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  5. CDU Minister-Presidents rally behind Friedrich Merz, archive photos

CDU Minister-Presidents rally behind Friedrich Merz, archive photos

Sep 16, 2026

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  • Berlin, Germany, September 15, 2026; Federal Chancellery; Reception for the Prime Minister of Iraq; Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz; CDU; CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_134721

    Berlin, Germany, September 15, 2026; Federal Chancellery; Reception for the Prime Minister of Iraq; Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz; CDU; CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_134721

  • Friedrich Merz Cabinet DEU, Germany, Berlin, September 2, 2026 Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) before the cabinet meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany en Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the cabinet meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany

    Friedrich Merz Cabinet DEU, Germany, Berlin, September 2, 2026 Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) before the cabinet meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany en Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) during the cabinet meeting at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin, Germany

  • Berlin, Germany, September 8, 2026 German Bundestag 91st Session of the Bundestag Budget Week Chancellor Friedrich Merz, CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_133415

    Berlin, Germany, September 8, 2026 German Bundestag 91st Session of the Bundestag Budget Week Chancellor Friedrich Merz, CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_133415

  • Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of Saxony, photographed in Berlin on September 7, 2026, following the CDU executive committee meeting held in response to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt. With approximately 44 percent of the vote, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) won the state election by a wide margin, ahead of the CDU, which received approximately 17.5 percent. Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of Saxony, photographed in Berlin on September 7, 2026, following the CDU executive committee meeting held in response to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt. With approximately 44 percent of the vote, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) won the state election by a wide margin, ahead of the CDU, which received approximately 17.5 percent. Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Gordon Schnieder, Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, photographed in Berlin after the CDU executive committee meeting in response to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, September 7, 2026: With about 44 percent of the vote, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) won the state election by a wide margin, ahead of the CDU, which received about 17.5 percent. Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    Gordon Schnieder, Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, photographed in Berlin after the CDU executive committee meeting in response to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, September 7, 2026: With about 44 percent of the vote, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) won the state election by a wide margin, ahead of the CDU, which received about 17.5 percent. Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Berlin, Germany, September 7, 2026 Konrad Adenauer House Press conference at the CDU federal headquarters following the state election in Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt s Minister-President Sven Schulze (CDU) Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_133237

    Berlin, Germany, September 7, 2026 Konrad Adenauer House Press conference at the CDU federal headquarters following the state election in Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt s Minister-President Sven Schulze (CDU) Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_133237

  • L R Friedrich Merz, CDU, Federal Chancellor, and Sven Schulze, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, photographed during a press conference in Berlin in response to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, September 7, 2026. With approximately 44 percent of the vote, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) won the state election by a wide margin, ahead of the CDU, which received approximately 17. Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    L R Friedrich Merz, CDU, Federal Chancellor, and Sven Schulze, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt, photographed during a press conference in Berlin in response to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, September 7, 2026. With approximately 44 percent of the vote, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) won the state election by a wide margin, ahead of the CDU, which received approximately 17. Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Friedrich Merz, CDU, Chancellor of Germany, photographed during a press conference in Berlin on September 7, 2026, in response to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt. With approximately 44 percent of the vote, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) won the state election by a wide margin, ahead of the CDU, which received approximately 17.5 percent. Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    Friedrich Merz, CDU, Chancellor of Germany, photographed during a press conference in Berlin on September 7, 2026, in response to the state election in Saxony-Anhalt. With approximately 44 percent of the vote, the AfD (Alternative for Germany) won the state election by a wide margin, ahead of the CDU, which received approximately 17.5 percent. Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Boris Rhein, Minister-President of Hesse, photographed during a press conference on RheinMetall s planned Defense Hub Nordhessen at Kassel Calden Airport in Kassel, August 27, 2026, Kassel, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    Boris Rhein, Minister-President of Hesse, photographed during a press conference on RheinMetall s planned Defense Hub Nordhessen at Kassel Calden Airport in Kassel, August 27, 2026, Kassel, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Halle-Saale, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, August 18, 2026 Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) IHK Election Forum Sven Schulze, CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_130448

    Halle-Saale, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, August 18, 2026 Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) IHK Election Forum Sven Schulze, CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_130448

  • NRW Minister-President Visits Wildfire Area in Huertenwald: A portrait of NRW Minister-President Hendrik Wuest as he makes a statement following his visit to emergency responders in the wildfire area in Huertenwald; Statement Portrait, August 15, 2026, Huertenwald, NRW, Germany

    NRW Minister-President Visits Wildfire Area in Huertenwald: A portrait of NRW Minister-President Hendrik Wuest as he makes a statement following his visit to emergency responders in the wildfire area in Huertenwald; Statement Portrait, August 15, 2026, Huertenwald, NRW, Germany

  • 26 German-French Ministerial Council at Augustusburg Castle: Hendrik Wuest, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, welcoming Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Augustusburg Castle, Brühl, July 17, 2026, Brühl

    26 German-French Ministerial Council at Augustusburg Castle: Hendrik Wuest, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, welcoming Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at Augustusburg Castle, Brühl, July 17, 2026, Brühl

  • Kai Wegner, Resignation as CDU Berlin s Top Candidate DEU, Germany, Berlin, July 10, 2026 Kai Wegner, State Chairman of the Berlin CDU and Gover

    Kai Wegner, Resignation as CDU Berlin s Top Candidate DEU, Germany, Berlin, July 10, 2026 Kai Wegner, State Chairman of the Berlin CDU and Gover

  • CDU State Party Convention of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz together with Hendrik Wuest, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, at the CDU State Party Convention of North Rhine-Westphalia at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, July 4, 2026, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    CDU State Party Convention of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz together with Hendrik Wuest, Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia, at the CDU State Party Convention of North Rhine-Westphalia at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, July 4, 2026, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • CDU State Party Convention of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf Hendrik Wuest, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, at the CDU State Party Convention of North Rhine-Westphalia at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, July 4, 2026 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

    CDU State Party Convention of North Rhine-Westphalia in Düsseldorf Hendrik Wuest, Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia, at the CDU State Party Convention of North Rhine-Westphalia at the Maritim Hotel in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, July 4, 2026 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

  • Berlin, Germany, June 25, 2026, Federal Chancellery, Conference of Minister Presidents, Press Conference with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Gordon Schnieder (CDU), Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_125175

    Berlin, Germany, June 25, 2026, Federal Chancellery, Conference of Minister Presidents, Press Conference with Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Gordon Schnieder (CDU), Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_125175

  • Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of Saxony, photographed during an interview in Berlin, June 12, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of Saxony, photographed during an interview in Berlin, June 12, 2026, Berlin, Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Dessau Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 13 06 2026 Event Center Golf Park Dessau 34 State Party Conference of the CDU Saxony-Anhalt Minister President Sven Schulze Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_122852

    Dessau Roßlau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 13 06 2026 Event Center Golf Park Dessau 34 State Party Conference of the CDU Saxony-Anhalt Minister President Sven Schulze Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_122852

  • Kai Wegner, Spitzenkandidat CDU Berlin DEU, Deutschland, Germany,

    Kai Wegner, Spitzenkandidat CDU Berlin DEU, Deutschland, Germany,

  • Berlin, Germany, 08 05 2026 Bundesrat 1065 Meeting of the Bundesrat Mario Voigt CDU , Minister President of the Free State of Thuringia, Hendrik Wüst CDU , Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia and Nathanael Liminski CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_118300

    Berlin, Germany, 08 05 2026 Bundesrat 1065 Meeting of the Bundesrat Mario Voigt CDU , Minister President of the Free State of Thuringia, Hendrik Wüst CDU , Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia and Nathanael Liminski CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_118300

  • Bundesrat, 1063 plenary session Daniel Guenther CDU Ministerpraesident of Schleswig Holstein together with Sven Schulze CDU Ministerpraesident of Saxony Anhalt in a good mood in the plenary hall in the run-up to the 1063 Bundesrat session, Berlin, 27 03 2026 Berlin Berlin Germany

    Bundesrat, 1063 plenary session Daniel Guenther CDU Ministerpraesident of Schleswig Holstein together with Sven Schulze CDU Ministerpraesident of Saxony Anhalt in a good mood in the plenary hall in the run-up to the 1063 Bundesrat session, Berlin, 27 03 2026 Berlin Berlin Germany

  • Berlin, Germany, 23 03 2026 Konrad Adenauer Haus CDU Federal Executive Committee Meeting Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU and Gordon Schnieder CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_112948

    Berlin, Germany, 23 03 2026 Konrad Adenauer Haus CDU Federal Executive Committee Meeting Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU and Gordon Schnieder CDU Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_112948

  • Gordon Schnieder MdL , State Chairman and top candidate of the CDU Rhineland-Palatinate, recorded during a press conference at the Konrad Adenauer Haus in Berlin, 23 03 2026 Berlin Germany Copyright: xAmreixSchulzx

    Gordon Schnieder MdL , State Chairman and top candidate of the CDU Rhineland-Palatinate, recorded during a press conference at the Konrad Adenauer Haus in Berlin, 23 03 2026 Berlin Germany Copyright: xAmreixSchulzx

  • Stuttgart, Baden Württenberg, Germany, 20 02 2026 Exhibition Hall 38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU of Germany Mario Voigt, Minister President of Thuringia Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_107442

    Stuttgart, Baden Württenberg, Germany, 20 02 2026 Exhibition Hall 38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU of Germany Mario Voigt, Minister President of Thuringia Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_107442

  • Friedrich Merz CDU , Federal Chancellor, Berlin, 17 02 2026 taken at the Federal Chancellery Berlin Germany Copyright: xDominikxButzmannx

    Friedrich Merz CDU , Federal Chancellor, Berlin, 17 02 2026 taken at the Federal Chancellery Berlin Germany Copyright: xDominikxButzmannx

  • 38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU of Germany Hendrik Wuest, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia during his speech at the 38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU of Germany at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Center, Stuttgart, 20 02 2026 Stuttgart Baden Wuerttemberg Germany

    38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU of Germany Hendrik Wuest, State Premier of North Rhine-Westphalia during his speech at the 38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU of Germany at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Center, Stuttgart, 20 02 2026 Stuttgart Baden Wuerttemberg Germany

  • 38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU Germany Daniel Guenther, State Premier of Schleswig Holstein during his speech at the 38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU Germany at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Center, Stuttgart, 20 02 2026 Stuttgart Baden Wuerttemberg Germany

    38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU Germany Daniel Guenther, State Premier of Schleswig Holstein during his speech at the 38 Federal Party Conference of the CDU Germany at the Stuttgart Trade Fair Center, Stuttgart, 20 02 2026 Stuttgart Baden Wuerttemberg Germany

  • Boris Rhein, State Premier of Hesse, recorded at the Federal Press Conference, Berlin, 30 01 2026 Berlin Germany Copyright: xNeelexJanssenx

    Boris Rhein, State Premier of Hesse, recorded at the Federal Press Conference, Berlin, 30 01 2026 Berlin Germany Copyright: xNeelexJanssenx

  • Press conference following the Conference of Minister Presidents at the Federal Chancellery Michael Kretschmer CDU Minister President of Saxony speaks to Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU at the press conference following the consultations at the Conference of Minister Presidents at the Federal Chancellery, Berlin 04 12 2025 Berlin Berlin Germany

    Press conference following the Conference of Minister Presidents at the Federal Chancellery Michael Kretschmer CDU Minister President of Saxony speaks to Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU at the press conference following the consultations at the Conference of Minister Presidents at the Federal Chancellery, Berlin 04 12 2025 Berlin Berlin Germany

  • Opening pictures of the Minister Presidents Conference in the Federal Chancellery Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU welcomes Boris Rhein CDU Minister President of Hesse in a good mood at the opening of the Minister Presidents Conference in the Federal Chancellery Berlin 04 12 2025 Berlin Berlin Germany

    Opening pictures of the Minister Presidents Conference in the Federal Chancellery Chancellor Friedrich Merz CDU welcomes Boris Rhein CDU Minister President of Hesse in a good mood at the opening of the Minister Presidents Conference in the Federal Chancellery Berlin 04 12 2025 Berlin Berlin Germany

  • L R Friedrich Merz CDU , Federal Chancellor, and Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin, pictured during the signing of the agreement on the Olympic bid in Berlin, 04 12 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    L R Friedrich Merz CDU , Federal Chancellor, and Kai Wegner, Governing Mayor of Berlin, pictured during the signing of the agreement on the Olympic bid in Berlin, 04 12 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Minister President Daniel Günther (from left) during their joint press statement at the end of the inaugural visit Federal Chancellors inaugural visit to Schleswig Holstein Visit to the Schiffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland, Husum, Husum Schleswig Holstein Germany Schiffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland

    Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Minister President Daniel Günther (from left) during their joint press statement at the end of the inaugural visit Federal Chancellors inaugural visit to Schleswig Holstein Visit to the Schiffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland, Husum, Husum Schleswig Holstein Germany Schiffahrtsmuseum Nordfriesland

  • Bundesrat, 1057 plenary session Michael Kretschmer CDU Ministerpraesident of Saxony during his speech with strong gestures in the plenary hall at the 1057 Bundesrat session, Berlin, 26 09 2025 Berlin Berlin Germany

    Bundesrat, 1057 plenary session Michael Kretschmer CDU Ministerpraesident of Saxony during his speech with strong gestures in the plenary hall at the 1057 Bundesrat session, Berlin, 26 09 2025 Berlin Berlin Germany

  • 1056 Session of the Bundesrat Boris Rhein CDU State Premier of Hesse during his speech with a special gesture in the plenary hall at the 1056 Bundesrat session, Berlin, 11 07 2025 Berlin Berlin Germany

    1056 Session of the Bundesrat Boris Rhein CDU State Premier of Hesse during his speech with a special gesture in the plenary hall at the 1056 Bundesrat session, Berlin, 11 07 2025 Berlin Berlin Germany

  • Kai Wegner, CDU Berlin DEU, Deutschland, Germany, Berlin, 17 06 2025 Portrait Kai Wegner , state chairman of the Berlin CDU and Governing Mayor of Berlin in Berlin Germany en Portrait Kai Wegner , state chairman of the Berlin CDU and Governing Mayor of Berlin in Berlin Germany

    Kai Wegner, CDU Berlin DEU, Deutschland, Germany, Berlin, 17 06 2025 Portrait Kai Wegner , state chairman of the Berlin CDU and Governing Mayor of Berlin in Berlin Germany en Portrait Kai Wegner , state chairman of the Berlin CDU and Governing Mayor of Berlin in Berlin Germany

  • L R Friedrich Merz CDU , Chancellor-designate, Kai Wegner, CDU, Governing Mayor of Berlin, and Michael Kretschmer, State Premier of Saxony and CDU State Chairman, pictured during the Bundestag session for the election of the new Chancellor and the swearing-in of the federal ministers in Berlin, 06 05 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    L R Friedrich Merz CDU , Chancellor-designate, Kai Wegner, CDU, Governing Mayor of Berlin, and Michael Kretschmer, State Premier of Saxony and CDU State Chairman, pictured during the Bundestag session for the election of the new Chancellor and the swearing-in of the federal ministers in Berlin, 06 05 2025 Berlin Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Daniel Guenther, CDU, State Premier of Schleswig Holstein, recorded at the CDU Federal Committee in Berlin, 28 April 2025 The Federal Committee is to approve the coalition agreement on the part of the CDU Berlin Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    Daniel Guenther, CDU, State Premier of Schleswig Holstein, recorded at the CDU Federal Committee in Berlin, 28 April 2025 The Federal Committee is to approve the coalition agreement on the part of the CDU Berlin Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Mario Voigt, State Premier of Thuringia, recorded during the election evening after the Bundestag elections at the CDU in the Konrad Adenauer Haus in Berlin, 23 02 2025 According to initial forecasts, the CDU will be the strongest force in Berlin Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    Mario Voigt, State Premier of Thuringia, recorded during the election evening after the Bundestag elections at the CDU in the Konrad Adenauer Haus in Berlin, 23 02 2025 According to initial forecasts, the CDU will be the strongest force in Berlin Germany Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

  • Halle Saale , Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 18 02 2025 Dormero Hotel CDU election campaign event Michael Kretschmer, Mario Voigt, Friedrich Merz, Sven Schulze, Jan Redmann, Reiner Haseloff, Philipp Amthor Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_59836

    Halle Saale , Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, 18 02 2025 Dormero Hotel CDU election campaign event Michael Kretschmer, Mario Voigt, Friedrich Merz, Sven Schulze, Jan Redmann, Reiner Haseloff, Philipp Amthor Copyright: xdtsxNachrichtenagenturx dts_59836

  • Mario Voigt, Ministerpraesident von Thueringen, und Michael Kretschmer, Ministerpraesident von Sachsen, aufgenommen im Rahmen des CDU-Parteitages in Berlin, 03.02.2025. Auf dem Parteitag soll ein Sofortprogramm verabschiedet werden, welches nach einer erfolgreichen Wahl der CDU zur Bundestagswahl schnell umgesetzt werden soll. Berlin Deutschland Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

    Mario Voigt, Ministerpraesident von Thueringen, und Michael Kretschmer, Ministerpraesident von Sachsen, aufgenommen im Rahmen des CDU-Parteitages in Berlin, 03.02.2025. Auf dem Parteitag soll ein Sofortprogramm verabschiedet werden, welches nach einer erfolgreichen Wahl der CDU zur Bundestagswahl schnell umgesetzt werden soll. Berlin Deutschland Copyright: xFlorianxGaertnerx

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