The tension in the Bundestag election campaign is increasing: in the first triall, trends could stabilize - or break.
Last but not least, the focus is on Olaf Scholz.
On Sunday evening (August 29), Olaf Scholz, Armin Laschet and Annalena Baerbock will meet for the first of three Chancellor triumphs.
According to the latest polls, Scholz surprisingly goes to the TV evening as the favorite - there is a lot of pressure on the stumbling Union candidate Armin Laschet.
This news ticker will be updated continuously during the triall.
Preliminary report:
Berlin - Exactly four weeks before the federal elections, the entire election campaign seems to have turned: The SPD surprisingly leads the Sunday questions *, the Union, on the other hand, is chasing negative records - and the idea of a green grip on the Chancellery is already a long way off . However, this Sunday evening may be the next decisive stage: the first official Chancellor's Trinity is coming up.
The three Chancellor candidates Olaf Scholz * (SPD), Armin Laschet * (CDU) and Annalena Baerbock * (Greens) had met more often during the election campaign, and in some cases there were even memorable speeches *.
Under the title “Das Triell” the broadcasters of the RTL group are now showing the first verbal exchange at prime time.
In view of the strong fixation on people in the previous federal election campaign, there could be a lot to be gained in front of the nation's eyes.
And more to lose.
Triell on RTL: Baerbock, Laschet and Scholz in focus - Chancellor candidates have a lot to lose
Laschet and Baerbock in particular have already collected unfortunate appearances. Baerbock, for example, got tangled up at the Green Party conference (and swore into her microphone), Laschet made negative headlines with a laugh in the flood area and forgot his party's election program in front of the camera. From the point of view of the Greens and the Union, something similar should not be repeated on Sunday evening. The triumph will also be a acid test: How well do the candidates perform under pressure, how well will they be prepared?
Olaf Scholz, on the other hand, has so far made it through the election campaign flawlessly with the help of stoic calm and strong verbal restraint - that was enough to become number one in the Chancellor preference of the Germans by far.
However, Scholz now also has a lot of pressure to cope with.
To gamble away the almost historic-seeming poll comeback of the SPD could, purely hypothetically, turn into an equally historic flop - like a missed penalty in a big final.
It remains to be seen whether Scholz's binding demeanor and the catchphrase “respect” will continue to suffice as a recipe for the surge in the survey.
Because the focus is now turning away from the supposed duel between Laschet and Baerbock towards the SPD.
The slipstream could be over for the Social Democrats.
Triell before the federal election on TV: Scholz, Baerbock and Laschet - questions come from Kloeppel and Atalay
In any case, there will be no shortage of explosive topics in the group.
And Baerbock could have a slight advantage in the contentious conflict.
After all, Scholz (as Vice Chancellor very directly) and Laschet (as head of the largest ruling party, at least indirectly) are involved in the latest problems of the GroKo: in the Afghanistan disaster, for example, or in the failures in climate protection criticized by the Federal Constitutional Court.
The SPD and CDU politicians are also likely to have to demonstrate a lot of skill when it comes to Corona or the slow digitization in order to present themselves as ambassadors for a new beginning.
The questions for the “Triell” will be asked by RTL journalist Peter Kloeppel, who is experienced in the chancellor duel, and Pinar Atalay, the long-standing “Tagesthemen” anchorwoman, who recently switched to the private broadcaster. They too have a short marathon ahead of them: 110 minutes of political debate without commercial breaks. It may also be interesting which candidate for chancellor is best able to maintain concentration. Finally, that too: a quality that is in demand in national and international negotiation rounds. The show starts at 8:10 p.m. *. (
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