General Secretary of Free Democratic Party Volker Wissing speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner greets General Secretary of Free Democratic Party Volker Wissing after his speech at the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Christian Lindner, Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader, and Nicola Beer, deputy federal chairperson of Free Democratic Party, clap after the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Joachim Stamp, Christian Lindner, Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader, Nicola Beer, deputy federal chairperson of Free Democratic Party, Volker Wissing, General Secretary of Free Democratic Party, and Hermann Otto Solms walk after the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner waves after his speech as General Secretary of Free Democratic Party Volker Wissing claps during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Deputy federal chairperson of Free Democratic Party Nicola Beer, General Secretary of Free Democratic Party Volker Wissing, Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner, Wolfgang Kubicki, and Johannes Vogel attend the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner gestures as he speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner gestures as he speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner gestures as he speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner looks on as a screen shows an election trailer featuring a part of his face during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner looks at a piece of paper during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner gestures as he speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner gestures as he speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Rene Domke, Free Democratic Party (FDP) top candidate of state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany's FDP leader Christian Lindner, and Sebastian Czaja, FDP top candidate of the state parliament of Berlin, clap during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Lydia Hueskens, a member of presidium, Rene Domke, Free Democratic Party (FDP) top candidate of state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany's FDP leader Christian Lindner, and Sebastian Czaja, FDP top candidate of the state parliament of Berlin, attend the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Sebastian Czaja, Free Democratic Party (FDP) top candidate of the state parliament of Berlin, speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Rene Domke, Free Democratic Party (FDP) top candidate of state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner holds a voting card during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner looks on as Deputy federal chairperson of FDP Nicola Beer (seen on screen) speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Deputy federal chairperson of Free Democratic Party Nicola Beer speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

A view shows participants attending Germany's Free Democratic Party's (FDP) extraordinary party convention with a slogan reading "there is never more to do" ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner attends the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Deputy federal chairperson of Free Democratic Party Nicola Beer speaks during the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Germany's Free Democratic Party (FDP) leader Christian Lindner and Wolfgang Kubicki sit before the opening speech at the extraordinary party convention ahead of the upcoming federal election at the Estrel Congress Center in Berlin, Germany September 19, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Competitors take part in the senior conventional plough class at the Irish National Ploughing Championships which is closed to the general public due to uncertainty over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Ratheniska, Ireland, September 16, 2021. Picture taken September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

A participant looks on during the senior conventional plough class at the Irish National Ploughing Championships which is closed to the general public due to uncertainty over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Ratheniska, Ireland, September 16, 2021. Picture taken September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

Competitors participate in the senior conventional plough class at the Irish National Ploughing Championships which is closed to the general public due to uncertainty over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions, in Ratheniska, Ireland, September 16, 2021. Picture taken September 16, 2021. REUTERS/Clodagh Kilcoyne

A gingerbread heart of Chinese IT giant HUAWEI is pictured at a two-day party convention of Bavaria's Christian Social Union party (CSU) in Nuremberg, Germany, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Election campaign posters of Christian Democratic Union party leader and candidate for German chancellor Armin Laschet are seen at the two-days party convention of the CDU's Bavarian sister party Christian Social Union party (CSU) in Nuremberg, Germany, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

An advertisement booth of Chinese IT giant HUAWEI is pictured at a two-days party convention of Bavaria's Christian Social Union party (CSU) in Nuremberg, Germany, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Gingerbread hearts of Chinese IT giant HUAWEI are pictured at a two-days party convention of Bavarias Christian Social Union party (CSU) in Nuremberg, Germany, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

A give-away bottle opener of Chinese IT giant HUAWEI is pictured during a two-days party convention of Bavaria's Christian Social Union party (CSU) and its leader Markus Soeder in Nuremberg, Germany, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Election campaign posters of Christian Democratic Union party leader and candidate for German chancellor Armin Laschet are seen at the two-days party convention of the CDU's Bavarian sister party Christian Social Union party CSU in Nuremberg, Germany, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Delegates of the party convention of Bavaria's Christian Social Union CSU hold a minute of silence to mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in Manhattan, New York City, during their two-days party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Election campaign posters of Christian Democratic Union party leader and candidate for German chancellor Armin Laschet are seen at the two-days party convention of the CDU's Bavarian sister party Christian Social Union party CSU in Nuremberg, Germany, September 11, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder reacts at the beginning of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder addresses the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder addresses the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder addresses the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder salutes as he acknowledges applause following his keynote speech to the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder salutes as he acknowledges applause following his keynote speech to the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder waves to the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder addresses the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder reads the content of hate mails he received from COVID-19 deniers, to the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder acknowledges applause following his keynote speech to the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay


Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder addresses the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder waves to the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder acknowledges applause following his keynote speech to the delegates of a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Bavarian State Prime Minister and CSU leader Markus Soeder waves from the stage at a two-day party convention in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Markus Soeder, Bavarian State Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Social Union party (CSU), reads at the beginning of a two-day convention of the sister party of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Markus Soeder, Bavarian State Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Social Union party (CSU) removes his face mask at the beginning of a two-day convention of the sister party of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Markus Soeder, Bavarian State Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Social Union party (CSU), arrives for a two-day convention of the sister party of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Markus Soeder, Bavarian State Prime Minister and leader of the Christian Social Union party (CSU), makes notes at the beginning of a two-day convention of the sister party of Germany’s conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU) in Nuremberg, Germany, September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland leave after Trudeau's election campaign at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland gestures during Trudeau's election campaign at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wears a face mask at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre during his election campaign tour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canada's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks as Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks on during Trudeau's election campaign at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gives a thumb-up at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre during his election campaign tour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio

Canada's Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a face mask at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre during his election campaign tour in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, September 1, 2021. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio