Would-be successors to Angela Merkel clash in first of three TV debates

The TV debate between the Green party’s Annalena Baerbock, left, the CDU’s Armin Laschet, centre, and the SPD’s Olaf Scholz started off on a more cordial note. Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty Images

The TV debate between the Green party’s Annalena Baerbock, left, the CDU’s Armin Laschet, centre, and the SPD’s Olaf Scholz started off on a more cordial note. Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty Images

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