The sun sets beside the dome of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German lower house of parliament Bundestag, in Berlin, October 2, 2013. German Chancellor Angela Merkel led her conservatives to their best result in over two decades in a German election on September 22 but must still find a coalition partner to secure a third term. She is due to hold preliminary talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) on Friday and the Greens late next week to assess whether there is enough common ground to enter formal coalition negotiations with either party. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch (GERMANY - Tags: CITYSCAPE POLITICS)