Early in the German results but it looks as if the FDP will not make the five per cent and so will not be in parliament and not in a position to partner the CDU/CSU in government.
So, is it heading for a grand coalition? It could be a CDU/CSU SPD government.
The AfD, the new anti-euro party, is hovering at 4.9 per cent. The AfD have attracted votes from all parties, even The Left.
It is the first time in 20 years that the CDU have managed to get over 40 per cent of the vote. It is a significant victory for Angela Merkel.
It is the worst results for the FDP since 1949 and the first time in the history of the Federal republic that the FDP will not be in parliament.
The Greens have lost ground and may now have less seats in Bundestag than The Left Party. Die Linke may now be the third largest party in parliament. This party, led by Gregor Gysi is partly formed out of the old SED, the government party of the former GDR.
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