Markus Soeder, federal Bavarian state premier and leader of the conservative Christian Social Union party CSU attends a session of the Bavarian parliament on anti-semitic leaflets in Munich, Germany, September 7, 2023. Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS 

Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian economic minister and leader of the populist Free Voters party Freie Waehler and Free Voters faction leader Florian Streibl (L) appear for a session of the federal state parliament of Bavaria on anti-semitic leaflets in Munich, Germany, September 7, 2023. Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS 

Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian economic minister and leader of the populist Free Voters party Freie Waehle appears for a session of the federal state parliament of Bavaria on anti-semitic leaflets in Munich, Germany, September 7, 2023. Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS 

Hubert Aiwanger, Bavarian economic minister and leader of the populist Free Voters party Freie Waehler reacts during a session of the federal state parliament of Bavaria on anti-semitic leaflets in Munich, Germany, September 7, 2023. Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is watched by Bavarian federal prime Minister Markus Seder as he drives in a car simulator at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. Sven Hoppe/Pool via REUTERS 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry Hildegard Mueller and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder look at display at Catl booth at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks next to President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry Hildegard Mueller and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder, as a Greenpeace protestor holds a banner at a BMW booth during the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Hildegard Mueller President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder stand next to a display at Mhale booth at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks next to Bavarian premier Markus Soeder, as a Greenpeace protestor holds a banner at a BMW booth during the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz speaks next to Bavarian premier Markus Soeder, as a Greenpeace protestor holds a banner at a BMW booth during the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Hildegard Mueller President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder stand next to a display at ZF's booth at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Hildegard Mueller President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder look at display at Catl booth at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian premier Markus Soeder gestures as he speaks during an event at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian premier Markus Soeder speaks during an event at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian premier Markus Soeder gestures as he speaks during an event at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Ola Kallenius, Chairman of the Management Board of Mercedes-Benz, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Hildegard Mueller President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder attend an event at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian premier Markus Soeder speaks during an event at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Hildegard Mueller, President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry and Bavarian premier Markus Soeder attend an event at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian Minister for Economics and deputy premier of Bavaria Hubert Aiwanger attends an event at the 2023 Munich Auto Show IAA Mobility, in Munich, Germany, September 5, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian Minister for Economics and deputy premier of Bavaria Hubert Aiwanger holds a falcon at Schleissheim palace in Oberschleissheim, Germany, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian Minister for Economics and deputy premier of Bavaria Hubert Aiwanger holds a falcon at Schleissheim palace in Oberschleissheim, Germany, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian Minister for Economics and deputy premier of Bavaria Hubert Aiwanger holds a falcon at Schleissheim palace in Oberschleissheim, Germany, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian state premier Markus Soeder gives a news conference after his deputy, Hubert Aiwanger, rejected accusations of anti-Semitism last week in Munich, Germany, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian state premier Markus Soeder gives a news conference after his deputy, Hubert Aiwanger, rejected accusations of anti-Semitism last week in Munich, Germany, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian state premier Markus Soeder gives a news conference after his deputy, Hubert Aiwanger, rejected accusations of anti-Semitism last week in Munich, Germany, September 3, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder tries to catch a carp with a landing net of a pond at the opening of the Bavarian carp season in Bechhofen, Germany, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder tries to catch a carp with a landing net of a pond at the opening of the Bavarian carp season in Bechhofen, Germany, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder tries to catch a carp with a landing net of a pond at the opening of the Bavarian carp season in Bechhofen, Germany, September 1, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian Minister for Economics and deputy premier of Bavaria Hubert Aiwanger gives a statement in Munich, Germany, August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian Minister for Economics and deputy premier of Bavaria Hubert Aiwanger gives a statement in Munich, Germany, August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Greenpeace activists attached six mock windmills to the flagpoles in front of the state chancellery and later hung a banner with the slogan "Wind power instead of hot air Mr. Soeder" to protest against the energy policy of the Bavarian government of premier Markus Soeder in Munich, Germany, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Greenpeace activists attached six mock windmills to the flagpoles in front of the state chancellery and later hung a banner with the slogan "Wind power instead of hot air Mr. Soeder" to protest against the energy policy of the Bavarian government of premier Markus Soeder in Munich, Germany, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Greenpeace activists attached six mock windmills to the flagpoles in front of the state chancellery and later hung a banner with the slogan "Wind power instead of hot air Mr. Soeder" to protest against the energy policy of the Bavarian government of premier Markus Soeder in Munich, Germany, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Greenpeace activists attached six mock windmills to the flagpoles in front of the state chancellery and later hung a banner with the slogan "Wind power instead of hot air Mr. Soeder" to protest against the energy policy of the Bavarian government of premier Markus Soeder in Munich, Germany, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Greenpeace activists attached six mock windmills to the flagpoles in front of the state chancellery and hung a banner with the slogan "Wind power instead of hot air Mr. Soeder" to protest against the energy policy of the Bavarian government of premier Markus Soeder in Munich, Germany, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Greenpeace activists attached six mock windmills to the flagpoles in front of the state chancellery and hung a banner with the slogan "Wind power instead of hot air Mr. Soeder" to protest against the energy policy of the Bavarian government of premier Markus Soeder in Munich, Germany, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Greenpeace activists attached six mock windmills to the flagpoles in front of the state chancellery and hung a banner with the slogan "Wind power instead of hot air Mr. Soeder" to protest against the energy policy of the Bavarian government of premier Markus Soeder in Munich, Germany, August 30, 2023. REUTERS/Louisa Off 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder speaks during a press conference after the meeting of the coalition committee and a cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder arrives for a press conference after the meeting of the coalition committee and a cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder speaks during a press conference after the meeting of the coalition committee and a cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder attends a press conference after the meeting of the coalition committee and a cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder speaks during a press conference after the meeting of the coalition committee and a cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder speaks during a press conference after the meeting of the coalition committee and a cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon 

An election poster of Bavarian Minister for Economics Hubert Aiwanger is seen in front of the Bavarian State Chancellery ahead of Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder's press conference that will follow the meeting of the coalition committee and a cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon REFILE - REMOVING HUBERT AIWANGER FROM THE LIST OF PRESS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES 

Election posters of Bavarian Minister for Economics Hubert Aiwanger are seen in front of the Bavarian State Chancellery ahead of Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder's press conference that will follow the meeting of the coalition committee and a cabinet meeting in Munich, Germany, August 29, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Simon REFILE - REMOVING HUBERT AIWANGER FROM THE LIST OF PRESS CONFERENCE ATTENDEES 

A worker stands next to machinery during a visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder at a geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

A worker walks next to a drill part during a visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder at a geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visits innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visits innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger, and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visit innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visits innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle 

Bavarian Premier Markus Soeder visits innovative geothermal energy station in Geretsried, Germany, August 24, 2023. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle