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epa09486059 Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party chairman and top candidate for the upcoming federal elections Armin Laschet holds a gingerbread heart reading 'Chancellor for Germany' during the election campaign closing of the CDU and CSU in Munich, Germany, 24 September 2021. The election for the 20th German Bundestag will take place on 26 September 2021. EPA/LUKAS BARTH-TUTTAS / POOL