 German Foreign Minister and the Social Democrats party (SPD) main candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a news conference after parliamentary elections at the SPD headquarters in Berlin on Sept. 27, 2009. Steinmeier conceded defeat on Sunday after the SPD got the lowest votes in general election since WWII. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
German Vice Chancellor Frank-Walter Steinmeier from the Social Democrats (SPD) conceded defeat on Sunday after the SPD got the lowest votes in general election since WWII.
 German Foreign Minister and the Social Democrats party (SPD) main candidate Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a news conference after parliamentary elections at the SPD headquarters in Berlin on Sept. 27, 2009. (Xinhua/Wu Wei)
"It is a bitter day for SPD," said Steinmeier at the SPD headquarters in Berlin, with tears in his eyes. 【1】 【2】
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