it delivered a blow to merkel's main challenger martin shultz who hails from that region.a significant local victory for the cdu, german chancellor merkel's party. albeit, they tend to be led by local issues but definitely a did marker -- >> gauge. >> -- gauge. >> and that election in later in the year? >> that election is likely to be around october. they haven't set the date for it. it will be later this year. either way, it's between her and martin shultz, very much pro-european. >>> speaking of pro-european, the new french president emmanuel macron isn't wasting any time. in his first day in office, he's expected to meet quickly. he's meeting with angela merkel in berlin and may unveil his selection for prime minister. it centers on edouard philippe. >> very good. i was going to help you with that one. but it's quite simple. >> he's a member of the mainstream right republican party. to be seen as an effort by the centrist macron in building a majority in parliament by drawing lawmakers from the right. >> yeah. that would be an interesting appointment. he's a spokesman