"Hard but fair": Unfair guest selection? Huge outrage after the program about the CDU crisis

“Hart but fair” was actually about the AKK hammer in the CDU. But some viewers found the arrangement of the guests unfair.

• The political earthquake after the Thuringia election continues to circle
• Now a Green politician expresses massive criticism of FDP leader Christian Lindner.
• "Hard but fair" will deal with these issues on Monday with Frank Plasberg

Update 9.45 a.m .: Marina Weisband, who was formerly the political director of the Pirate Party, but is now involved with the Greens, and the Green Party politician Cem Özdemir, were two representatives with green party books in the ARD round table. In addition to the two, Norbert Rötgen (CDU), Thomas Oppermann (SPD), journalist Kristina Dunz (Rheinische Post) and political scientist Prof. Karl-Rudolf Korte also took part in the discussion.

There is great outrage online. "That must be this neutrality, which the ÖRR attaches so much importance to," says someone on Twitter. "It has nothing to do with hard but fair. This is an advertising event for Greens by the ÖRR, ”writes another.

Many were also annoyed that the FDP and Lindner were controversial topics of the show, but no Liberal was present as a guest. "Then it would have been more honest to invite an FDP politician." For conservative blogger Roland Tichy, too, it was a hit: "Significant: Now the #FDP is equated with the #AfD at #hartaberfair and 2 Greens are allowed to talk about the political competition - without FDP and AfD."

Significant: Now the #FDP is equated with the #AfD at #hartaberfair and 2 Greens can talk about the political competition - without FDP and AfD ... https: //t.co/hiCOKoscxW

Experts are now also questioning that the events in the election in Thuringia were just coincidence. The next developments will probably show whether the Thuringian electoral scandal is actually a card game *.

Violent attack on Lindner in "Hart but fair": "Words of a racist shield citizen"

Update from February 11, 9:10 am: He tries the words of a racist shield citizen - with these words, Greens politician Marina Weisband shot at “Hart but fair” against FDP leader Christian Lindner . When moderator Frank Plasberg asked her how worried she was about the current political situation in Germany, the 32-year-old admitted that the whole situation was terrifying for her at the moment. "What worries me is a Mr. Lindner, who did not make a clear separation when he made his first appearance after the election," explains Weisband.

Meanwhile, Kramp-Karrenbauer took the developments in Thuringia as an opportunity to step down as CDU chief. International gazettes analyze the quake in the Union.

"Hard but fair": Marina Weisband (Greens) shoots against Lindner and the FDP

It's not just a question of the FDP having been voted by the AfD . "But that she partly tells their stories," criticizes the Green politician. Lindner in particular was guilty of this a few times. That the FDP says, "I can no longer tell the baker who is rightfully here or not." "These are not the words of a great liberal, they are the words of a racist shield citizen and I do not understand why he is trying," said Weisband. For this she receives subdued applause from the audience.

Video: Merkel regrets AKK withdrawal

“The stories we tell are what protects this country from fascism. Not how we vote when in doubt, ”emphasizes Weisband. If extremists were already in parliament, we would have a problem anyway. It is the question of which stories we tell, the Green politician repeated. "And the union of values ​​tells stories that the AfD plays in their pockets ." What does Christian Lindner think of this attack on "Hart but fair"? He has not yet commented on this.

"Hard but fair" for the AKK shock - Özdemir with a clear announcement to Röttgen

Update from February 10, 10:21 pm: The guests at "Hart aber fair " spoke of " political dam break " on Monday - Norbert Röttgen and Cem Özdemir agreed on this matter. Greens man Özdemir even mentioned positively that Markus Söder (CSU) and Michael Kretschmer (CDU) clearly distanced themselves from the AfD.

Özdemir particularly praised the Prime Minister of Saxony for his clear line and also asked Röttgen to do so. "I can only advise the CDU to protect the legacy of Adenauer, the legacy of Kohl and now also the legacy of Angela Merkel, and that's a pro-European, a pro-Western one," says Özdemir: "It is one that's in the middle. It's not fanatic on the far right! "

And further: "Whoever is going to be your boss," said the former chairman of the Greens in the direction of Röttgen: "He should now make it clear that the union of values ​​brings shrinkage to the CDU. You don't need a second AfD, there are already! ”

At Plasberg's comeback after his illness, Röttgen made it clear that the CDU clearly rejects cooperation with the AfD.

In the past few days there has always been the assumption that he had come to agreements between the two parties in the election of the prime minister in Thuringia.

"Hard but fair" to the AKK hammer: Plasberg comeback at prime time

Munich - what's next for the CDU? After the chaos in Thuringia and the resignation of Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer as chairwoman and the associated renunciation of her candidacy as chancellor , the game faces an explosive future.

Who is now following AKK at the top of the CDU ? The candidates are already positioning themselves. What are the consequences of the AKK withdrawal for Angela Merkel and how deep does the apparent split in the game actually go?

"Hard but fair" for the AKK hammer - Plasberg's comeback at prime time

These and other topics will be dealt with today at “Hart but fair” . Frank Plasberg made his comeback as a moderator after several weeks. Most recently, he was represented by Susanne Link because of the consequences of a long-ago explosion.

After the focal point of @akk's resignation, guests at #hartaberfair will be discussing live from 8.30 p.m .: Norbert Röttgen (CDU), Thomas Oppermann (SPD), Cem Özdemir (Greens), Kristina Dunz (Rheinische Post), political scientist Karl-Rudolf Korte and the psychologist Marina Weisband.

The guests in the program on Monday , which will be broadcast on ARD at 8.30 p.m. , are Norbert Rötgen (CDU), Thomas Oppermann (SPD), journalist Kristina Dunz (Rheinische Post), political scientist Prof. Karl-Rudolf Korte , Cem Özdemir (Die Greens) and the former manager of the pirate party Marina Weisband .

In the case of another ARD broadcast, fundamental changes are imminent: The “daily topics” are to be given a new concept.

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