Martin Schulz (1st row, C), leader of Germany&#039;s social democratic SPD party, and leadership members hold up their voting cards during an extraordinary SPD party congress in Bonn, western Germany, on January 21, 2018.
Germany&#039;s centre-left Social Democrats voted to begin formal coalition talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel&#039;s conservatives, bringing Europe&#039;s top economy a step closer to a new government after months of deadlock. / AFP PHOTO / DPA / Kay Nietfeld / Germany OUT        (Photo credit should read KAY NIETFELD/AFP/Getty Images)