Overview

• The April 22, 2025, edition of 'Markus Lanz' includes Boris Palmer, Achim Brötel, Jutta Steinruck, and Oliver Schmidt-Gutzat as guests.
• Topics include municipal challenges, structural issues in Germany, and the impact of coalition agreements on local governance.
• Boris Palmer discusses Tübingen's structural challenges and critiques the lack of transformative change in the coalition agreement.
• Achim Brötel highlights the precarious state of municipal governance, warning of widespread systemic failure without urgent intervention.
• The episode continues the show's post-pandemic format of airing without a live studio audience, available on ZDF and ZDF-Mediathek for live and on-demand viewing.