Armin Laschet and the Union are still behind in the polls.
Can the chancellor candidate turn the tide in the ARD election arena?
Laschet's appearance in the news ticker.
Less than two weeks before the federal election *, Armin Laschet * is a guest in the ARD “Wahlarena”.
The CDU / CSU chancellor candidate will answer questions from viewers on Wednesday (September 15, 8:15 p.m.).
Will he succeed in the “turnaround”?
This news ticker is continuously updated on Wednesday evening.
Lübeck - The Union is worried about the Chancellery.
In recent weeks, the long-standing ruling party has been replaced as the leading force in the polls * by the SPD.
If one believes the surveys of the polling institutes, that also seems to be due to Armin Laschet.
In many surveys, the CDU boss is the most unpopular candidate for chancellor *.
In the current trend barometer from RTL and ntv *, Laschet can at least make up two percentage points.
On Wednesday evening he wants to polish up his image further.
Laschet is a guest in the ARD election arena in Lübeck.
ARD election arena: Laschet answers questions from viewers for 75 minutes
In the 75-minute broadcast, the Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia answers questions from viewers. The ARD election arena celebrated its premiere in 2005 and is now taking place for the fifth time in a federal election. Again, according to the broadcaster, it is about "putting the concerns, problems and concerns of the citizens at the center." In order to have the largest possible cross-section of the population, a large part of the audience is selected with the help of the pollsters from infratest dimap.
The election arenas will be moderated by Andreas Cichowicz, NDR editor-in-chief, and Ellen Ehni, WDR editor-in-chief.
Before Laschet, Green candidate Annalena Baerbock * (September 6th) and Olaf Scholz * from the SPD (September 7th) had their say.
At Baerbock, maintenance and tax policy were the main focus.
She responded to a worried worker with three immediate measures.
A tax advisor only shook his head at Baerbock's answers (his allegations in the fact check *).
Scholz was confronted with questions about an alliance with the Left Party - and evaded.
How is Laschet doing now?
Can he ensure the much-cited turnaround?
Left slide or traffic light - you can find out what's coming after election day in our politics newsletter.
Bundestag election: Union speaks of "trend reversal" - "Laschet has proven that he has the format of a chancellor"
If you believe the words of CSU boss Markus Söder, last weekend around the TV triad of the three chancellor candidates had a significant impact on the federal election on September 26th.
The Bavarian Prime Minister is certain that the Union, which previously stumbled in the polls, will recover after the exchange of blows on ARD and ZDF.
“That was a convincing performance and a clear win on points for Armin Laschet.
This is a trend reversal and gives tailwind for the final spurt, ”wrote Söder on Twitter.
The deputy CDU chairman Silvia Breher, who comes from Lower Saxony, said: "The trend reversal has begun."
On top of that, the local election result in Lower Saxony is “an absolute motivational boost for our election campaigners”.
In the local elections, despite losses, the CDU remained the strongest political force with 31.7 percent (-2.6), ahead of the SPD with 30.0 percent (-1.2). Part of the truth, however, is that this is their worst local election result in the country since the 1960s. In this text we keep you up to date on all important information about Armin Laschet's appearance in the ARD election arena.
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