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Hermann Groehe (R Front), secretary general of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), arrives for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and her delegation arrive for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
Hermann Groehe, secretary general of German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), speaks during a press conference after the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) and her delegation arrive for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
Sigmar Gabriel, Chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), speaks during a press conference after the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the SPD on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
Sigmar Gabriel (C, Front), Chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), arrives for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the SPD on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (2nd R) and her delegation arrive for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the Social Democrats (SPD) on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
Delegation of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) arrive for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the SPD on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
Andrea Nahles, General Secretary of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), arrives for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the SPD on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) 
Sigmar Gabriel, Chairman of Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD), arrives for the exploratory talks in Berlin, Germany, on Oct. 17, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives held a third round of exploratory talks on Thursday with the SPD on forming a coalition government to rule Europe's largest economy for the next four years. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan) |
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