German Chancellor Angela Merkel on a screen is announced by Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Secretary General Paul Ziemiak during the party's 33rd congress held online because of the coronavirus pandemic, in Berlin on January 15, 2021. - The CDU holds its first ever digital congress on January 15-16, with 1,001 delegates voting for their new leader on the second congress day. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / various sources / AFP)