The leader of Germany's centre-left Social Democrats in the state of Hesse Andrea Ypsilanti (L) shakes hands with Tarek Al-Wazir, co-leader of Hesse's Green party, on October 24, 2008 in Wiesbaden, western Germany. Social democrats and Greens in Hesse signed a coalition agreement after more than two weeks of negociations. AFP PHOTO DDP/MARTIN OESER GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read MARTIN OESER/AFP/Getty Images)