Lower Saxony Holds State Elections

HANOVER, GERMANY - JANUARY 20: David McAllister (C), incumbent gubernatorial candidate of the German Christian Democrats (CDU), prepares to speak to supporters at the CDU election night party following elections in Lower Saxony that left a possible hairline win for a Social Democrats (SPD) and Greens Party coalition on January 20, 2013 in Hanover, Germany. Many see the Lower Saxony election as a bellwether for national elections scheduled for later this year. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)