Deutsche Welle is exclusively covering the German Election Day, the Bundestag Election 2021. Details as below:
Deutsche Welle is exclusively covering the German Election Day, the Bundestag Election 2021. Details as below:
On the Election Day, September 26
DW English, TV (extensive live coverage on election night and the morning after)
- Live special broadcast from 5 p.m. CEST, including 'Berlin Round' of party leaders (simultaneous translation)
- From 23:30 CEST half-hour special broadcasts + TV magazine/documentary on the election
- Political talk shows with international guests: 1630 / 21:30 / 22:30 CEST
DW German, TV (theme day “Germany votes”)
- TV magazines and documentaries on the Bundestag election
- Live coverage from 17:15 CEST, including 'Berlin Round' of party leaders + TV talk shows “Anne Will”/”Maybrit Illner”
- Special editions of “Der Tag”: 20:00-20:15 CEST + approx. 00:00-01:00 CEST
Before the election
- Interviews with the leading candidates of the parties (focus: foreign policy, effects of the election on DW target regions)
Olaf Scholz, SPD top candidate on August 11
English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaZr-oLGzPo
German: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dM4bYXIPFxw
Further dates:
- Janine Wissler, Die Linke on August 20 / Tino Chrupalla, AfD on September 2 / Christian Lindner, FDP on September 2
- “Angela Merkel: Chancellor in Times of Crisis,” Sept. 19 - documentary (TV + YouTube).
- “Flipping the Script” / “Seitenwechsel,” starting Aug. 20 - Young talk format: voters discuss, politicians ask (TV + social media)
These online sections feature all the latest information on the election in English and German:
https://www.dw.com/germanelection / https://www.dw.com/bundestagswahl
