Exactly 1 week before Federal elections 4 candidates for the post of Chancellor appeared on RTL/ntv. The conflict went through all crucial policies: from taxation to migration.
— Each candidate wanted to satisfy his fans, says the head of the Insa poll institute and election investigator Herrmann Binkert. It worked. — no of the leaders received A knockout punch “the expert adds.
According to Binkert, 1 thing is certain. “ Friedrich Merz was able to keep his advantage in the table,” notes the researcher. After the program "no major changes". The expert has no uncertainty about the incumbent Chancellor. “ Olaf Scholz bravely fulfilled his task and pretended to have a political future, ” Binkert adds. According to him, polls don't indicate that kind of future.
“ RTL has shown public broadcasters how it should be done. With applause. Many thanks to the sender and all the men and women involved!
One candidate to lead
Communication expert and erstwhile spokesperson for the Hendrik Wieduwilt Ministry commented on the debate on X: “Habeck spends most of his time standing crooked and humping, which is unusual due to the fact that he usually does not. And call me old-fashioned, but a shirt under a suit? At a gathering like this? All men (including RTL presenter) wear ties.” "Scholz is strong, ready to jump and clearer than usual," he added.
According to the poll, RTL viewers acknowledged Merza for the winner. The candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) for Chancellor gained over 32 percent of the respondents' support. Scholz ranked second in the distance (25 percent). Robert Habeck and Alice Weidel drew 18 percent.
— Germany doesn't just request a concussion, they request real reforms — brave, determined, and balanced. But any of the duel participants lacked that courage. Those who only manage, alternatively than shape, will not push our country forward! “Reiner Holznagel, a political scientist and head of the taxation Administration Association, notes.
During the debate there was another arguments about possible cooperation with the alternate for Germany (AfD), due to the fact that Merz and his CDU tried to force an application in the Bundestag to tighten asylum rules with the support of the AfD in early February. “I will do everything in my power to guarantee that AfD does not become the strongest faction in parliament,” said Merz.
Promises and punches
Referring to the US Vice President's request J. D. Vance at the Munich safety Conference to enter into a government alliance with AfD in Germany, Merz said won't let the American vice president say "who am I to regulation with in Germany".
Habeck explicitly agreed with Merza's initiative to reduce bureaucracy: “All the points Friedrich Merz mentioned are right”.
Habeck, however, had another allegation against Merz: it was about the planned taxation promises. According to him, the CDU candidate needs "9 to 10% economical growth per year" to finance his plans. “This is the voodoo economy,” said Habeck.
Elections and debates are not only emotional in Germany. Right-wing policy Geert Wilders He wrote on X: “If I were German, I would definitely vote for Alice Weidel of AfD due to the fact that she alone makes Germany stronger and safer!”
