There was a lot going on during the second TV triall before the federal election.
Laschet and Scholz in particular clashed violently.
Berlin - Bright red ears could be seen on Sunday (September 12th) at the TV triumph.
Union chancellor candidate Armin Laschet and SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz clashed especially on a controversial issue.
Scholz countered the attacks of the CDU politician - and came more and more from the reserve.
Right at the beginning of the three-way battle for the Federal Chancellery, the roles of the evening became clear.
Laschet, who is losing ground in surveys, worked mainly on his competitor Scholz.
While the two politicians were quarreling - and Scholz reacted in a manner that was unusual for him - Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock largely stayed out of the interlude and set her own points.
TV-Triell: Scholz attacks Laschet before the federal election with allegations of untruth
In lightning polls shortly after the broadcast, Olaf Scholz emerged as the winner again. But unlike in the first TV triall, the Social Democrat got into a rage with Laschet. And that on a delicate subject. Because in the middle of Scholz's high poll, the Osnabrück public prosecutor's office last week searched offices in the SPD-led Federal Ministry of Finance and Justice. The investigations against the customs special unit FIU put Scholz under pressure. A complex topic that Laschet used to gain ground and accuse him of “fine talk”. And also to incorporate the Social Democrats' sore points: Wirecard and Cum-Ex.
As finance minister, Scholz is responsible for misconduct by money laundering supervision, according to Laschet's allegation.
In addition, it was "inappropriate that you talked disparagingly about the judiciary" - Scholz had said after the raid that the investigators could have asked the questions in writing.
"That is what populists do in other countries," the Union politician continued to grumble.
And made a big blow: "If my finance minister worked like you, we would have a serious problem."
SPD chancellor candidate Scholz counters Laschet accusation of money laundering raid
The Vice-Chancellor resisted violently and visibly annoyed. So much so that his ears got red. He accused Laschet of deliberate misrepresentation, his facts were incorrect. “You can see how things are twisted here, by being very deliberately twisted,” Scholz directed against Laschet. And specified: There was no investigation at the Federal Ministry of Finance itself. "You gave this wrong impression on purpose," said Scholz, noticeably angry, in the direction of Armin Laschet. “And you are doing that for no good reasons.” Controversial: Laschet confused technical supervision with legal supervision during the exchange of blows *.
Laschet straddled between them and asked: "Is it true that your house has been searched or not?" Now the SPD candidate for chancellor deviated from his otherwise statesmanlike manner, turned resolutely to Laschet and said: "Your question shows how dishonest you are." The Social Democrat clarified the incident. The raid was not directed against the Federal Ministry of Finance, but against the Financial Intelligence Unit, a subordinate Cologne authority that is responsible for money laundering. The fact check by funk, the content network of ARD and ZDF, classifies this statement as “dubious”: “During the raid, the public prosecutor's office also wanted to determine'Whether and, if so, to what extent the management and those responsible for the ministries as well as superior departments were involved in the decisions of the FIU'. "
For Laschet, Scholz's argument was not sufficient: “I made it clear that you have a duty of supervision.
The result of what you did is that the supervision failed. "Olaf Scholz looked annoyed:" Mr. Laschet, you have now repeated your false statements three times. "A heated discussion in the hot phase before the federal elections on September 26th.
(aka with material from dpa)
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