade.
11:04So there's a huge imperative
11:05to not only continue
11:06with mitigation,
11:08electrification,
11:09but also stand on that
11:11other lack of resilience
11:12and adaptation.
11:13And to that point,
11:14what are you going to be presenting?
11:15In just a few hours from now,
11:16what are you going to be presenting?
11:17We're also going to come up
11:18with legislation
11:19where we make it mandatory
11:21to point out in your government,
11:24whether it is local,
11:25regional or national,
11:26who is responsible.
11:27That's a new element
11:28in this package.
11:29Indeed.
11:30And the last thing
11:31you would want as a citizen
11:33after your area
11:35or your house
11:36has been demolished
11:37because of a wildfire
11:38or a flood
11:39is see politicians,
11:41you know,
11:41who are fighting
11:42about who actually
11:43was responsible.
11:44How are you going
11:45to enforce that?
11:46Because one of the things
11:46that we saw over the summer
11:47was a lot of political bickering.
11:49Because we're putting this
11:50into legislation.
11:51And how do you enforce it?
11:52It is exactly because
11:53of what you were just saying,
11:54that this is one of the things
11:56that has gone wrong
11:57in the past
11:58that we're going to change it.
11:58I'll give you another element
12:00that we're changing
12:01also in the legislation.
12:02We want to make sure
12:04that the climate scenarios
12:06are being taken into account
12:08when you build
12:09a new bridge
12:10or a new neighborhood
12:12or a new road.
12:14Because it matters
12:15if you prepare
12:16for the climate
12:17as it used to be
12:1810 years ago
12:19or whether you prep
12:21for what is ahead of us.
12:23But will you have
12:24a reference number?
12:25Are you looking at
12:27is it a 2 degrees?
12:28Is it a 3 degrees?
12:29What does this number look like?
12:31If you're looking
12:32for a reference number
12:33it would be the 3.
12:343 degrees.
12:35Even though
12:36we do want to make sure
12:38we're also flexible
12:39because no one
12:40knows exactly
12:42what the future holds.
12:44And whatever we do
12:45we're going to base it
12:46on the best available sign.
12:48What about the money?
12:49Where is this adaptation?
12:50How do you finance it?
12:51because I hear also
12:52the European Parliament
12:53tax the energy companies.
12:55They are making a killer
12:57out of energy prices
12:58going up.
12:59Put a windfall tax
13:00as soon as possible.
13:01They should pay.
13:02Should they pay?
13:05Complicated question.
13:06And it is something
13:08that national governments
13:08can already do.
13:09But are you in favour?
13:10What I'm in favour
13:13is doing something
13:13that works.
13:14And we know
13:15that windfall profits
13:16can be hunted down
13:18by national governments.
13:20The reality is
13:20that at a European level
13:22you can only do that
13:23if all 27 agree.
13:25And we're not there yet.
13:29Maria Thaddeus
13:30speaking to EU
13:31Climate Commissioner
13:32Wapke Hoekstra.
13:34Now,
13:34Hungary's
13:35former Prime Minister
13:36Viktor Orban
13:37might be in the running
13:38for the top job
13:39with the United Nations.
13:41At least according
13:42to the Wall Street Journal.
13:43The US newspaper
13:45reported that
13:45Washington is floating
13:47the idea
13:47of nominating Orban
13:48for the post
13:49of UN Secretary General
13:51with the support
13:52of Russia and China.
13:54Our Hungary correspondent
13:55Sandor Szyros
13:56is joining me
13:58in the studio
13:58now to discuss
13:59this story.
14:00Good morning, Sandor.
14:00Good morning, Stefan.
14:01So,
14:02what the heck
14:03is going on here?
14:03When I first
14:04heard about it yesterday,
14:05I thought it was a joke.
14:07Well,
14:07me too, actually.
14:09And it's a quite crazy
14:10and surreal story
14:11to be honest.
14:12I was very much surprised
14:13yesterday
14:14when I first heard it
14:15because simply
14:17Orban is one of the most
14:19divisive politicians
14:20of Europe.
14:21He is very controversial.
14:24He was considered
14:25in Europe
14:26largely as a troublemaker,
14:28not someone
14:29who is a bridge builder
14:30or who would make consensus.
14:33But this story
14:34is not completely
14:35without logic,
14:36I would say,
14:37because, you know,
14:38Orban had very close ties
14:39to Trump,
14:40to Putin,
14:41to Xi Jinping,
14:41so I could imagine
14:43these three major powers
14:45supporting him
14:46for the candidacy.
14:48And there is
14:49an additional element
14:50because, you know,
14:51the current Hungarian
14:52authorities
14:52are going after
14:54very hardly
14:55former Orban-era
14:56politicians
14:57related to
14:58corruption issues.
15:00Two former
15:01Orban-era ministers
15:02are jailed now
15:03for fraud and corruption.
15:04Also,
15:05the former governor
15:06of the Hungarian
15:08National Bank
15:09is jailed now
15:10for fraud.
15:11and, you know,
15:13many people
15:13are speculating
15:14maybe Orban
15:15is next.
15:16So the thinking
15:17might be that
15:18with a top
15:18UN job,
15:19he might get
15:20immunity,
15:21diplomatic immunity,
15:22which might be
15:23very handy for him.
15:25And honestly,
15:26after this huge
15:27electoral defeat
15:28in Hungary
15:29this April,
15:30he's,
15:31according to many
15:32people inside
15:33his Fidesz party,
15:35he's looking
15:36for a way out
15:37from the Hungarian
15:38politics,
15:38so this could be
15:39eventually a way
15:40forward for him.
15:41Yeah,
15:41I see where
15:42this is going.
15:43I mean,
15:44my question is,
15:45is there a real
15:46chance he could
15:47end up with
15:48the top job?
15:49Well,
15:49that's a very
15:50good question.
15:51Honestly,
15:51I don't think so,
15:52but we will have
15:53to see.
15:54Nevertheless,
15:55one diplomat
15:56talking to the
15:56Wall Street Journal
15:58said that,
15:58you know,
15:59this idea
16:00sounds crazy,
16:01but when these
16:02three superpowers
16:03are lining up
16:05behind somebody,
16:06then this candidate
16:07could have a
16:08good chance.
16:09we will have
16:10to see.
16:10But on the
16:11substance,
16:12how this
16:12process will
16:14go,
16:14all of the
16:15permanent
16:16members of
16:17the UN's
16:18National Security
16:19Council have
16:20vetoes,
16:21and I don't
16:22see like
16:22France or the
16:24United Kingdom
16:25would approve
16:26Orbán,
16:27who has a very
16:28bad track record
16:29when it comes to
16:30dealing with
16:31those two
16:32countries.
16:33so eventually
16:34we will have
16:35to see.
16:35I don't know,
16:36but in itself
16:37that if Trump
16:39and Xi Jinping
16:40and, you know,
16:41Putin is
16:42thinking about
16:43changing how
16:44the UN
16:45looks like
16:46completely
16:47and putting
16:48forward the
16:48name of
16:49Orbán,
16:49who is really
16:50a divisive
16:51figure,
16:52to change
16:54the United
16:54Nations,
16:55this is a
16:55message in
16:56itself saying
16:58that, okay,
16:58we need to get
16:59rid of the
17:00United Nations
17:01as it is,
17:01to do something
17:02completely different.
17:04Yeah,
17:05what a story,
17:06but you know
17:06what,
17:07Shandor,
17:07I think you
17:07and I should
17:08be considered
17:08first here.
17:09I would go
17:11for you.
17:12Thank you
17:12very much,
17:13Shandor,
17:13for your
17:14reporting.
17:14And that's
17:15it for today.
17:16Thank you
17:17for watching.
17:18I'm Stefan
17:18Grobe,
17:19and I see
17:19you tomorrow.
17:43going away.
17:46Bye.
17:51Bye.
17:53Bye.
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