Tuesday, September 13, 2005
As ‘Germany Votes’ The World Is Watching On CNN International
Source: CNN Press Release As Europe's largest economy, heads to the polls for the federal elections on September 18, CNN International examines the prospective domestic and international impact of these election results in a special week of live coverage and in-depth reports from across Germany.Deploying more than 15 additional staff, including anchors, correspondents and political commentators, CNN is committing more resources to the coverage of this year’s election than ever before. On election day, CNN International will be live in Germany as the results unfold as CNN’s Becky Anderson anchors live from outside the Reichstag where she is be joined by colleague Charles Hodson and Josef Joffe, Political Analyst and Editor of Die Zeit for expert analysis.
As the polls close and results are revealed, Chris Burns, CNN’s Berlin-based correspondent, will report from Schroeder’s SPD headquarters whilst the network’s European Political Editor, Robin Oakley, will be live at Merkel’s CDU event.
Throughout the week leading up to election day, CNN International viewers can join Charles Hodson on a journey around Germany as he traverses the country by train to examine the crucial economic and business issues dividing voters in Europe’s largest economy. Robin Oakley also previews the political landscape for viewers, offering insight into the platform strategy and campaign tactics utilized by the main candidates. Throughout the week, CNN International is also featuring reports on the many facets of the German automobile industry live from the Frankfurt auto show, interviewing the CEOs who influence this key industry.
On Friday, September 16, CNN International launches its live programming from Germany when its daytime and evening European news programmes, ‘World News Europe’, ‘World Business Today’ and ‘Business International’ are co-anchored live from Berlin. The special election coverage culminates on Monday, September 19 with an additional three hours of the European breakfast show, ‘CNN Today’, live from Berlin.
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