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Europe Today: Israel stimmt über Netanyahus Zukunft ab, Orbán als UN-Chef im Gespräch
Heute wählen Israelis erstmals seit dem siebten Oktober, Netanyahus politische Zukunft steht auf dem Spiel. Washington bringt Viktor Orbán als UN-Generalsekretär ins Gespräch. EU-Klimakommissar Wopke Hoekstra erklärt, was Lulas Wiederwahl für Europa bedeutet.
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Heute wählen Israelis erstmals seit dem siebten Oktober, Netanyahus politische Zukunft steht auf dem Spiel. Washington bringt Viktor Orbán als UN-Generalsekretär ins Gespräch. EU-Klimakommissar Wopke Hoekstra erklärt, was Lulas Wiederwahl für Europa bedeutet.
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00:12Good morning, it's Tuesday, October 27th.
00:16You're watching Euronews and this is Europe Today.
00:20Our top stories.
00:22About 7.3 million Israelis are called to the polls today to elect a new parliament.
00:27It's the first nationwide election since the Hamas-led attack more than three years ago
00:32and 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.
00:51European 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,
01:14with whom they worked closely to secure the EU-Marcosur trade deal.
01:18And Trump administration officials are advocating the nomination of former Hungarian Prime Minister
01:25Viktor Orban for 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?
02:36In 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 cast their votes from abroad.
03:18So, you have this big anticipation happening.
03:21Netanyahu is, of course, as you said, 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,
03:41He is in near-neck-and-neck race with former military chief Gadi Azenkot for the prime minister job,
03:48and now 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.
04:03And, you know, on all these conflicts on multiple fronts for Israeli government,
04:08on its take on Gaza, on its take on Occupied West Bank, and the tensions there.
04:13And, of course, on Lebanon, and now the Israel and the U.S. war in 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 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, their families,
04:40the people and the families of the October 7th hostages and the victims
04:44are 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 Mekelberg,
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 when such a failure that cost their 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 that they have something to hide.
06:04Professor, could the change of government bring,
06:07let's say, a meaningful shift in Israel's policy towards Gaza,
06:12towards the West Bank,
06:13and now also towards the war and the possible escalation of Israel-U.S. war on Iran.
06:20A new government will bring change if 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 a new government is taking.
06:36When it comes to the Israel democracy,
06:38I think it's a big question whether in parties that represent
06:43a Palestinian citizen of Israel,
06:46only as the Arab parties are going to be included in such a government.
06:53If it cooperates more with the Board of Peace when it comes to Gaza,
06:57negotiate with the Lebanese government on funding security,
07:03but also beyond this arrangement in Lebanon that Israel can withdraw,
07:06there's so many issues.
07:08And, of course, the core issue is the Palestinian issue.
07:12If a two-state solution is not going to happen overnight,
07:15but if we start seeing steps towards,
07:19is the harshness and oppressive nature of the occupation
07:23towards a political solution?
07:26There is growing speculation about the renewed military action against Iran
07:31after the U.S. mid-term elections on the 3rd of November.
07:34How realistic do you see that prospect?
07:37And would a change of government in Israel make any meaningful difference to this approach?
07:43If there is a new government,
07:45one would expect to reconsider
07:47if the only way to move forward is by using military force.
07:51It's also a week after the election in Israel,
07:59the mid-term in the United States.
08:01And between the two,
08:02it can determine whether the war with Irania resumed or not.
08:07There is no new government in Israel the day after the election.
08:11It might take weeks and months.
08:13And in the time in between,
08:15Netanyahu is in the government as an interim government
08:19with the same, exactly the same composition of the government.
08:24And at the same time,
08:26they're not elected with all the power included to go to war.
08:30It's making it more volatile and more dangerous.
08:33Do you see Netanyahu trying to push for another attack on Iran
08:38after the U.S. mid-term elections?
08:41I think we're entitled to be suspicious of the real motivation of Netanyahu
08:47because his policy are very much intertwined with his corruption trial
08:52and retaining power.
08:54So creating a crisis is 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 in different places.
09:15Sascha Vakulina speaking to Yossi Meckelberg.
09:19Thank you very much.
09:20And now to something completely different.
09:22And for this, we come back to Brussels.
09:24The EU's climate chief, Wopke Hoekstra,
09:27sat down with our Europe editor, Maria Tadeo.
09:30As the European Commission prepares new rules requiring member states
09:34to put climate resilience plans in place
09:36following a devastating summer of wildfires across Europe.
09:41Let's take a look.
09:42Well, we do congratulate him.
09:44And of course, with any democratically elected government,
09:48we will always work together.
09:50What is true is that with this specific government,
09:54and particularly also myself with Minister Marina da Silva,
09:57we have worked exceptionally well together
09:59in the domain of international climate diplomacy,
10:03in the domain of carbon markets.
10:05And the Brazilians have done a lot of work
10:08in terms of, you know, maintaining the rainforest,
10:11which is something that is hugely important for them,
10:14but frankly speaking, for all of us.
10:16And let's talk about today, because you are presenting a climate package.
10:21We understand it will include also a piece of legislation.
10:24Tell us what's in it and what difference is it going to make?
10:28Because obviously, if you connect the dots,
10:29this is, I presume, coming largely in response to the major wildfires.
10:33Maybe you need first about that.
10:34Why?
10:35Because this was an absolutely horrible summer
10:38with dramatic impacts in terms of people who have lost their lives,
10:43in terms of livelihoods being destroyed, houses being demolished,
10:47and areas just have been burned down.
10:50And the economic impact has been north of 100 billion.
10:54And yet, even though this was the hottest ever,
10:57if you and I look back in, let's say, another 10 years,
11:00it probably will have been the coolest of the upcoming decade.
11:04So there's a huge imperative to not only continue with mitigation,
11:08electrification,
11:09but also stand on that other lack of resilience and adaptation.
11:13And to that point, what are you going to be presenting?
11:15In just a few hours from now, what are you going to be presenting?
11:17We're also going to come up with legislation
11:19where we make it mandatory to point out in your government,
11:24whether it is local, regional, or national, who is responsible.
11:27That's a new element in this package.
11:29Indeed.
11:30And the last thing you would want as a citizen
11:33after your area or your house has been demolished
11:37because of a wildfire or a flood
11:39is see politicians who are fighting about who actually was responsible.
11:44How are you going to enforce that?
11:46Because one of the things that we saw over the summer
11:47was a lot of political beckering.
11:49Because we're putting this into legislation.
11:51And how do you enforce it?
11:52It is exactly because of what you were just saying,
11:54that this is one of the things that has gone wrong in the past
11:58that we're going to change it.
11:58I'll give you another element that we're changing also in the legislation.
12:02We want to make sure that the climate scenarios
12:06are being taken into account when you build a new bridge
12:10or a new neighborhood or a new road.
12:14Because it matters if you prepare for the climate
12:17as it used to be 10 years ago,
12:19or whether you prep for what is ahead of us.
12:23But will you have a reference number?
12:25Are you looking at, is it a two degrees?
12:28Is it a three degrees?
12:29What does this number look like?
12:31If you're looking for a reference number,
12:33it would be the three.
12:34Okay.
12:34Three degrees.
12:35Even though we do want to make sure we're also flexible
12:39because no one knows exactly what the future holds.
12:44And whatever we do,
12:46we're going to base it on the best available side.
12:48What about the money?
12:49Where is this adaptation?
12:50How do you finance it?
12:51Because I hear also the European Parliament tax the energy companies.
12:55They are making a killer out of energy prices going up.
12:59Put a windfall tax as soon as possible.
13:01They should pay.
13:02Should they pay?
13:05Complicated question.
13:06And it is something that national governments can already do.
13:09But are you in favour?
13:11What I'm in favour is doing something that works.
13:14And we know that windfall profits can be hunted down by national governments.
13:19The reality is that at a European level,
13:22you can only do that if all 27 agree.
13:25And we're not there yet.
13:29Maria Thaddeus speaking to EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra.
13:34Now, Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Orban
13:37might be in the running for the top job with the United Nations,
13:41at least according to the Wall Street Journal.
13:43The US newspaper reported that Washington is floating the idea
13:47of nominating Orban for the post of UN Secretary General
13:51with the support of Russia and China.
13:54Our Hungary correspondent Sandor Szyrosz is joining me in the studio
13:58now to discuss this story.
14:00Good morning, Sandor.
14:01Good morning, Stefan.
14:01So, what the heck is going on here?
14:03When I first heard about it yesterday, I thought it was a joke.
14:07Well, me too, actually.
14:09And it's a quite crazy and surreal story, to be honest.
14:12I was very much surprised yesterday when I first heard it.
14:16Because simply, Orban is one of the most divisive politicians of Europe.
14:21He is very controversial.
14:24He was considered in Europe largely as a troublemaker,
14:28not someone who is a bridge builder or who would make consensus.
14:33But this story is not completely without logic, I would say.
14:37Because, you know, Orban had very close ties to Trump, to Putin, to Xi Jinping.
14:41So, I could imagine these three major powers supporting him for the candidacy.
14:48And there is an additional element, because, you know, the current Hungarian authorities are
14:53going after very hardly former Orban-era politicians related to corruption issues.
15:00Two former Orban-era ministers are jailed now for fraud and corruption.
15:04Also, the former governor of the Hungarian National Bank is jailed now for fraud.
15:12And, you know, many people are speculating maybe Orban is next.
15:16So, the thinking might be that with a top UN job, he might get immunity, diplomatic immunity,
15:22which might be very handy for him.
15:25And, honestly, after this huge electoral defeat in Hungary this April, he is, according to many people
15:32inside his Fidesz party, he is looking for a way out from the Hungarian politics.
15:38So, this could be eventually a way forward for him.
15:41Yeah, I see where this is going.
15:43I mean, my question is, is there a real chance he could end up with a top job?
15:49Well, that's a very good question.
15:50Honestly, I don't think so, but we will have to see.
15:53Nevertheless, one diplomat talking to the Wall Street Journal said that, you know,
15:59this idea sounds crazy, but when these three superpowers are lining up behind somebody,
16:06then this candidate could have a good chance.
16:09We will have to see.
16:10But on the substance, how this process will go,
16:14all of the permanent members of the UN's National Security Council have vetoes.
16:21And I don't see, like, France or the United Kingdom would approve Orbán,
16:27who has a very bad track record when it comes to dealing with those two countries.
16:33So, eventually, we will have to see.
16:36I don't know.
16:36But in itself, that if Trump and Xi Jinping and, you know,
16:41Putin is thinking about changing how the UN looks like completely,
16:47and putting forward the name of Orbán, who is really a divisive figure,
16:52to change the United Nations, this is a message in itself saying that,
16:58OK, we need to get rid of the United Nations as citizens to do something completely different.
17:04Yeah.
17:05What a story.
17:06But you know what, Sander, I think you and I should be considered first here.
17:09Well, I would go for you.
17:12Thank you very much, Andor, for your reporting.
17:14And that's it for today.
17:16Thank you for watching.
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