Parties Continue Coalition Negotiations

BERLIN, GERMANY - OCTOBER 20: (L-R ) Co-leader of the German Green Party Katrin Goering-Eckardt, Jens Spahn of CDU, German Transport and Digital Technologies Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Leader of Germany's free democratic FDP party Christian Lindner talk on a balcony on the third day of talks on the formation of a new German government coalition on October 20, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. The German Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU), who won federal elections in September, are continuing talks with the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the German Greens Party (Buendnis 90/Die Gruenen) in a common meeting on the creation of a working coalition. The negotiations are likely to be arduous, as the parties differ markedly over certain issues, especially energy and climate policy. (Photo by Steffi Loos/Getty Images)