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Saarland's State Premier and designated secretary general of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (2nd R) shares a laugh with German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd L) after she gave a speech during the CDU's party congress on February 26, 2018 in Berlin; at (R) is Hesse's State Premier Volker Bouffier. The CDU party of German Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding the congress to approve the coalition deal between the conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD). The SPD still needs to approve the arrangement, with the results of a crunch membership ballot due to be announced on March 4, 2018. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)