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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Visitors view rows of empty chairs bearing photos of Israeli victims and hostages displayed in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Buckets filled with stones and a sign explaining the Jewish mourning custom of placing stones on graves are seen during a memorial vigil in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Visitors view rows of empty chairs bearing photos of Israeli victims and hostages displayed in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Visitors view rows of empty chairs bearing photos of Israeli victims and hostages displayed in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Photographs of Israeli victims and hostages are displayed on chairs during a memorial vigil in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

A visitor takes a photo of empty chairs with photographs of Israeli victims and hostages displayed in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Visitors view rows of empty chairs bearing photos of Israeli victims and hostages displayed in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

A child’s chair with a teddy bear and photos of Israeli victims is displayed among rows of empty chairs in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Visitors view rows of empty chairs bearing photos of Israeli victims and hostages displayed in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Visitors view rows of empty chairs bearing photos of Israeli victims and hostages displayed in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Berlin Marks Hamas Attack Anniversary

Empty chairs bearing portraits of Israeli victims and hostages are arranged in front of the Brandenburg Gate during a memorial vigil in Berlin, Germany, on October 7, 2025. The installation, featuring more than 1,000 chairs, was organized by the Jewish Student Union Germany to commemorate the victims of the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to 251 being taken hostage. Photo by Stefan Frank/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Oktoberfest - Germany

GERMANY. BERLIN. OKTOBERFEST, THE FAMOUS BEER FESTIVAL, IS A 16-DAY FESTIVAL RUNNING FROM THE END OF SEPTEMBER TO THE FIRST WEEKEND IN OCTOBER. LOCALS OFTEN REFER TO IT SIMPLY AS WIESN, AFTER THE FAMILIAR NAME OF THE FAIRGROUND (THERESIENWIESE). SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1810, OKTOBERFEST HAS BECOME AN IMPORTANT PART OF BAVARIAN CULTURE. Photo by Rozenn Leboucher/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Exclusive. Nicolas Sarkozy attends French-German friendship meeting in Berlin

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Labour Minister Brice Hortefeux attend an European elections rally of the Junge Union (Young Union, the youth organization of the German Christian Democrats) at Sony Center in Berlin Germany on May 10, 2009. The Junge Union was holding the rally as part of a German-French friendship meeting. European Union member states will hold elections for the European parliament in June. Photo by Elodie Gregoire/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Meeting of G5 Ministers - Madrid

Family photo with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, Spain, José Manual Albares, Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, France, Jean-Noël Barrot, and Italy, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, during the ministerial meeting on European security and Ukraine, at the Palacio de Viana, March 31, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Albares hosted the meeting of the G5 forum that brought together ministers from major European countries and Ukraine to further discuss security in Europe. This is the fourth meeting after those held in Warsaw on November 19, in Berlin on December 12 and in Paris on February 12. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Meeting of G5 Ministers - Madrid

Family photo with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, Spain, José Manual Albares, Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, France, Jean-Noël Barrot, and Italy, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, during the ministerial meeting on European security and Ukraine, at the Palacio de Viana, March 31, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Albares hosted the meeting of the G5 forum that brought together ministers from major European countries and Ukraine to further discuss security in Europe. This is the fourth meeting after those held in Warsaw on November 19, in Berlin on December 12 and in Paris on February 12. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Meeting of G5 Ministers - Madrid

Family photo with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, Spain, José Manual Albares, Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, France, Jean-Noël Barrot, and Italy, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, during the ministerial meeting on European security and Ukraine, at the Palacio de Viana, March 31, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Albares hosted the meeting of the G5 forum that brought together ministers from major European countries and Ukraine to further discuss security in Europe. This is the fourth meeting after those held in Warsaw on November 19, in Berlin on December 12 and in Paris on February 12. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Meeting of G5 Ministers - Madrid

Family photo with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, Spain, José Manual Albares, Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, France, Jean-Noël Barrot, and Italy, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, during the ministerial meeting on European security and Ukraine, at the Palacio de Viana, March 31, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Albares hosted the meeting of the G5 forum that brought together ministers from major European countries and Ukraine to further discuss security in Europe. This is the fourth meeting after those held in Warsaw on November 19, in Berlin on December 12 and in Paris on February 12. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Meeting of G5 Ministers - Madrid

Family photo with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, Spain, José Manual Albares, Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, France, Jean-Noël Barrot, and Italy, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, during the ministerial meeting on European security and Ukraine, at the Palacio de Viana, March 31, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Albares hosted the meeting of the G5 forum that brought together ministers from major European countries and Ukraine to further discuss security in Europe. This is the fourth meeting after those held in Warsaw on November 19, in Berlin on December 12 and in Paris on February 12. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fourth Meeting of G5 Ministers - Madrid

Family photo with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom, David Lammy, Spain, José Manual Albares, Poland, Radoslaw Sikorski, France, Jean-Noël Barrot, and Italy, and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Kaja Kallas, during the ministerial meeting on European security and Ukraine, at the Palacio de Viana, March 31, 2025, in Madrid (Spain). Albares hosted the meeting of the G5 forum that brought together ministers from major European countries and Ukraine to further discuss security in Europe. This is the fourth meeting after those held in Warsaw on November 19, in Berlin on December 12 and in Paris on February 12. Photo by Eduardo Parra/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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German general election

Christian Democratic Union party leader Friedrich Merz declares victory at the party headquarters in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2025, following a German general election.

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German general election

Christian Democratic Union party leader Friedrich Merz declares victory at the party headquarters in Berlin on Feb. 23, 2025, following a German general election.

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Supporters wait for the vote count results at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the SPD with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Supporters wait for the vote count results at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.5 percent. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), greets supporters at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the CSU, has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.5 percent. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (L) attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the SPD with 16.5 percent. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Supporters wait for the vote count results at the headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.5 percent. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the SPD with 16.5 percent. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the SPD with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - SPD Party - Olaf Scholz

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R) attends a campaign event at the headquarters of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the SPD with 16.5 percent. Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), greets supporters at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the CSU, has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, according to preliminary results released by German public broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening. According to ARD's latest vote counts, CDU/CSU secured 28.5 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.6 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.5 percent. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz (R), chancellor candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), and Markus Soeder, minister-president of Bavaria, celebrate as the CDU/CSU bloc has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the CSU, has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz (C), chancellor candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), is congratulated as the CDU/CSU bloc has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the CSU, has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), is congratulated as the CDU/CSU bloc has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the CSU, has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Bundestag Election - CDU Party - Friedrich Merz

Friedrich Merz (C), chancellor candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union (CSU), is congratulated as the CDU/CSU bloc has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin, Germany, Feb. 23, 2025. Germany's conservative bloc, the CDU and the CSU, has taken the lead in the country's 2025 federal election, preliminary results have showed. CDU/CSU secured 28.6 percent of the vote, followed by the Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 20.8 percent and the Social Democratic Party (SPD) with 16.4 percent, according to the preliminary results released by the Federal Returning Officer in the early hours of Monday. Photo by Du Zheyu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM