Anne Will

Anne Will is a German political talk show on Das Erste with the slogan „Politisch denken, persönlich fragen“ ("Think political, ask personal"). It is named after the moderator Anne Will. History The show Anne Will replaced Sabine Christiansen. Günther Jauch, originally planned for Christiansen's successor, canceled after several months of negotiations because he was unable to meet ARD's demand for journalistic exclusivity. The directors of the state broadcasting corporations then agreed to make the broadcasting slot available to Anne Will. The first show with her was broadcast on September 16, 2007. On the show, Will interviewed Chancellor Angela Merkel in September 2009 (shortly before the 2009 election), in October 2015, in February 2016, November 2016 and in June 2018 (following the 44th G7 summit). Among the international dignitaries who have appeared on the show were the foreign ministers of Austria and Luxembourg, Sebastian Kurz (2016) and Jean Asselborn (2014, 2015 and 2018).