Caption

38th Federal Party Congress of the CDU of Germany in Stuttgart. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz has left the stage and podium and is sitting in the ranks of delegates from the state association of North Rhine-Westphalia during the election. Privacy when voting by secret ballot. Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date

Feb 19, 2026

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Arnulf Hettrich

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BRK26C10_398

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123.6Mb (10.2Mb) / 26.8in x 17.9in / 8049 x 5369 (300dpi)

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