Lower Saxony state election: Weil and Althusmann duel live on TV

Created: 09/27/2022, 13:32

State elections in Lower Saxony: Weil and Althusmann at a discussion in Hanover © Julian Stratenschulte/dpa

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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  Stephan Weil

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  Bernd Althusmann

  : live on NDR on September 27th

• SPD

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  CDU

  in

  polls

  : Close race in the state elections in Lower Saxony

• Topics

  in

  Lower Saxony election 2022

  : Energy crisis determines election campaign

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  news ticker

  for the

  TV duel between Weil and Althusmann

  is continuously updated.

Munich – In the latest 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.

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.

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.