German Social Democrats (SPD) chancellor candidate &lt;a gi-track='captionPersonalityLinkClicked' href=/galleries/search?phrase=Peer+Steinbrueck&amp;family=editorial&amp;specificpeople=209110 ng-click='$event.stopPropagation()'&gt;Peer Steinbrueck&lt;/a&gt; arrives to speak to supporters at an SPD election rally on September 16, 2013 in Berlin, Germany. Germany faces federal elections on September 22 and so far the SPD has less than half the support in polls compared to the governing German Christian Democrats (CDU), though the election outcome could force the two parties to form a coalition.