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Izraelben ma tartják az október 7. utáni első választást, Netanyahu jövője a tét; Washington Orbánt fontolgatja az ENSZ élére, Hoekstrát pedig Lula újraválasztásának európai hatásairól kérdezzük.
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Izraelben ma tartják az október 7. utáni első választást, Netanyahu jövője a tét; Washington Orbánt fontolgatja az ENSZ élére, Hoekstrát pedig Lula újraválasztásának európai hatásairól kérdezzük.
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00:14Good morning, it's Tuesday, October 27th, you're watching Euronews, and this is Europe Today.
00:22Our top stories. About 7.3 million Israelis are called to the polls today to elect a new
00:28parliament. It's the first nationwide election since the Hamas-led attack more than three years
00:34ago and the ensuing war in the Gaza Strip. The vote is shaping up to be a referendum on Prime
00:39Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been in power for practically three decades. Recent opinion polls
00:46suggest that neither Netanyahu's Likud bloc nor the opposition alliance is on track to secure a
00:51majority in the Knesset. European leaders have hailed Brazilian President Lula da Silva's re-election
00:58for a fourth term, defying predictions of a right-wing surge in Latin America's most populous
01:04country and securing a key ally for the EU. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
01:10and European Council President Antonio Costa were among the first to congratulate Lula,
01:16with whom they worked closely to secure the EU-Mercosur trade deal. And Trump administration
01:22officials are advocating the nomination of former Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for the post
01:29of UN Secretary General, according to the Wall Street Journal. The newspaper reports that Orban could be
01:35a joint US, Russian and Chinese candidate and that sources in all three countries have confirmed Trump
01:42is backing his bid. Orban lost power in Hungary's parliamentary election in April and has only rarely been
01:49seen in public ever since. Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Grobe. Israel heads to the polls today in what
01:57is
01:57already seen as one of its most consequential elections in years. It's the country's first national vote since
02:04the Hamas-led attacks of the 7th of October 2023 and comes after three years of war, growing political
02:12divisions and mounting questions over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership. But could the outcome
02:18reshape not only Israel's political future but also the balance of power across the Middle East
02:24and its relations with the wider world? To talk about all this, I'm now joined by our correspondent
02:30Sasha Vakulina. Good morning, Sasha. So is this essentially a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu?
02:37In a nutshell, yes. But Stefan, let's face it, every election is a referendum to the sitting government
02:43and the sitting prime minister. But of course, in Israel, this vote carries particular weight. Now,
02:49covering this election and in the run-up to the vote today, I've heard every description of this
02:55vote from the experts and the politicians in Israel. They called it pivotal, they called it crucial,
03:00they called it the most consequential, which gives you an idea on how important the vote is,
03:05of course, and what is at stake for Israel, for the region and for the global politics as well. Now,
03:11the turnout is expected to be very high. Reportedly, at least 70,000 people have flown to Israel to cause
03:18their votes from abroad. So you have this big anticipation happening. Netanyahu is, of course,
03:24as you say, Israel's longest-serving prime minister and the voters are being asked to assess and to judge
03:31on his leadership, specifically after the Hamas-led attack of the 7th of October, 2023,
03:38and also the wars that have followed afterwards. Now, Netanyahu, according to the latest polls,
03:43he is in near neck-and-neck race with former military chief Gadi Azenkot for the prime minister's job.
03:50Now, Gadi Azenkot is seen as one of the leaders of this election campaign. But, you know, for Israel,
03:58a lot comes to security, of course, and for Netanyahu, he will be judged on those aspects. And,
04:05you know, on all these conflicts on multiple fronts for Israeli government, on its stake on Gaza,
04:12on its stake of Occupied West Bank, and the tensions there, and of course, on Lebanon, and now the
04:18Israel and the US war and Iran, and the possible escalation that we have been hearing over the past
04:24couple of days, that it might renew the tensions there. And then, of course, the investigation that
04:30never took place on the October 7th.
04:32You mentioned October 7th several times. Is this date still the defining issue of this
04:37election campaign?
04:39Very much so. Even today, on the voting day, their families, the people and the families of the
04:44October 7th hostages and the victims are gathering at the so-called hostage square, what they call vote
04:49for accountability. This is very much a big issue for Israeli society and the voters. They want to
04:55have this independent investigation, the investigation that did not take place, because for them, it's all
05:00about the responsibility and the accountability. And who is going to be responsible for what is widely
05:07seen as the biggest security failure in Israel's history? We're talking about 1,200 people killed in
05:14one day. 251 hostages. And this is something that Israelis, the voters, do need answers for. And this
05:21is what I discussed with Yossi Mekelberg, an associate fellow and the professor at Chatham House earlier.
05:27The one demand that unites all the opposition, and I suspect mainly from the coalition as well,
05:35or those who support the coalition, it's a state commission of inquiry. It's impossible in a democracy
05:42when such a failure that cost a life. In one day, 1,200 people were killed, that there is no
05:49state
05:49commission, an independent one, to ask all the right questions, not only to find who's to blame,
05:56but also how to prevent it in the future. The more the government rejects the idea, the more people
06:03are suspicious that they have something to hide. Professor, could the change of government bring,
06:08let's say, a meaningful shift in Israel's policy towards Gaza, towards the West Bank, and now also
06:16towards the war and the possible escalation of Israel-US war on Iran? A new government will bring
06:24change if it's formed by the opposition parties. What we'll have to look after a government is forming
06:33is the trajectory in which direction a new government is taking when it comes to the Israel democracy.
06:40I think it's a big question whether the parties that represent the Palestinian citizens of Israel,
06:48only as the Arab parties are going to be included in such a government.
06:54if it cooperates more with the board of peace when it comes to Gaza, negotiate with the Lebanese government
07:02on funding security, but also beyond this arrangement in Lebanon that Israel can withdraw. There's so many
07:09issues. And of course, the core issue is the Palestinian issue. A two-state solution is not going to happen
07:16overnight. But if we start seeing steps towards, is the harshness and oppressive nature of the occupation
07:26towards a political solution? There is a growing speculation about the renewed military action
07:32against Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on the 3rd of November. How realistic do you see that
07:38prospect? And would the change of government in Israel make any meaningful difference to this approach?
07:45If there is a new government, one would expect to reconsider if the only way to move forward is by
07:52using
07:52military force. It's also a week after the election in Israel, the midterm in the United States, and between
08:03the two, it can determine whether the war in Iran resumed or not. There is no new government in Israel
08:11the
08:12day after the election. It might take weeks and months. And in the time in between, Netanyahu is in
08:18the government as an interim government with exactly the same composition of the government,
08:26and at the same time, do not elected with all the power including to go to war. It makes it
08:32more
08:33volatile and more dangerous.
08:35Do you see Netanyahu trying to push for another attack on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections?
08:43I think we're entitled to be suspicious of the real motivation of Netanyahu because his policies are
08:51very much intertwined with his corruption trial and retaining power. So creating a crisis
08:58is not beyond the realm of possibility, including with Iran. At the same time,
09:05in such a volatile regions such as the Middle East with so many fronts still open,
09:10and you can manufacture crisis in different places.
09:17Sascha Vakulina speaking to Yossi Mekkelberg. Thank you very much. And now to something completely
09:23different. And for this, we come back to Brussels. The EU's climate chief, Robke Hoekstra, sat down with
09:29our Europe editor, Maria Tadeo, as the European Commission prepares new rules requiring member states to put
09:36climate resilience plans in place following a devastating summer of wildfires across Europe.
09:43Let's take a look.
09:44Well, we do congratulate him. And of course, with any democratically elected government,
09:49we will always work together. What is true is that with this specific government and particularly
09:56also myself with Minister Marina da Silva, we have worked exceptionally well together in the domain of
10:03international climate diplomacy in the domain of carbon markets. And the Brazilians have done
10:08a lot of work in terms of maintaining the rainforest, which is something that is hugely important for
10:15them, but frankly speaking, for all of us. And let's talk about today, because you are presenting
10:21a climate package. We understand it will include also a piece of legislation. Tell us what's in it and
10:28what differences is going to make. Because obviously, if you connect the dots, this is,
10:31I presume, coming largely in response to the major wildfires.
10:35Maybe you need first about that. Why? Because this was an absolutely horrible summer with dramatic
10:41impact in terms of people who have lost their lives, in terms of livelihoods being destroyed,
10:47houses being demolished and areas just have been burned down. And the economic impact has been north
10:54of 100 billion. And yet, even though this was the hottest ever, if you and I look back in,
11:01let's say, another 10 years, it probably will have been the coolest of the upcoming decade. So there's
11:06a huge imperative to not only continue with mitigation electrification, but also stand on that other lack
11:13of resilience and adaptation. And to that point, what are you going to be presenting in just a few hours
11:18from now? What are you going to be presenting? We're also going to come up with legislation where we make
11:22it
11:22mandatory to point out in your government, whether it is local, regional or national,
11:28who is responsible. That's a new element in this package. Indeed. And the last thing you would want
11:34as a citizen, after your area or your house has been demolished because of a wildfire or a flood,
11:42is see politicians who are fighting about who actually was responsible. How are you going to enforce
11:47that? Because one of the things that we saw over the summer was a lot of political bickering. Because we're
11:52putting this into legislation. And how do you enforce it? It is exactly because of what you were just
11:56saying that this is one of the things that that has gone wrong in the past that we're going to
12:00change
12:00it. I'll give you another element that we're changing also in the legislation. We want to make
12:05sure that the climate scenarios are being taken into account when you build a new bridge or a new
12:13neighborhood or a new road, because it matters if you prepare for the climate as it used to be 10
12:20years
12:21ago, or whether you prep for what is ahead of us. But will you have a reference number?
12:27Are you looking at, is it a two degrees? Is it a three degrees? What does this number look like?
12:33If you're looking for a reference number, it would be the three, three degrees, even though
12:38we do want to make sure we're also flexible because no one knows exactly what the future
12:45holds. And whatever we do, we're going to base it on the best available sign.
12:50What about the money? Where is this adaptation? How do you finance it? Because I hear also the
12:54European Parliament tax the energy companies. They are making a killer out of energy prices going up.
13:01Put a windfall tax as soon as possible. They should pay. Should they pay?
13:07Complicated question. And it is something that national governments can already do.
13:11But are you in favor? What I'm in favor is doing something that works. And we know that windfall
13:17profits can be hunted down by national governments. The reality is that at a European level,
13:24you can only do that if all 27 agree. And we're not there yet.
13:31Maria Thaddeus speaking to EU Climate Commissioner Wapke Hoekstra.
13:35Now, Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Orban might be in the running for the top job with the
13:41United Nations, at least according to the Wall Street Journal. The US newspaper reported that
13:47Washington is floating the idea of nominating Orban for the post of UN Secretary General with the
13:54support of Russia and China. Our Hungary correspondent Shandor Shiroz is joining me in the studio now to
14:01discuss this story. Good morning, Shandor Shiroz. Morning, Stefan. So, what the heck is going on here?
14:05When I first heard about it yesterday, I thought it was a joke. Well, me too, actually. And it's a
14:11quite
14:11crazy and surreal story, to be honest. I was very much surprised yesterday when I first heard it.
14:18Because simply, Orban is one of the most divisive politicians of Europe. He's very controversial.
14:25He was considered in Europe largely as a troublemaker, not someone who is a bridge builder or
14:32who would make consensus. But this story is not completely without logic, I would say. Because,
14:39you know, Orban had very close ties to Trump, to Putin, to Xi Jinping. So I could imagine these
14:45three major powers supporting him for the candidacy. And there is an additional element,
14:52because, you know, the current Hungarian authorities are going after very hardly former
14:57Orban-era politicians related to corruption issues. Two former Orban-era ministers are jailed now for
15:05fraud and corruption. Also, the former governor of the Hungarian National Bank is jailed now for fraud.
15:13And, you know, many people are speculating maybe Orban is next. So the thinking might be that with a top
15:20UN job, he might get immunity, diplomatic immunity, which might be very handy for him. And honestly,
15:28after this huge electoral defeat in Hungary this April, he's, according to many people inside his
15:35Fidesz party, he's looking for a way out from the Hungarian politics. So this could be eventually a
15:42way forward for him. Yeah, I see where this is going. I mean, my question is, is there a real
15:48chance he could end up with the top job? Well, that's a very good question. Honestly, I don't
15:53think so. But we will have to see. Nevertheless, one diplomat talking to the Wall Street Journal said
16:00that, you know, this idea sounds crazy. But when these three superpowers are lining up
16:06behind somebody, then this candidate could have a good chance. We will have to see. But on the
16:13substance, how this process will go, all of the permanent members of the UN's National Security
16:21Council have vetoes. And I don't see like France or the United Kingdom would approve Orban, who has a
16:29very bad track record when it comes to dealing with those two countries. So eventually, we will have
16:37to see. I don't know. But in itself, that if Trump and Xi Jinping and, you know, Putin is thinking
16:45about
16:45changing how the UN looks like completely and putting forward the name of Orban, who is really a
16:52divisive figure to change the United Nations, this is a message in itself, saying that, okay,
17:00we need to get rid of the United Nations as citizens to do something completely different.
17:06Yeah, what a story. But you know what, Shandor, I think you and I should be considered first here.
17:12I would go for you.
17:14Thank you very much, Shandor, for your reporting. And that's it for today. Thank you for watching.
17:20I'm Stefan Grobe, and I see you tomorrow.
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