cdu/csu are still leading, but not enough to clinch the outright majority.ll german politics look like at the end of september >> they were looking for the first time of combination of three parties. greens and cdu/csu and together with the center right liberals as long yas you don't have enouh for two parties, you have a third one. they can design to join the center right or center left coalition. they are not like coarse liberals in france that could mean cdu/csu with the greens if you look at the polls, this should be the baseline scenario. >> karsen, thank you for joining us. >>> turning back to deal news. we got fresh lines on the british inhaler maker. vectura with the bid to 4 billion pounds that's the context now the takeover panel for the vectura group updated us on the auction procedure. it will commence at 5:00 p.m. on tuesday, august 10th the established auction procedure and determined day 46 shall be tomorrow. each of the vetura and philip morris agreed to the terms of the auction. the board of vectura feels appropriate to withdrawal the carlis

mark: what are the main issues for the cdu, csu? personal polling, or what are the main issues for voters? maria: to say this is all about the candidate would be, perhaps, and exaggeration. there are a number of issues that are problematic for the cdu. any germans say this is a party that has not convinced them when it comes to the potential -- the future of germany. going back to the one-on-one we did with markus yesterday on bloomberg, he said the focus would be on substance and the cdu would prove that they have a plan. that's take a look at that. >> the election campaign has been occupied the whole time with trivial matters. it is also very unfair for the public perception, and now it is the case that in the last few weeks, it has gotten worse, but i am sure the polls will increase again, and even if it is not going to be a giant leap forward, i believe we can still manage to remain number one. maria: that is marcus odor -- markus soder. another thing worth highlighting is that the cdu says it will be about substance, but they a

this is the cdu's sister party csu. serta competing with laschet earlier this year.till possible, or as maria suggests maybe next time around. these are the final numbers for european equities. momentum into the close carrying on. alix: indeed. china reported no new locally transmitted covid-19 infections while the u.s. the death toll now topping 1000. what it means in terms of the booster shot conversation. emma hodcroft will be joining us. this is bloomberg. ♪ ritika: this is the european close. you're looking at a live shot of the principal room. coming up the american federation of teachers president at 1:00 new york, 6:00 in london. this is bloomberg. let's check in on the bloomberg first word news. israel's prime minister will try to probate -- will try to persuade president divided against reviving the nuclear deal with iran. the leaders meet in washington on thursday. vice president kamala harris is in singapore where she announced a new supply chain initiative. she and the prime minister announced plans on security and climate. the talks today did not cover

csu. earlier this year, they competed with the cdu leader to become the block's chancellor candidate, andg as well as many had hoped and the latest polling. where does this leave markets? and what roles for him from here? let's get breaking news, as well, french pmi numbers coming through. the manufacturing pmi, 57.3, broadly in line, ahead of the 57.2 that's forecast, and the pmi number it falling to 56.4 against a broadcast of 56.3, so not a million miles away from where we expected these numbers to land. by those are the numbers we have this morning. bluebay asset management cio is still with us. let's reflect on the german political story, mark, and data out of france. what's at stake for you -- our colleague painting a picture as if it was fairly easy to assess where it was heading to something that looks a bit more uncertain, doing well now in the polls. what are some assumptions you are making about the significance of this german election? mark: i think the first thing i'd say, you often look at polls, and it's a question of momentum. i'd be personally thinking we would be seeing

the cdu now gets overtaken by the spd and the social democrats for the first time in 15 years. yesterday, we spoke with the head of the csuan unit. he conceded that the numbers right now are not ideal for the union. let's take a look at it that. >> i would say that we are at halftime. we were out in front and had a few small mistakes and than the others picked up. now we have to pay attention. this will be a head-to-head race. this head-to-head competition will continue up until the last day of the campaign. and then it will decide what sort of coalitions are possible. >> that was the head of the sister party to the cdu. at one point, it's interesting that he defended him, saying he's the right candidate and germans will come to that realization. tom: pulling has fallen off noticeably. in terms of the cdu, what are the issues they are facing? why are they under pressure at the polls? >> this is a story about many different elements. on the campaign trail, he's not a very effective candidate. you have a number of missteps that he's done. the idea for many germans that the cdu does not have a forward-looking plan for the co