The top-candidate of the Green Party (Die Gruenen) Juergen Trittin speaks to reporters in Berlin September 23, 2013, the day after the German general election. German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces the daunting prospect of persuading her centre-left rivals to keep her in power after her conservatives notched up their best election result in more than two decades but fell short of an absolute majority. REUTERS/Thomas Peter (GERMANY - Tags: POLITICS ELECTIONS)