Political Parties Launch Election Campaigns In Berlin

BERLIN, GERMANY - AUGUST 06: A volunteer with the German Christian Democrats (CDU) hangs a CDU election campaign poster that shows German Chancellor and CDU Chairwoman Angela Merkel on a lamppost on August 6, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Germany is scheduled to hold federal elections on September 22 and so far current Chancellor Angela Merkel and her party, the German Christian Democrats (CDU), have a strong lead over the opposition. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)