From 14 April 2001 to 24 June 2007 she presented the late night news magazine '' Tagesthemen '' alternating with Ulrich Wickert and , from September 2006 , with his successor Tom Buhrow . Will 's political talk show '' Anne Will '' has run since 16 September 2007 . It succeeded Sabine Christiansen 's similar show when Christiansen retired . Will was succeeded at the '' Tagesthemen '' by Caren Miosga . Alongside Maybrit Illner , Peter Kloeppel and Stefan Raab , Will also moderated the only TV election debate between incumbent Chancellor Angela Merkel and her competitor Peer Steinbrück ahead of the 2013 elections , which was aired live on four of Germany 's most-watched television channels during prime-time . She also interviewed 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 are the foreign ministers of Austria and Luxembourg , Sebastian Kurz ( 2016 ) and Jean Asselborn ( 2014 , 2015 )
44th G7 summit
44th G7 summit
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