The TV triall is the last exchange of blows between the Chancellor candidates Scholz, Laschet and Baerbock before the federal election.
There is a staff discussion before the start.
Berlin - One week before the federal election in 2021, the third TV triall will take place on Sunday evening (September 19).
At 8:15 p.m., the three candidates for Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Armin Laschet (CDU) and Annalena Baerbock (Greens) answer questions from the two journalists Claudia von Brauchitsch (Sat.1) and Linda Zervakis (ProSieben).
The round will be broadcast live on Sat.1, ProSieben and Kabel eins.
But even before the show even started, there was criticism.
The stumbling block is the Sat.1 journalist von Brauchitsch.
Their résumé causes trouble.
TV triumph before the federal election in 2021: Sat.1 presenter once worked for the CDU - and received criticism
The 47-year-old, who is currently moderating the Sat.1 magazine “akte”, worked for the Christian Democrats from 2010 to 2018.
At the party broadcaster CDU.tv von Brauchitsch conducted several programs and some events broadcast there.
In the social media, some users are already doubting whether the journalists can even impartially moderate the TV triad based on their biography.
Von Brauchitsch emphasized that her past job would have no impact on the blows between Scholz, Laschet and Baerbock.
“I am a journalist.
I learned this wonderful craft, ”she told
DWDL
online magazine
.
"Compare it with football players who also play for different, sometimes even rival clubs in their career, and still give all their heart and soul for their current club," she added.
In any case, some TV viewers will listen especially to von Brauchitsch's questions.
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