Caption

38th Federal Party Congress of the CDU of Germany in Stuttgart. Greetings from Markus Söder, party leader of the sister party CSU and Minister-President of the Free State of Bavaria. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz hands over an esa astronaut jacket to the guest speaker because of Söder's space visions. He is also an avowed fan of the cult film Star Trek. Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date

Feb 20, 2026

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Arnulf Hettrich

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BRK26C10_381

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69.7Mb (5.0Mb) / 20.1in x 13.4in / 6042 x 4030 (300dpi)

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