Co-leader of the left-wing "Die Linke" party Oskar Lafontaine makes a point towards German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during his speech at the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin November 10, 2009. Reuters Pictures 1 week ago

Co-leader of the left-wing "Die Linke" party Oskar Lafontaine makes a point towards German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle during his speech at the German lower house of parliament Bundestag in Berlin November 10, 2009.

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  1. Co-leader of the Left Party (Die Linke ) Oskar Lafontaine addresses the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin November 10, 2009.
  2. Oskar Lafontaine, right, chairman of the German Left Party, Die Linke, and the party's faction leader Gregor Gysi are seen during a press conference of the Left Party after the German general elections in Berlin, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Lafontaine celebrated his new party's result as a "big day for the Left. " He declared that it "has now established itself as a party" by entering parliament for the second time. Projections showed the party with more than 10 percent of the vote.
  3. Oskar Lafontaine, right, chairman of the German Left Party, Die Linke, and the party's faction leader Gregor Gysi are seen during a press conference of the Left Party after the German general elections in Berlin, Monday, Sept. 28, 2009. Lafontaine celebrated his new party's result as a "big day for the Left. " He declared that it "has now established itself as a party" by entering parliament for the second time. Projections showed the party with more than 10 percent of the vote.
  4. BERLIN - AUGUST 31: Oskar Lafontaine, co-Chairman of the German left-wing party Die Linke, arrives for a meeting of the party leadership a day after regional elections on August 31, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Die Linke finished strongly in all three elections in the states of Thuringia, Saarland and Saxony, and in Saarland, Lafontaine's home state, the party even has a strong chance of joining a coalition government. Overall the elections were a hard blow to Germany's leading Christian Democrats (CDU), and weaken the CDU's position going into federal elections scheduled for September 27.
  5. BERLIN - AUGUST 31: Oskar Lafontaine, co-Chairman of the German left-wing party Die Linke, arrives for a meeting of the party leadership a day after regional elections on August 31, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Die Linke finished strongly in all three elections in the states of Thuringia, Saarland and Saxony, and in Saarland, Lafontaine's home state, the party even has a strong chance of joining a coalition government. Overall the elections were a hard blow to Germany's leading Christian Democrats (CDU), and weaken the CDU's position going into federal elections scheduled for September 27.
  6. BERLIN - AUGUST 31: Oskar Lafontaine, co-Chairman of the German left-wing party Die Linke, arrives for a meeting of the party leadership a day after regional elections on August 31, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Die Linke finished strongly in all three elections in the states of Thuringia, Saarland and Saxony, and in Saarland, Lafontaine's home state, the party even has a strong chance of joining a coalition government. Overall the elections were a hard blow to Germany's leading Christian Democrats (CDU), and weaken the CDU's position going into federal elections scheduled for September 27.
  7. German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at an European Union summit at the European Council headquarters on November 19, 2009 in Brussels. European leaders were urged not to miss a 'historic occasion' as they gather to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage.
  8. German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a session of the lower house of parliament (Bundestag) in Berlin on November 12, 2009.
  9. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  10. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  11. German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech during the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  12. German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C) waves aboard a car as she leaves the Armistice Day ceremony marking 91 years since the end of World War I, on November 11, 2009 in Paris. German leaders have attended Armistice Day events in France before -- most notably when chancellor Helmut Kohl took president Francois Mitterrand's hand in Verdun, the scene of one of the fiercest battles of the 1914-18 war. But Merkel's visit will be the first time a German leader has attended the Paris ceremonies marking the surrender of Germany after four years of trench warfare that left millions dead.
  13. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  14. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  15. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.
  16. German Chancellor Angela Merkel is congratulated by Free Democrats Party (FDP) leader Guido Westerwelle after she was re-elected as chancellor during a special session of parliament, at the German Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin October 28, 2009.

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