The federal election in 2021 will take place on Sunday.
We'll tell you how you can follow the election live on free TV and stream and give you an overview of all broadcast dates.
Berlin - Germany votes. On Sunday (September 26th) those eligible to vote will set the course for the political future of the country in the 2021 federal election and decide on the successor to Chancellor Angela Merkel. With the SPD, CDU / CSU and the Greens, three party camps are fighting for the Chancellery. Shortly before the election, SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz was ahead in the polls. In second and third place went to the Christian Democrat Armin Laschet and Annalena Baerbock, candidate for Chancellor of the Greens.
(Election data, live ticker, background coverage - all information about the federal election 2021 can be found in our politics newsletter.)
But will the poll results be confirmed at the ballot box or is there a surprising turnaround? In the last of the three TV trials, TV viewers saw Scholz clearly ahead, according to a Forsa survey. For 42 percent of those surveyed, the Social Democrat was the winner of the live exchange of blows. Laschet only got 27 percent, just ahead of Baerbock (25 percent).
In any case, there is likely to be great tension as to which party will secure the most votes and thus underpin the claim to the formation of a government.
On election day, numerous TV stations will be accompanying the general election with live specials.
You can also watch many special election programs on the Internet via live stream, which, in addition to the federal election, also focus on the Berlin election and the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which is taking place at the same time.
We give you an overview of all broadcast dates.
Bundestag election 2021: an overview of all live broadcasts for election on free TV
The
ARD
starts at 5.15 p.m. with its special program “Federal Parliament Election 2021”.
Here you will be informed about current forecasts and projections to choose from.
In addition, journalists, political scientists and politicians will discuss the results in the first.
Tina Hassel and Ingo Zamperoni will moderate.
On
ZDF
, experts from all areas of politics will speak from 5 p.m. in the election special “Federal Parliament Election 2021 - Elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania”.
The program is moderated by Bettina Schausten, as an expert Matthias Fornoff takes care of the presentation and evaluation of the election results.
Federal election 2021: “Berlin Round” with Scholz, Laschet and Baerbock live on ARD and ZDF
From 8.15 p.m., the two public broadcasters will receive the top politicians of all parties currently represented in the Bundestag for the “Berlin Round”. Olaf Scholz (SPD), Armin Laschet (CDU), Annalena Baerbock (Greens), Christian Lindner (FDP), Alice Weidel (AfD) and Markus Söder (CSU) are invited as participants. The one-hour discussion will be moderated by journalists Rainald Becker (
ARD
) and Peter Frey (
ZDF
).
The
first will be
followed by the political talk “Anne Will” at 9:30 pm, which will also deal with the outcome of the election.
In addition, the
ARD
will repeatedly report on the latest state of the federal election with issues of the day's topics.
The
ZDF
uses for the "Berliner Runde" initially from 21:15 the election special "general election in 2021 - elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern" section.
The TV station will then show a “heute Journal” special from 9.45 p.m. before “Maybrit Illner Spezial” takes over from 10.30 p.m.
Federal election 2021: RTL, Sat.1, Servus TV and news channel Phoenix, n-tv and Welt report live
At
RTL
,
too
, Sunday is all about election. The special "New start for Germany - The decision" starts at 5 pm. The live broadcast, which is scheduled to run until 10.15 p.m., will be moderated by Pinar Atalay and Peter Kloeppel.
Sat.1 will
show a 60-minute special from 5:55 p.m. entitled “Sat.1 Wahlspezial”. Likewise
Servus TV
Broadcast Live "Germany choice 21" report in its 17:50 to 18:55 on the election. In addition, numerous third
ARD
programs will show
live election specials from the early evening.
The news channels on German television will also keep you informed about the federal election. From 4 p.m. Phoenix will be on the air live with "Election 2021 - Germany Votes". The
RTL
special program “New Start for Germany - The Decision” will also be broadcast on its sister station
n-tv
, and the Cologne news channel will show its format “News Special: Battle for the Chancellery” from 10.15 p.m. As early as 4 p.m., TV broadcaster
Welt
started reporting on the election. The news channel stays live until 10 p.m. to present the latest developments from Berlin to viewers. Incidentally, we have summarized all the dates and deadlines for the 2021 federal election here for you.
An overview of all live streams for the 2021 federal election
All of the TV channels mentioned show their special programs of choice in parallel to television also via free live stream on the Internet.
The
ARD
program you can follow in the media center of the transmitter.
The same applies to
ZDF
, which is
broadcast live
on
Zdf.de
as well as
Servus TV
on
Servustv.de
.
Also in free live stream can
Sat.1
look, but it requires a free registration on
Sat1.de
.
On the other hand, you have to take out
a paid subscription to TV Now
for the live stream from
RTL
.
The news channels
Phoenix
(
Phoenix.de
)
Welt
(
Welt.de
),
n-tv
(
n-tv.de
) show their TV programs free of charge via live stream on their homepages.
The live broadcast of the federal election 2021 with all TV channels, streams and tickers at a glance
Bundestag election 2021 |
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TV broadcast |
ARD, ZDF, RTL, Sat.1, Servus TV, Phoenix, n-tv, Welt, third programs |
Live stream |
ard.de, zdf.de, tvnow.de, sat1.de, servustv.de, ntv.de, phoenix.de, welt.de |
Live ticker |
Merkur.de, tz.de |
All information about the election today in the live ticker
You can find all information about the federal election 2021 as well as the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the Berlin election on
Merkur.de
.
There we will accompany the election Sunday (September 26th) in the live ticker and provide you with all the latest developments and results from all constituencies and municipalities.
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