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epa09501269 German Greens party members raise their hands during a vote at a meeting of the Greens Party states council (Laenderrat) in Berlin, Germany, 02 October 2021. The meeting is taking place as the Greens begin exploratory talks with the German Social Democrats (SPD), the Free Democrats (FDP) and the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) over the possible constellation of the next German federal government coalition. The Greens finished in third place in Germany's recent election and are certain to be a member of the next coalition government. EPA/Omer Messinger / POOL