(From L) General Secretary of the Bavarian conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) party Martin Huber, Bavaria's State Premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU) Markus Soeder (C) and German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer attend the congress of the Christian Social Union (CSU) party on December 12, 2025 in Munich, southern Germany. (Photo by Alexandra BEIER / AFP via Getty Images)