Markus Lanz Examines SPD Peace Manifesto Clash and Geopolitical Flashpoints
Guests navigated party discord over a contested peace manifesto set against global tensions in the Middle East, Iran, Ukraine
Overview
- Folge 2104 aired on July 2 at 23:15 on ZDF and via livestream as part of the show’s triweekly late-night lineup
- Ralf Stegner defended the SPD’s recently adopted peace manifesto and criticized the party’s internal debate culture
- Green MP Omid Nouripour warned that overly controlled party structures risk silencing internal criticism
- The panel also assessed ongoing crises in the Middle East, developments in Iran and the war in Ukraine with insights from Strack-Zimmermann, Bartsch, Quadbeck and Hilgenstock
- The next episode is set for July 3 at 23:10 with Lauterbach, Berndt, Gulden and Werding to discuss Europe’s security framework, Germany’s NATO role, social-system reforms and the Jens Spahn mask affair