(2009-09-17, Hamburg) "Stop Islam" - Ten days before the German parliamentary election, this graffiti inscription was seen left on a candidate ad for Guido Westerwelle, the leader of Free Democratic Party.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's new governing partner, the pro-business Free Democrats captured nearly 15 percent in the final national vote, a strong showing paving the way to create a majority CDU-FDP coalition in the Bundestag.
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