Christian Democrats And Free Democratic Party Continue Coalition Talks

BERLIN - OCTOBER 08: (From L to R) Leader of the Bavarian Christian Democrats (CSU) Horst Seehofer, Governor of the state of Hesse Roland Koch, German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel and Chancellery head Thomas de Maiziere arrive for the second round of coalition negotiations between the CDU and the German Free Democrats (FDP), as well as the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, the CSU, on October 8, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. The CDU and FDP emerged from recent federal elections in Germany together with a clear majority of Bundestag seats and are beginning the process of forming a coalition government. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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