North Rhine-Westphalia Holds State Elections

DUSSELDORF, GERMANY - MAY 15: Hendrik Wuest, incumbent and lead candidate of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), celebrates with supporters after the exit polls for the North-Rhine Westphalia state election at the CDU headquarters on May 15, 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The CDU and rival German Social Democrats (SPD) went into the election neck and neck in polls. North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany’s most populous state and analysts see the election as an important indicator reflecting the popularity of the current SPD-led federal government coalition under SPD Chancellor Olaf Scholz. (Photo by Sascha Schuermann/Getty Images)