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ProSieben election campaign show: Armin Laschet has canceled participation

2021-07-29T12:42:04.585Z


In May, Armin Laschet had asked ProSieben. But according to the broadcaster, the Union candidate for chancellor is not available for another appearance on an election show. The competition is coming.


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Then he came to ProSieben: Armin Laschet between Linda Zervakis and Louis Klamroth at an appearance in May

Photo: Richard Huebner / dpa / ProSieben

ProSieben has devised a show format for the chancellor candidates, but has to be content with Annalena Baerbock and Olaf Scholz.

The Green politician and the SPD man face ProSieben presenter Louis Klamroth and numerous citizens in September, as the broadcaster announced on Thursday in Unterföhring near Munich.

CDU Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet does not take part in the format reminiscent of US town hall broadcasts.

"We asked Armin Laschet and he canceled," said a ProSieben spokeswoman on dpa request.

"Unconventional.

Direct.

Spontaneous. «Is the motto of the two Wednesday evenings on September 1st with Baerbock and on September 15th with Scholz, according to the broadcaster.

In the live shows it will be political and private.

»In classic election campaign appearances on TV, political professionals often reel off the same program like a prayer wheel.

That bores me and I think many viewers too, «said moderator Klamroth according to the announcement.

Laschet was on the program “ProSieben Spezial Live.

The Chancellor Candidate in an Interview «and had answered questions from Linda Zervakis and Louis Klamroth on the private broadcaster.

Laschet, however, had declined an invitation from Tilo Jung and Rezo to a three-way talk with Baerbock and Scholz on YouTube and Twitch.

feb / dpa

Source: spiegel

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