(L-R) German Economy Minister and top candidate for Chancellor of the Greens Robert Habeck, leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and his party's main candidate for Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder and the co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party and top candidate for Chancellor Alice Weidel take part in an election night TV talk show hosted by public broadcaster ARD during the general elections in Berlin on February 23, 2025. (Photo by Stefanie Loos / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEFANIE LOOS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)