Rhineland-Palatinate State Prime Minister Kurt Beck of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) gestures during a party meeting in Berlin March 27, 2006. German conservatives and Social Democrats (SPD) held on to power in three state elections on Sunday, preserving a regional balance crucial for the stability of Chancellor Angela Merkel's right-left coalition in Berlin. Sign reads 'Germany's Future'. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann