Delegates debate during a break in SPD party congress in Leipzig
Delegates debate during a break in a party congress of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Leipzig, November 15, 2013. If you want to know how rank-and-file Social Democrats (SPD) regard the prospect of another 'grand coalition' government under Chancellor Angela Merkel, look for the red hedgehog. Listening to speeches at a party congress in Leipzig from a stand emblazoned with their cute logo, four members of the "Over 60s Working Club" from the northern town of Schortens summed up grassroots sentiment in one word: scepticism. The writing reads: "Party Member Vote" and relates to an early December internal party ballot on the final coalition contract between the SPD and the governing Christian Democratic Union (CDU). REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS)