Who turned the four percent? Christian Lindner looks at the clock before the show and not the interesting optical effects on his pants.
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ARD/ZDF invited to the “final round” on Thursday evening, even if it was only the penultimate broadcast in inflationary TV duelism. Because of the “urgent election campaign dates”, Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz had canceled and sent the general secretaries of their parties as representatives. Without the stubborn two and their sleepy statesman gestue, the eight representatives of the Bundestag parties were somewhat lively. Often everyone talked so confused that Markus Preiß and Diana Zimmermann slipped the moderation and had to say the politician: “I inform them very briefly that nobody understands what they are saying”.
But even if they were better to hear, a lot remained dark. In particular, the explanations of Alexander Dobrindt (CSU), Alice Weidel (AfD), Carsten Linnemann (CDU) and Matthias Miersch (SPD) on economic questions were incomprehensible. It was consensus against the “immigration to the social systems” (Weidel). Only Jan van Aken (left) demanded calmly and understandable that people with more money would also have to be taxed higher. For Christian Lindner (FDP) this would be “a drastic additional burden for people who have strained” – as for Dagobert Duck, defending his money storage.
The somewhat strained Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) was able to explain very well why the two-class system of private and statutory health insurance is an imposition for most people. The tired Miersch and the excited Annalena Baerbock (Greens) also had to nod. The latter not only fights against Russia, but also for better education for everyone, already knew?
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For Lindner, the United States under President Trump is “a difficult friend, but still a friend”. The self -assured military moralism of the “West” also got a crack from the other upgrade parties (which only BSW and left) have. Only Weidel cheered, Trump’s negotiations with Putin on Ukraine are what the AfD had asked for for three years. Van Aken said soberly that a NATO without the United States would still spend a third more money on armor than Russia. The left-wing party candidate no longer looked as broad as in the first TV duel, but rather nonsensical, simply trusting on his arguments.
The ride Linnemann almost pressed out his words, so Weidel asked him: “Can you also talk to me normally?” Latently arrogant, she did as if she was not part of this round, while Baerbock often kissing in to defend her place in it-especially against Dobrindt, who treated her in the same way as conductive-aggressively as it was once from the conservatives in the 80s Years were used to. The Greens seem constant to be the main enemy of the CSU.
But Lindner claimed that only one FDP in the Bundestag could prevent “black and green”. Can they even do that? Zimmermann informed that the FDP was 4.5 percent. “But plus!” The man claimed with whom his party may go under.
Typology: Lindner is a know -it -all and “intellectual self -catering” (Peter Sloterdijk). Wagenknecht wants to continue playing, no matter how. Baerbock Always gives everything, just what? Van Aken is a gripping spontaneous, Marsch Dreamy nerd. Linnemann acts like from the »Big Bang Theory«, Dobrindt Would like to be a Franz-Josef-Strauß replica and Weidel Look as if she could see through people. Everyone stated that they felt unfairly treated in the election campaign, only Baerbock abstained. It was unclear whether she understood the question.