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More than six months after the parliarnentary election in Hesse State, Germany, on January 27, the five elected parties-the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the Greens,the Free Democratic Party (FDP) and the Left--have yet to form an alliance for a new government because of differences in their political views. It is the first time Germany has faced such a stalemate.