After the second chancellor triad, it is the turn of the "little ones" on ARD.
FDP leader Christian Lindner and left candidate Janine Wissler are in focus.
The "Vierkampf" broadcast in the ticker for reading.
Shortly before the federal election *, the ARD invites the "small" federal parliamentary parties to a round of top candidates.
FDP, AfD, CSU and Left are guests of the moderators Ellen Ehni and Christian Nitsche.
After the two Chancellor triumphs *, there is a top candidate round on ZDF immediately beforehand.
The broadcast of September 13th in the ticker for reading.
9:31 pm: That was it with the "four-way battle" of the top candidates of the smaller Bundestag parties in the ARD. Thank you for reading along and wish you a nice evening!
Leading candidate round in the ARD - FDP boss Lindner evades the question of the traffic light coalition
9.30 p.m.: Finally, FDP boss Lindner is asked whether he would join a traffic light coalition with his party.
“We are an independent party and want Germany to continue to be governed from the center.
We find that the Union is unfortunately weakened, "says the 42-year-old, initially claused and then becomes clearer:" I lack the imagination of what red-green would offer the FDP. "
9:25 p.m .: “By comparison, German climate policy in Germany is not progressive,” says FDP man Lindner and, when it comes to climate protection, suggests “a hydrogen economy at industrial level”, “so that Germany can not only get cars but also clean energies into the world can export ".
9:20 p.m .: "Oh, Mr. Dobrindt, now stop smiling", this time Wissler grumbled against Dobrindt.
It gets loud when the topic of climate policy comes up.
“It's not about the fact that there are no more cars in the cities at all.
The craftsman can no longer drive the subway, "says the left-wing politician in the direction of the CSU man, who obviously wants to hold onto cars in the city that, according to Wissler," are just standing around ".
9.10 p.m.: The next question in ARD's “Vierkampf”: “Should there be a ban on internal combustion engines by 2030?” Again, only the left-wing top candidate Wissler is in favor, everyone else is against.
Another polarizing topic, after all, Germany is known for its auto industry.
Bundestag election: Round of top candidates on ARD - focus on Afghanistan
9:05 p.m.: It is the turn of the Afghanistan issue.
CSU man Dobrindt is confronted with reports that 20 security-relevant people were brought from Kabul to Germany as part of the Bundeswehr mission.
Because in the meantime there was chaos on site.
The conservative politician says: “They have no business being on German streets.
They belong in custody. "
9 p.m.: CSU man Dobrindt says in the direction of Wissler that the Union wants to maintain the two percent target for defense spending and loyalty to NATO. There is an open confrontation between the two when Dobrindt asks Wissler openly whether she wants a red-red-green coalition. Wissler answers decisively in the direction of Dobrindt: “Yes, we want that. And we want to see the Union in opposition. "
8:53 p.m .: The polarizing question on ARD: “Should NATO be abolished?” Wissler from the Left says “Yes”, everyone else votes for “No”. "We want to dissolve NATO," said Wissler, calling for a policy of détente and disarmament. “We don't need a saber rattle, we need a policy of détente worldwide,” she says. As a questioner, BR journalist Christian Nitsche attests Wissler “a weakness for Russia”. The left-wing politician gets upset with a loud voice: “I didn't say that at all when I say that I don't want a confrontation with Russia. I have absolutely no sympathy with the regime in Russia. I also had no sympathy with the Milosevic regime in the Kosovo conflict. "
The 40-year-old is drastic in front of an audience of millions.
The statement made by the ARD man was also quite unfortunate.
Bundestag election: Round of top candidates in the ARD - dispute over the subject of apartments
8:52 p.m.: Now the subject of rents, the housing market and alleged expropriations is being fought over, which the left is discussing with a view to a lot of real estate ownership.
Wissler defends himself that this would only affect housing companies with 3,000 or more apartments.
CSU man Dobrindt is particularly skeptical.
8.48 p.m.: CSU man Dobrindt is promoting a flat rate tax for medium-sized companies. His party leader Söder recently brought this into play and named a cap of 20 percent as a benchmark. To put it into perspective: So far, the top tax rate on income tax has been 42 percent. Would something like that really happen? According to Wissler, the Left, on the other hand, wants to relieve singles with an income of less than 70,000 euros and heavily tax those with the greatest wealth in the country.
8.43 p.m.: FDP boss Lindner is promoting the “liberal citizen money” for people with lower incomes.
He also vehemently questions a study that the ARD questioners refer to when it comes to tax policy.
Lindner points out that in addition to the USA and China, “Italy also has higher growth” “than we”.
According to his statements, the FDP wants to relieve employees and employers and at the same time increase investments.
He doesn't answer how that should work.
Bundestag election: Spitzenkandidaten-Round in the ARD - Left party would abolish private KV
8:38 p.m.: Do you want to abolish private health insurance?
The next question is.
The top candidate of the left votes for it, all the others don't.
8:35 p.m.: It's a very heated group in which everyone is talking at once.
Dobrindt from the CSU calls for a “digital pact.
You have to use the digital elements more, and then we will have progress, ”says the politician from Bavaria.
Ultimately, everyone agrees that investments must be made in schools and their digitization.
8.30 p.m.: Dobrindt from the CSU brings a generation pension as the fourth pillar of the German pension system into the debate.
This time, Wissler from the Left Party objects.
Dobrindt, in turn, cannot understand that: "The fact that you receive pension cover from capital that has been saved affects exactly the people you have just spoken to." Wissler had spoken of construction workers and craftsmen.
Bundestag election: top candidates round in the ARD - AfD woman snaps at FDP boss
8:25 p.m .: “You have absolutely no idea about asset management, Mr. Lindner,” AfD woman Weidel railed against the FDP boss.
This had brought into play a pension like in Sweden, where the state manages shares in the stock market for the population.
8:21 p.m.: The pension - a polarizing topic.
According to Wissler, the left wants a pension from 65 and a pension that everyone can pay into.
The officials too.
“We have to lower the retirement age,” she says.
Lindner from the FDP strongly disagrees.
In his opinion, they would not only pay more into a joint pension fund, but also withdraw more.
"From the age of 60 people should be free to decide whether they want to retire, perhaps with a mini job alongside," says Lindner.
8:18 p.m.: Do you need a speed limit on German autobahns?
The first question is.
Wissler from the Left Party is for it, otherwise everyone is against it.
A different picture when it comes to the question of whether more money should be invested in the Bundeswehr - Wissler is against it, everyone else is in favor.
8.15 p.m.: It starts with the "four-way battle" of the top candidates on ARD!
Bundestag election: Round of top candidates on ARD - Wissler and Weidel in two broadcasts
Update from September 12th, 7.45pm:
The "exchange of blows" between four top candidates from the CSU, FDP, the Left and the AfD is currently running on ZDF.
It will be particularly tough for Janine Wissler (Die Linke) and Alice Weidel (AfD) - the two politicians are guests on both programs of the public service.
Update from September 12th, 7.15 p.m
.: CSU boss Markus Söder hopes the TV triad will change the mood before the federal election in 2021. Will CDU man Armin Laschet turn things around?
There's a new poll.
This also affects the FDP, the Left and the AfD - today the top candidates of the smaller Bundestag parties are available to answer questions about their content.
Bundestag election: Round of top candidates in the ARD - Wissler, Weidel, Lindner and Dobrindt
Update from September 12th, 7 p.m.:
Once again the overview of who will be on ARD tonight.
Briefly to explain: In the program “The Four Fighting After the Triell”, the top candidates from the CSU, FDP, the Left and the AfD face each other.
Janine Wissler, 40 years old, top candidate of the Left Party
Alice Weidel, 42 years old, top candidate of the AfD
Christian Lindner, 42 years old, top candidate of the FDP
Alexander Dobrindt, 51 years old, top candidate of the CSU
Update from September 12, 6.15 p.m.:
Which coalition will there be after the federal election in 2021?
This question is aimed in particular at FDP top candidate Christian Lindner and Janine Wissler (Die Linke).
Striking: In an interview that was published on the day of the ARD program “The Four Fighting After the Triell”, Green Chancellor candidate Annalena Baerbock * rejects an alliance with the Left Party because of their negative attitude towards NATO.
“I am a deeply convinced European.
I want a federal government that is pro-European at heart and takes responsibility in the world.
If individual parties do not want that, then it contradicts the mandate of the Basic Law, "said Baerbock of the
Süddeutsche Zeitung
:" That tells us to take responsibility for peace in the world and a common Europe.
And that's where the left has sidelined itself in the last few weeks. "
Bundestag election: Round of top candidates on ARD - which coalition would be conceivable?
Update from September 12, 5.15 p.m
.: Jamaica, traffic light, red-red-green?
The question of possible coalitions after the federal election in 2021 is likely to be discussed this evening in the ARD's "Four Fighting After the Triell".
Markus Söder recently asked for a clear statement from FDP boss Christian Lindner at the CSU party congress about which coalition he had in mind.
"I would really like to know from Christian Lindner and the FDP now, (...) they want the traffic lights or not," said the Bavarian Prime Minister in Nuremberg.
The FDP had to declare “that they reject this immoral offer from the left,” demanded Söder.
A so-called traffic light would be a government alliance made up of the SPD, the Greens and the FDP.
Bundestag election: Round of top candidates in the ARD - CSU, FDP, the Left and the AfD in focus
First report from September 12th
: Berlin - On Sunday all eyes were on the second Chancellor Triell - but the Bundestag election campaign is also raging in the field of applicants behind the SPD, CDU and Greens. 24 hours after the round with Olaf Scholz, Armin Laschet and Annalena Baerbock, the ARD brings the top candidates of the four other Bundestag parties onto the TV stage. Title of the round: "The four-way battle after the triell".
Fuel should be provided - after all, the political spectrum of the parties represented is somewhat larger than in the Sunday Triell, from AfD to Left.
And with the coalition question, the big, government-related questions should also come on the agenda.
The FDP in particular could tip the scales after election day.
However, it cannot be ruled out that the left will ultimately play a major role.
Bundestag election: Round of top candidates on ARD - potential “kingmakers” Lindner and Wissler there
Both parties are represented in the ARD round with their party leaders: Christian Lindner joins the ring for the FDP, the left represents co-chairwoman Janine Wissler - who recently had to answer delicate questions about the formation of a government in the first of "Anne Will" * .
Wissler is likely to have a hard time in the group led by BR “News” editor-in-chief Christian Nitsche and WDR journalist Ellen Ehni.
In addition to Lindner, two other sharp critics of the left will debate: CSU state group leader Alexander Dobrindt and AfD top candidate Alice Weidel.
ARD shows top candidates round with Lindner, Weidel, Dobrindt and Wissler - coalitions in focus
The appearance in the final spurt of the election campaign is important for all four parties: The CSU recently had to take unpleasant survey results * in Bavaria (and wants to become chancellor-maker), the AfD * recently stagnated in the surveys at +/- 11 percent. For the left, the five percent hurdle has even moved threateningly near. And Lindner's FDP urgently wants to maintain and expand the last positive trend * - with 13 percent, third place in the Bundestag election result is within reach.
A little balancing act will be necessary, especially for Lindner and Wissler. On the one hand, like the CSU * and AfD, they want to put their content in the shop window. On the other hand, it is also important to convince strategic voters. The liberals could squint at dissatisfied Union voters - but they would find it difficult to completely rule out a traffic light coalition. The left wants to position itself as an idealistic force and at the same time receive a government perspective. Most recently, she made clear concessions to the SPD and the Greens. (
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