Three candidates for the ruling and opposition prime ministers, who are competing for the top spot in terms of approval rating, faced a television debate ahead of the German parliamentary elections on the 26th of this month, and the battle over the successor to Merkel, who has demonstrated strong leadership in Europe, is fierce. It has become.
The Bundestag election, which is the German House of Representatives, will take less than a week until the vote on the 26th of this month, and Merkel, who has been the prime minister for 16 years, will retire only this term, so this election will determine a new prime minister. ..
In the election campaign, in addition to the two major political parties under Prime Minister Merkel, the "Social Democratic Party" and the "Christian Democratic Union", the opposition "Green Party", which has received heightened environmental awareness, will compete fiercely. On the 19th, a television discussion was held by each of the three candidates for the prime minister.
Among them, Mr. Schortz, the top "Social Democratic Party" in the poll, appealed for social security policy "to receive a minimum wage of 12 euros and a stable pension", while "Christ" to which Chancellor Merkel belongs "We aim to unite Europe and achieve both a strong economy and climate change countermeasures as an industrialized country," said Rachette of the Christian Democratic Union.
On the other hand, Mr. Baerbock of the "Green Party" who advocates environmental protection said, "We will seriously tackle climate change measures, and we will carry out politics centered on children and families."
In a poll conducted immediately after the television debate, 42% of the respondents said that Mr. Scholz was in a better position, 27% of Mr. Rachette and 25% of Mr. Bearbock, and Mr. Scholz is one step ahead.