that is only possible with david kowt -- david mcallister as premier. >> the social democrat needs agood result to boost his campaign. his reason, that the chancellor's wages are too low has gone down well with the voters, but has told the state and he can do better. >> i'm going to do things a little differently than usual. sometimes i'm too long winded and boring. and sometimes my comments need explanation. >> and then there is the fdp and its leader. there's a lot riding on the selection for the coalition partner. they might not even make the 5% threshold to get into parliament. up to him. but it is if he is sex will -- he knows it is up to him. if he is successful, it bought in, but it is all up to him. >> the chancellor will take place in 2013. >> staying in germany, ireland has dismissed a report that it has ignored nuclear waste being stored abroad. environmental groups are up in arms about a new legislation currently under draft, which includes a clause that would allow the export of nuclear waste. the environmental minister says it is only been included to fall in with e.u.

that is why angela merkel made seven campaign stops here along with david mcallister, the christian democratic premier in this region, and that is why she is watching the results so closely. but the results so far is that we don't know who is going to win. >> is it a real indicator of what might happen to angela merkel and her party in the upcoming national elections or how she got time to turn things around? >> i need you would be simplistic to say whatever comes out of the accounting here will be what will be real large in the federal election in eight months. however, the breakthrough by the free democratic party which was basically a political zombie -- political commentators have been calling it the walking dead. it bounced back up to 10% think to a political blood transfusion. voters who would have voted for the christian democrats voted for the free democrats just to keep them in the game. but it hurt angela merkel's party. she must be mindful of this dynamic to keep her coalition partner alive. the coalition partner shots to govern with in eight months' time might need another transfus