German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Renate Kuenast of the Green party Buendnis90/Die Gruenen (L) prepare to present flowers to German President Horst Koehler (not pictured) after his reelection for a second five-year term to office, at the Reichstag in Berlin May 23, 2009. Koehler won 613 votes in the 'Bundesversammlung', or Federal Assembly, a 1,224-strong grouping of federal parliament members and state delegates, for the office on Saturday. Reuters Pictures 6 months ago

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Renate Kuenast of the Green party Buendnis90/Die Gruenen (L) prepare to present flowers to German President Horst Koehler (not pictured) after his reelection for a second five-year term to office, at the Reichstag in Berlin May 23, 2009. Koehler won 613 votes in the 'Bundesversammlung', or Federal Assembly, a 1,224-strong grouping of federal parliament members and state delegates, for the office on Saturday.

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