German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, shakes hands with a child at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, on February23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament. Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, votes at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, on February23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament. Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, leaves a polling station after voting in Arnsberg, Germany, on February23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament. Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, shakes hands with a voter at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, on February23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament. Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, takes a ballot at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, on February23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament. Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, votes at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, on February23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament. Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

German Bundestag Election - Friedrich Merz Casts His Vote

Friedrich Merz, chairman of Germany's Christian Democratic Union, waits in line to register at a polling station in Arnsberg, Germany, on February23, 2025. German voters went to polls Sunday to decide the composition of the next Bundestag, the country's lower house of parliament. Photo by Zhang Fan/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM