epa11929347 Minister President of Bavaria and Chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Soeder, arrives at the Jakob-Kaiser-Haus, where the CDU/CSU and SPD negotiators hold their first exploratory talks, in Berlin, Germany, 28 February 2025. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE

epa11929346 Minister President of Bavaria and Chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Soeder, arrives at the Jakob-Kaiser-Haus, where the CDU/CSU and SPD negotiators hold their first exploratory talks, in Berlin, Germany, 28 February 2025. EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE