Day After CDU Win In North Rhine-Westphalia State Elections

BERLIN, GERMANY - MAY 16: Friedrich Merz (R), leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), and Hendrik Wüst, CDU premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, attend a joint press conference following the party's federal board meeting at the CDU headquarters, the day after the CDU won solidly in North Rhine-Westphalia state elections on May 16, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU swept 35.8% of the vote, well ahead of the second place German Social Democrats (SPD) at 26.6%. The Greens Party came in third, nearly tripling their previous result to finish with 18.1%. The election result is a setback for German Chancellor and SPD member Olaf Scholz. (Photo by Omer Messinger/Getty Images)