PHOTO COLLECTION: Germany Election Day
PHOTO COLLECTION: Germany Election Day
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), casts his vote at a polling station Arnsberg-Niedereimer, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)
Friedrich Merz, center, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and and his wife Charlotte Merz, right, cast their vote at a polling station in Arnsberg-Niedereimer, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz casts his vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives with his wife Britta Ernst to cast their vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A resident casts a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Residents arrive to cast a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Resident casts a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier casts his vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
Resident prepares to cast a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A man casts his vote at a polling station in Duisburg, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP)
Ressdents follow a sign to a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A ballot box is sealed with the electoral seal of the German State of Bavaria in Memmelsdorf, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Pia Bayer/dpa via AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, jogs in the early morning accompanied by a bodyguard in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
A German national flag waves on top of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The Brandenburg Gate and the town hall tower, bottom right, are pictured in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), casts his vote at a polling station Arnsberg-Niedereimer, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)
Friedrich Merz, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), casts his vote at a polling station Arnsberg-Niedereimer, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Oliver Berg/dpa via AP)
Friedrich Merz, center, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and and his wife Charlotte Merz, right, cast their vote at a polling station in Arnsberg-Niedereimer, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP)
Friedrich Merz, center, leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and and his wife Charlotte Merz, right, cast their vote at a polling station in Arnsberg-Niedereimer, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Rolf Vennenbernd/dpa via AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz casts his vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz casts his vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives with his wife Britta Ernst to cast their vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrives with his wife Britta Ernst to cast their vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
A resident casts a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A resident casts a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Residents arrive to cast a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Residents arrive to cast a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Resident casts a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Resident casts a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier casts his vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier casts his vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Bernd von Jutrczenka/dpa via AP)
Resident prepares to cast a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Resident prepares to cast a vote at a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A man casts his vote at a polling station in Duisburg, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP)
A man casts his vote at a polling station in Duisburg, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Christoph Reichwein/dpa via AP)
Ressdents follow a sign to a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Ressdents follow a sign to a polling station in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the German national election. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A ballot box is sealed with the electoral seal of the German State of Bavaria in Memmelsdorf, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Pia Bayer/dpa via AP)
A ballot box is sealed with the electoral seal of the German State of Bavaria in Memmelsdorf, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025, during the national election. (Pia Bayer/dpa via AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, jogs in the early morning accompanied by a bodyguard in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left, jogs in the early morning accompanied by a bodyguard in Potsdam, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)
A German national flag waves on top of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
A German national flag waves on top of the Reichstag building in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The Brandenburg Gate and the town hall tower, bottom right, are pictured in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
The Brandenburg Gate and the town hall tower, bottom right, are pictured in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
This is a collection of photos chosen by AP photo editors.