Political Parties React To Regional Election Results

BERLIN - AUGUST 31: Oskar Lafontaine, co-Chairman of the German left-wing party Die Linke, arrives for a meeting of the party leadership a day after regional elections on August 31, 2009 in Berlin, Germany. Die Linke finished strongly in all three elections in the states of Thuringia, Saarland and Saxony, and in Saarland, Lafontaine's home state, the party even has a strong chance of joining a coalition government. Overall the elections were a hard blow to Germany's leading Christian Democrats (CDU), and weaken the CDU's position going into federal elections scheduled for September 27. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)