Lower Saxony state election: Althusmann accuses Weil's traffic light of "complete failure" in a TV duel
Created: 09/27/2022, 22:39
By: Fabian Mueller
Lower Saxony's Economics Minister Bernd Althusmann (left) and Lower Saxony's Prime Minister Stephan Weil before the start of the TV duel in the NDR studio.
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On the final meters of the election campaign: The top candidates Stephan Weil and Bernd Althusmann compete against each other live.
News ticker for the TV duel for the Lower Saxony state elections.
TV duel
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SPD
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: Close race in the state elections in Lower Saxony
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Lower Saxony election 2022
: Energy crisis determines election campaign
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Update from September 27, 10:25 p.m .:
A good one and a half weeks before the state elections in Lower Saxony, Prime Minister Stephan Weil and Deputy Prime Minister Bernd Althusmann delivered a television duel on Tuesday evening that was all about the current energy and inflation crisis.
The
top candidates from the SPD and CDU each campaigned for their own proposals for an energy price cap on
Norddeutscher Rundfunk .
They took opposite views on the question of the continued operation of the Lingen nuclear power plant.
According to all available expert assessments, the nuclear power plant in Emsland, Lower Saxony, is "not needed" for the state's security of supply, said Weil during the TV duel broadcast live from Hildesheim.
Among other things, a lot of natural gas is imported into Lower Saxony from the Netherlands and Norway, which are safe countries of origin.
The situation is different for the southern German reactors Isar 2 and Neckarwestheim.
Althusmann emphasized that he represented a "decidedly different view" on this question.
The continued operation of all three nuclear power plants still in operation in Germany is "absolutely necessary".
Too much gas is being generated in Germany.
The policy of the federal government made up of SPD, Greens and FDP is a “complete failure” when it comes to dealing with the German reactors.
Lower Saxony state election: Weil and Althusmann duel live on TV
First report:
Munich - In the most recent polls for the Lower Saxony state elections, the Social Democrats are in the lead there.
Time for a TV duel between the opponents.
The dispute between the incumbent Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) and his challenger, Deputy Prime Minister and State Minister for Economic Affairs Bernd Althusmann (CDU) will be broadcast live by NDR.
SPD and CDU in polls: Close race in the state elections in Lower Saxony
From 9 p.m. the two top candidates will compete in a 75-minute discussion from Hildesheim.
Weil is aiming for a third term in the October 9 election, and Althusmann is challenging him for the second time.
At 6:00 p.m., NDR shows a trill with the top candidates from the Greens, FDP and AfD.
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Topics in Lower Saxony election 2022: Energy crisis determines election campaign
In polls, the SPD leads Weil with values between 31 and 32 percent ahead of the CDU, which comes to 28 percent.
The Greens are 17 to 19 percent, the AfD reaches seven to nine percent.
The FDP fluctuates between five and seven percent, the left would again miss entry into the state parliament with four percent.
Video: Lower Saxony state election - the top candidates
The state election campaign is largely dominated by national issues such as the fight against skyrocketing energy prices.
If you don't want to go to the polling station, you can find the dates and deadlines for postal voting in Lower Saxony here.
And for those who are still undecided after the TV duel between Weil and Althusmann: The Wahl-O-Mat for the Lower Saxony election offers a decision-making aid.
(frs with AFP footage)
