North Rhine-Westphalia votes on Sunday.
And if 13 million people can cast their votes, then it's a kind of small federal election.
In our second episode from NRW, we want to take a closer look at the CDU and its Prime Minister Hendrik Wüst today.
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He has only been in office for six months - succeeding Armin Laschet, the failed chancellor candidate of the Union Armin Laschet.
Wüst was not able to work out an official bonus, but he could make himself known.
Today in the FAZ podcast for Germany, we explain what the CDU is doing in the election campaign, why it is having difficulties in big cities and why popular parties are increasingly relying on doorstep election campaigns.
Also: Why Cologne Ehrenfeld is the stronghold of the Greens and why they should be the kingmaker of the future prime minister on Sunday.
With assessments by FAZ correspondent Reiner Burger and political scientist Karl-Rudolf Korte.