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epa02231197 A general view of the Bundestag (parliament) prior to the election for German President by the Federal Convention in Berlin, Germany, 30 June 2010. Germany‘s federal assembly in Berlin failed to elect a new president in two successive ballots, forcing a third ballot to choose a successor to Horst Koehler, who resigned May 31. The result was a blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel. EPA/TIM BRAKEMEIER