Jan Redmann, the CDU party's top candidate for Brandenburg's regional state elections is seen on a campaign board during a campaign event with the leader of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party ahead of Brandenburg's regional state elections in Brandenburg an der Havel, eastern Germany, on September 4, 2024. Brandenburg's regional state elections will be held on September 22, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)