German election candidates clash with economic conflict in four-way television debate
The leading candidate to become Germany's next prime minister clashed with the country's troubled economy during a four-way television debate on Sunday.
Conservative leader Friedrich Merz's center CDU/CSU coalition led in the polls, criticizing the country's nuclear power plants closures and supply chain laws passed by Prime Minister Olaf Scholz's administration.
“We must get rid of this recession,” Meles said, calling for “bureaucratic monsters” to be controlled and lowered corporate taxes.
Greens' Economy Minister Robert Habeck said the country's strict constitutional rules on government lending need to be relaxed. He accused Melz of “voodoo” of teaching economics.
Meanwhile, Sauerz reiterated his Social Democratic Party’s burden on ease the burden of 95% of taxpayers, while those earning more than 300,000 euros ($315,000).
Alice Weidel of Germany's far-right alternative (AFD) called for lowering energy prices by focusing on nuclear power plants, coal and natural gas.
Scholz accused her of talking about “hot air”.
(LR) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Robert Habeck, Union 90/Green Party Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and German Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Friedrich May Secretary Friedrich Merz's Social Union (CSU) participated in the “Quadrell” TV discussion for federal elections in the studio. Kay Nietfeld/DPA-Pool/DPA
Robert Habeck, the chief candidate/vice president of the League 90, participated in the “Quadrell” television discussion for the Bundestag election campaign in the studio. Kay Nietfeld/DPA-Pool/DPA
(LR) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Robert Habeck, Union 90/Green Party Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor and German Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Protection, Friedrich May Secretary Friedrich Merz's Social Union (CSU) participated in the “Quadrell” TV discussion for federal elections in the studio. Kay Nietfeld/DPA-Pool/DPA
