Bundestagswahl 1976: Diskussionsrunde "Drei Tage vor der Wahl"

It was arguably the most hostile duel of all German federal elections. 1976: Helmut versus Helmut. Chancellor Helmut Schmidt (SPD) against the then Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, Helmut Kohl (CDU). This lengthy excerpt from the ARD/ZDF discussion program "Three Days Before the Election" on September 30, 1976, clearly illustrates the depth of the animosity between the two politicians, at least at that time. With: Helmut Schmidt (Chancellor, SPD) Helmut Kohl (Chancellor candidate, CDU) Franz Josef Strauss (Party leader, CSU) Hans-Dietrich Genscher (Foreign Minister, FDP) Topics: GDR shoot-to-kill order, German policy, Ostpolitik (Eastern policy), education policy, détente, tax policy, CDU slogan "Freedom or Socialism," accusations of socialist indoctrination at universities, youth unemployment Moderated by: Heinz-Werner Hübner (ARD) and Reinhard Appel (ZDF)