The chairman of the German Christian Democratic Party (CDU), ArminLaschet, left, and the chairman of the German Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Soeder, right, arrive for a statement folowing a closed meeting of the federal palrliament factions of both partys in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, April 11, 2021. The two party chairmen and German state governors want to become the center-right candidate for the country's Sept. 26 national election, the German news agency dpa reported Sunday. (Michael Kappeler/dpa via AP)