After the state elections: Maybrit Illner will host a special episode today, Monday, September 21, 2026, starting at 10:15 p.m. on ZDF.
Who wants to or is able to form a government with whom? What do the election results mean for the state and the federal government?
Guests:
horsten Frei (CDU), Chair of the Union Parliamentary Group
Sigmar Gabriel, Former SPD Chairman, “Atlantik Brücke”
Christian Stecker, Political scientist, Technical University of Darmstadt
Eva Quadbeck, “RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland” (RND)
Manuel Schwesig (SPD), Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (joined briefly via video link)
horsten Frei (CDU), Chair of the Union Parliamentary Group
Sigmar Gabriel, Former SPD Chairman, “Atlantik Brücke”
Christian Stecker, Political scientist, Technical University of Darmstadt
Eva Quadbeck, “RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland” (RND)
Manuel Schwesig (SPD), Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (joined briefly via video link)