![Michael Probst Clouds cover the sky over the banking district with the European Central Bank, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3662799057d04ba8b4a865b623a6d47d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Clouds cover the sky over the banking district with the European Central Bank, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
![Markus Schreiber FILE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands behind a reflection of the European flag in a window, as he waits for the arrival of Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 13, 2023. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e1862d1c5ccd433c83af6c7921adf1d3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stands behind a reflection of the European flag in a window, as he waits for the arrival of Iraq's Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani at the chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Jan. 13, 2023. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
![Markus Schreiber With a portrait of top candidate Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann and the slogan 'I'll be annoying until something changes' the Germany" Free Democratic Party, FDP, campaigning for votes on an election poster for the European Election, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/47b31ee5501c4c9981c306ff3cf1e4dc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
With a portrait of top candidate Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann and the slogan 'I'll be annoying until something changes' the Germany" Free Democratic Party, FDP, campaigning for votes on an election poster for the European Election, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
![Markus Schreiber The sky of the center of the German capital with the Television Tower is covered by grey cloud in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4c63b47ae6e649e2b7f63305dc9481b3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
The sky of the center of the German capital with the Television Tower is covered by grey cloud in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
![Markus Schreiber With the slogan 'Unity - Against far right - For freedom, so that Europe remains democratic' the Green Party campaigning for votes on an election poster for the European Election, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a60b998af950406d8e4baf56e9b9c3c5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
With the slogan 'Unity - Against far right - For freedom, so that Europe remains democratic' the Green Party campaigning for votes on an election poster for the European Election, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
![Michael Probst With the slogan 'Our country first' the far-right Alternative for Germany party, AfD campaigning for votes on an election poster for the European Election in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1a96b356dc7e45c0bf3b467ced5ce3be/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
With the slogan 'Our country first' the far-right Alternative for Germany party, AfD campaigning for votes on an election poster for the European Election in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
![Michael Probst With portraits of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and top candidate Katarina Barley and the slogans 'Vote SPD' and 'Germany's strongest voice for europe' the Social Democratic Party campaigning for votes in the European election, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/37f47fc1e21843c49bca351ed48c2eb9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
With portraits of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, and top candidate Katarina Barley and the slogans 'Vote SPD' and 'Germany's strongest voice for europe' the Social Democratic Party campaigning for votes in the European election, in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
![Markus Schreiber FILE - A European, left, and two German flags fly under a cloudy sky at the Place of the Republic in Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/22f2a56bb4e64351b010243a2a06f913/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A European, left, and two German flags fly under a cloudy sky at the Place of the Republic in Berlin, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2011. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
![Markus Schreiber With the slogan 'Three good reasons to vote CDU Freedom Security Prosperity' Germany's Christian Democratic Union party campaigning for votes on an election poster for the European Election, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/78ff9d3b70b1493eb9ccbd97254f15de/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
With the slogan 'Three good reasons to vote CDU Freedom Security Prosperity' Germany's Christian Democratic Union party campaigning for votes on an election poster for the European Election, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 29, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
![Markus Schreiber European Election campaign poster of the Social Democratic Party, SPD, with a portrait of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the slogan 'Vote SPD' is photographed through a window covered with rain drops in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4eb485ca63034ccbb0613f33e164b98f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
European Election campaign poster of the Social Democratic Party, SPD, with a portrait of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and the slogan 'Vote SPD' is photographed through a window covered with rain drops in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. The European elections will take place form June 6 to June 9. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
![Markus Schreiber FILE - A European flag waves in front of the Reichstag building with the inscription 'Dem deutschen Volke' ('To The German People') in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ff80846d92044e99aae2e38b0fd0d43a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
FILE - A European flag waves in front of the Reichstag building with the inscription 'Dem deutschen Volke' ('To The German People') in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
![Markus Schreiber With a portrait of party leader Sara Wagenknecht and the slogan ' War or Peace' the new founded German party Alliance Sarah Wagenknecht campaigning for votes for the European Parliament on a campaign poster in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1120ae8526b943028a9e585bb390fddc/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
With a portrait of party leader Sara Wagenknecht and the slogan ' War or Peace' the new founded German party Alliance Sarah Wagenknecht campaigning for votes for the European Parliament on a campaign poster in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, May 30, 2024. German politics are in a disgruntled, volatile state as the country's voters prepare to fill 96 of the 720 seats at the European Parliament on June 9, the biggest single national contingent in the 27-nation European Union. It's the first nationwide vote since center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz took power in late 2021. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)