Andrea Ypsilanti, leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the German state of Hesse walks in front of Hesse's state parliament before a meeting with left wing party "Die Linke" in Wiesbaden, September 9, 2008. Ypsilanti reaffirmed her desire to explore cooperation with the Left in a bid to seize control of the state government in Hesse on Monday. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach (GERMANY)