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Maybrit Illner Tackles ‘Abstiegsangst’ as CDUSPD Government Faces Reform Test

The broadcast tests whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s coalition can turn stalled plans into concrete tax and social policy.

Overview

  • Maybrit Illner, which airs Thursday at 10:15 p.m. on ZDF, centers on the question “Abstiegsangst im Land – wann liefert Schwarz‑Rot?”.
  • The panel examines pressure on the black‑red coalition after March state elections and a shelved “Autumn of Reforms.”
  • Guests include Carsten Linnemann (CDU), Anke Rehlinger (SPD), economist Gabriel Felbermayr, Tübingen mayor Boris Palmer, and journalist Kristina Dunz (RND).
  • Debate topics span taxes, pensions, health insurance, and care, with a focus on whether modernization can avoid new losers as people worry about jobs and deindustrialization.
  • The long‑running ZDF talk show, produced in Berlin since 1999, will also be available in the ZDF‑Mediathek with a repeat on phoenix the next day.