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epa03967116 epa03967102 Christian Democratic Union (CDU)German Chancellor Angela Merkel (C), Christian Social Union (CSU) chairman Horst Seehofer (R) and Social Democratic Party (SPD) chairman Sigmar Gabriel (L) after signing the coalition agreement in the Reichstag (German Federal Government building) in Berlin, Germany, 27 November 2013. The leaders of the three parties agreed to the coalition on 27 November 2013 to form Germany's third Grand Coalition between the Christian Social Union (CSU) /Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Social Democratic Party (SPD). EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI