Federal election campaign - ARD editor-in-chief Köhr defends TV duel concept

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ARD editor-in-chief Köhr has defended the idea of two TV duels in the federal election campaign against criticism. According to this, Chancellor Scholz and Union candidate Merz will compete against each other, as will the two top candidates of the Greens and the AfD, Habeck and Weidel.

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Scholz against Merz and Habeck against Weidel – this is how ARD and ZDF imagined the TV duels between the candidates for chancellor during the election campaign. It was met with a barrage of criticism. Now the broadcasters have announced further formats.

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The Greens are appalled that ARD and ZDF only invite Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz to the “TV duel.” They reject a program with Robert Habeck and Alice Weidel; the AfD is considering legal action. The election campaign gets off to an embarrassing start.

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The dispute over the announced TV debates is huge - the Greens and AfD in particular are unhappy. But are the shows even worth the debates? Communication scientist Prof. Joachim Trebbe explains how the formats have developed historically - and what they can still achieve today with a view to the upcoming federal election.

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1. ARD and ZDF defend TV duel plans against harsh criticism (dwdl.de, Uwe Mantel) Uwe Mantel writes on “DWDL” about how ARD and ZDF are defending their planned TV duels for the upcoming federal election against harsh criticism from the Greens and AfD. He explains how the broadcasters justify their decision to have SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz compete against CDU challenger Friedrich Merz and, in a second duel, Robert Habeck (Greens) against Alice …