In the final phase of the election campaign, the top candidates of the parties represented in the state parliament answer questions from moderators on TV. It should be about all topics that move people in North Rhine-Westphalia – from school politics to the Ukraine war. This is how you see the television duel in the live stream.
Twelve days before the state elections, the top candidates from five parties meet on Tuesday (8:15 p.m.) in the WDR “election arena”. Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst (CDU), SPD opposition leader Thomas Kutschaty (SPD), Family and Refugee Minister Joachim Stamp (FDP), Green Party leader Mona Neubaur (Greens) and AfD parliamentary group leader Markus Wagner have been invited. WDR Editor-in-Chief Ellen Ehni and “Westpol” moderator Henrik houschen questioned the candidates live in front of an audience for 90 minutes on election campaign issues.
This is how you see the WDR election arena in the live stream
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the election arena begins at 8:15 p.m. on WDR television. The television duel will also be streamed in the WDR up-to-date app and on Facebook or YouTube:
A new state parliament will be elected in North Rhine-Westphalia on May 15th. According to polls, the CDU and SPD are neck and neck. On May 12, Wüst and his challenger Kuchaty meet in a TV duel on WDR.