German Chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel (2nd L) and Prime Minister of German State of Bavaria, Horst Seehofer (CSU, R) are on their way to the 2nd round of exploratory talks with the Green party on forming a coalition government in Berlin on October 15, 2013. The exploratory talks with the left-leaning ecologist party are part of Merkel's hunt for a governing partner after her conservatives won September 22 elections but fell short of a ruling majority.