SPD party leader and German Vice Chancellor, Economy and Energy Minister and Sigmar Gabriel addresses the audience during the electoral evening in Berlin after a regional election on September 18, 2016 in Berlin. Both of the mainstream parties, CDU and SPD, which have taken turns governing Germany since the war incurred heavy losses, with the SPD shedding nearly seven points since the last election five years ago and the CDU almost six points. / AFP PHOTO / Odd ANDERSENODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images