Supporters of the CDU react after the announcement of the first exit poll results on public television at the electoral evening event of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party following Berlin's state elections in the House of Representatives in Berlin on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait for the announcement of the first exit poll results on public television at the CDU's election party during Mecklenburg-Western-Pomerania's state elections in Schwerin, north-eastern Germany on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Gregor Fischer / AFP via Getty Images)

People wait for the announcement of the first exit poll results on public television at the CDU's election party during Mecklenburg-Western-Pomerania's state elections in Schwerin, north-eastern Germany on September 20, 2026. (Photo by Gregor Fischer / AFP via Getty Images)

People wearing a traditional Bavarian costumes play brass music as they take part in the costume parade of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2026. The world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest runs until October 4, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

People wearing a traditional Bavarian costumes play brass music as they take part in the costume parade of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2026. The world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest runs until October 4, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Drummers of a music band wear traditional Bavarian Lederhosen (leather trousers) dresses as they take part in the costume parade of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2026. The world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest runs until October 4, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Drummers of a music band wear traditional Bavarian dresses as they take part in the costume parade of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2026. The world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest runs until October 4, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)

Drummers of a music band wear traditional Bavarian Lederhosen (leather trousers) dresses as they take part in the costume parade of the Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich, southern Germany, on September 20, 2026. The world's biggest beer festival Oktoberfest runs until October 4, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)