Hesse's Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Andrea Ypsilanti (L) and Green party leader Tarek Al Wazir address the media prior to coalition talks in Wiesbaden, October 7, 2008. Since a close election in Hesse in January without a clear winner, Ypsilanti has tried to take power by forming a coalition with the Greens and relying on Left party votes. Many in the SPD, including leaders in Berlin, oppose even loose cooperation with the Left, a rising political force that includes ex-communists and Oskar Lafontaine, the former SPD leader and finance minister. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach(GERMANY)