Location:
Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Post Date:
Feb 18, 2026 1:01 PM
TAG ID:
dpaphotosnine140094
(RM)
Credit:
Harald Tittel/dpa/picture-alliance/Newscom
Format:
6691 x 4210 Color JPEG
Photographer:
Harald Tittel
Keywords:
CDU, #ltwrlp26
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
18 February 2026, Rhineland-Palatinate, Trier: Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (l) is on stage at the Rhineland-Palatinate CDU's Political Ash Wednesday. Next to him is Gordon Schnieder, CDU top candidate for the state elections on March 22. The CDU district association of Trier and the district associations of Trier-Stadt and Trier-Saarburg have invited guests to the event. Photo: Harald Tittel/dpa