the f.t.p. could form a coalition with the government conrad how long could it take to form such a coalition where most analysts here in germany's financial center frankfurt are convinced that it's going to be but going to take much longer than last time in twenty thirty even anglo-american form the last grand coalition with the social democrats it took three months now we've got three parties involved and especially the greens and the liberal democrats have very much to send in many regards mostly the euro the liberal democrats are not friends of further and stronger integration of the european union they don't like the idea of a common e.u. budget they don't like the idea of a common finance minister for the eurozone and. this uncertainty is reflected on the markets today the euro dollar exchange rate slumped overnight it's now trading about one cents lower than before the weekend the euro fell below one dollar ninety mm again and on that issue of a finance minister for the euro zone that's ex

here and f.t.p. can that it is doling out dust cloths as it was should give people things that they actually want. to give them cheap stuff. but that's all we can afford to hand out pans mice and. of course there are other ways to connect with voters and like working the phones even the top candidates do this in hello my name is. someone just asked me what can i do and i said it's better to work the phones on the airwaves. no matter which of the other parties you vote for i predict that you'll regret it. say hi to your son for me. in december nine hundred ninety after reunification there were new federal elections. held call campaigned as the chancellor who had brought germany together. thank the. s.p.d. put forward a charismatic candidates oscar lafontaine a potentially dangerous challenger. in april one thousand nine hundred ninety nine was seriously wounded in a knife attack at a campaign event near cologne. an affluent lafontaine was badly shaken by the attack but took him a long time to decide w

will be against that the greens want to have a wealth tax the f.t.p. want or want tax cuts of up to thirty billion so it's going to be very difficult to get those two small parties who will be keen to sharpen their profile and in a governing coalition together in two into one coalition a tough task it will take weeks possibly months oh dear ok so there's a long road ahead for america and for eventual coalition partners there's not a lot of crowds lost a lot of support we heard martin scholz the party leaders say out of the gate he's not going to be part of a coalition government with conservatives where does that leave them well they have a structural problem i have a statistic over here. that you see i've lost it no here it is back in the year two thousand and thirty seven percent of germany's voters were blue collar workers today that statistic is nineteen percent which is roughly what the s.p.d. got in this election so their traditional voting base is simply disappearing and they need to somehow i believe they probably will go into opposition they n

the f.t.p. could form a coalition with the government conrad how long could it take to form such a coalition where most analysts here in germany financial center frankfurt are convinced that it's going to be but growing to take much longer than last time in twenty thirty even anglo-american form the last grand coalition with the social democrats it took three months now we've got three parties involved and especially the greens and the liberal democrats have very much to send in many regards mostly the euro the liberal democrats are not friends of further and stronger integration of the european union they don't like the idea of a common e.u. budget they don't like the idea of a common finance minister for the eurozone and. this uncertainty is reflected on the markets today the euro dollar exchange rate slumped overnight it's now trading about one cents lower than before the weekend the euro fell below one dollar nineteen again and on that issue of a finance minister for the euro zone that's exa

yellow for the f.t.p. and green for the greens of course jamaica's national flag so how would this fit into german politics. they know how to stay cool in jamaica black yellow and green are the colors of the flag in germany these colors represent the most likely incoming coalition conservative c.d.u. the greens in the pro market f.t.p. people here aren't quite as cool as in the caribbean. but germany can be colorful to a floral bouquet for the chancellor despite the hammering the voters gave her c.d.u. i'm going to merkel is still in charge and it's down to her to form a new coalition. her first call is on the greens and the free democrats. but what about the f.t.p. in jamaica judging by the colors of the thais the party chiefs may be open to the idea. but they won't join forces with merkel without a revamp of education and business policies and the digital drive. we want to redirect politics reaching a new turning point and if that's not possible then place is in the opposition. opposites you want. to mak

the f.t.p. the liberal rule of law party with the european spirit is the clearest opponent of the f.d.a. . the greens traditionally cater to well educated other nights that the other likely candidate for the governing coalition we are to party and the election results proves me right that is fighting against climate change so we've got a clear policy for de carbon ization i cannot enter a coalition second we're pro european that means no anti european policy we have the green party that's impossible for us and the first point is just society so this is the framework and if we see moving towards our direction we are ready to take over responsibility. the question of the hour is what will work for all of the possible coalition partners the business focused f.t.p. is likely to struggle to find common ground with the greens pro environmental platform german chancellor angela merkel would have an easier time with one partner like the far right alternative for germany but that's and they've merkel and

the f.t.p. the liberal rule of law party with the european spirit is the clearest opponent of the a f d. the greens traditionally cater to well educated other nights that the other likely candidate for the governing coalition given the i know it was abstraction you'll accept the invitation to talk but you will stick to our opinion we want to change the country and we're not in politics in order to have power. we are doing politics because we want to change something we can't have a government without an idea about how to deal with climate protection and. every other option just won't work with the green party. the question of the hour is what will work for all of the possible coalition partners the business focused f.t.p.'s likely to struggle to find common ground with the greens pro environmental platform german chancellor angela merkel would have an easier time with just one partner like the far right alternative for germany but that's a move machall and every other german party has ruled out

look f.t.p. it handed out candy it's been kind of how i hated that kind of campaign and i stand there like a fool i didn't want to make the first move i wait for people to come to me i can handle those kinds of conversations but giving people pens and god knows what else never worked for me. and it i'm the best. here and f.t.p. candidate is doling out dust cloth as it was is i suppose you might you should give . people things that they actually want. to give them cheap stuff. that's all we can afford to hand out bands. of course there are other ways to connect with voters like working the phones even the top candidates do this in hello my name is. someone just asked me what can i do and i said it's better to work the phones on the airwaves. no matter which of the other parties you vote for i predict that you'll regret it. say hi to your son for me. in december nine hundred ninety after reunification there were new federal elections. held call campaigned as the chancellor who had brought germany t

we lost over one million voters to the f.t.p. two thousand and nine the situation was similar that some kind of signal. that the grand coalition has had its time. many people hope that you know christian union plus f.t.p. would be sufficient with the mike a coalition that's again a different kettle of fish already how the view was how the vote will view. so i said when we tackle problems and solving problems focus especially would it be done in terms of. it was anglo-american speaking the day after she had. her party had been returned as the largest party in germany's therefore she remains as germany's chancellor albeit with a weakened majority her c.d.u. party she said lost one million voters to the right wing a.f.d. who gained who gained seats in the stag for the first time since the nazi era it's up to us she said to gain the back through good political hard work let's get some analysis now from lawrence li who joins us now from berlin lawrence what do you make of what you heard. well i mean there's lots of different bits age

there was a small scandal recently the leader of the f.t.p. said that we should be realistic about crimea and that the anik sation of crimea by russia should be seen as a quote permanent provisional arrangement so he was advocating reale politike so they certainly here in russia will be watching closely what happens with the coalition who she's pairing up with but basically people are focusing on america i mean let me just play devil's advocate here we know that the d. is going to be the major disrupter in german politics at least for the next four years is that exactly what russia wants to see. well ahead of the election you know german officials were saying that hacking could be likely that russia is trying to destabilize this election but then the interior minister said that there wasn't any hacking so that could show that actually russia really does want a stable germany russia russian german economic relations are very important so i think it's in russia's interest to actually have a stable germany to have stability here in the country bu

years not really shifting at the nine percent margin and the real victims of this election all the f.t.p. we did hear their leader speaking in the report saying that in the last election their voice was interim president had but he did say that this time around they're back and they're hoping to stay there if the obviously being the party that most people are talking about this is going to be the thought largest party in the bundestag and it's. also going to be the first time that they're going to get representation in the lower house as to how this will affect german politics is something that can continue to be discussed throughout this evening but as we've just seen the far right f.t. is on track to be the third largest party in parliament and tonight's result means they enter the federal legislature for the first time this after having been a magnet for controversy here in germany with a deliberately provocative campaign as take a closer look at what the f.t. has in store for the country. was the result they'd been dreaming of not only has the f.t. made it into the german parliament

with the f.t.p. and the greens now i heard her say that there are in the exporter talks with those two parties but also with the asp a day who have also who've actually ruled this out. yes basically what i'm going to michael said here is that she would start exploring the potential for talks with all of those potential coalition partners including the social democrat she said she of course recognized that there'd been a clear signal that the s.p.d. wants to go into position this time around but that looking at those results there is a responsibility to also talk to the sister democrats as a potential coalition partner clearly we also got the signal here that not much is going to happen basically for the next three weeks when we see rather crucial regional elections in lower saxony which will the be the first test of these results here in the region and that we would then see in negotiation process here in germany that ends up actually being almost like a legal document i mean it's not legally valid b

the conservatives or the f.t.p. . first of all it's the f.t.p. generally speaking i mean for the greens as one delegate told me here it's like fire and water for the greens traditionally the f.t.v. the liberals is a neo liberal industry friendly climate change ignoring party and for a long time the prime anime in the political arena but then again does also in america this party the c.d.u. her other partner the bavarian see ass-u. and that's maybe even a stronger opponent has been a stronger opponent in the past for the greens so there are two very tough partners in bed with for the greens and it's really hard to say american and her c.v. you are probably the smallest problems but this is probably about the c s you or the bavarians and the liberals. play a difficult role for the greens in those talks. ok simon young at the f.t.p. headquarters i mean it's almost like night of the walking dead in a way isn't it the f.d.p. being resurrected from its its four year. missing in action if you want from parliament it was kicked out of parliament in the l

the greens and the the f.t.p. one of the key people there is of course the green party cochairman we spoke to him earlier today let's just listen in to what ten minutes to me said earlier tonight. jemison mia you've missed one of your goal is to become third strongest party but at the same time you were better than last time which was also a goal is that enough to have this good mood here but of course i'm happy about our election result but at the same time after it makes it i'm very unhappy with the election result of the a fifty we're living in a divided country so that brings along responsibility for all of us to take over responsibility to deal with debt divided society and everybody means everybody that includes the social democrats i don't think this is the time to say that we don't talk everybody has to be ready to take over responsibility. coming back to your own party you already said you have to talk is this now a moment where the other parties have to join forces and form this john my coalition for the

what course they want germany to follow but if keep we on the f.t.p. have new concepts and impatience is a virtue and if we are ready to take responsibility to help shape what this country . we have more than enough parties participating in incompetent governments but not the left party the us army can do better than polls in germany open on september twenty fourth. what do germans want for their country. what do the different parties stand for. and which party will come out on top. d w your expert on germany's bundestag ally. in two thousand and seventeen. german decides german bundestag election two thousand and seventeen on d. w. . north korean leader kim jong un has said u.s. president donald trump will pay dearly for his threats hours later north korea's foreign minister reportedly set to his country maybe on.

the liberals i mean the the f.t.p. are not so fond of a transfer union you know they are probably shying away from another package for greece or. these types of ideas of much to. have a european finance minister in parliament for the euro zone etc but in general i think. the solidarity with the european union which is more united is present in all three parties and merkel i think is the guaranteed standing but practically because if you're not a great follower of the german elections you know germany comes in quite complicated this coalitions of what could happen who could get together and there's an awful lot of seats to fill in that place as it stands at the moment all this might not really count what the whole of europe wants to see because there are only a certain number of ways that any coalition can can go now on their they're only what two or three options two maybe options or is going to have. my i mean i don't know but my prediction is that we will have. christian democratic christian social i mean it's also t

the f.t.p. and the greens are unlikely to go along with any cap on refugees it almost seems as if the chancellor is already missing her old coalition partners in the s.p.d. here they're not really thoughts of chris we will only in having exploratory talks with the f.t.p. and the greens. but i would like to add also with the s.p.d. because it is important that germany form a strong stable government. after the hammering at the polls the social democrats are looking to reinvent themselves the last thing most members want is a rerun of the last government with. the she wants to call me she can i think that since the so-called elephant round of talks yesterday she has better things to do with her time thinking all others. the new parliamentary groups will come together for the first time on tuesday the power play is just getting underway . i'm joined now here by our chief political correspondent melinda greene of the different world than it was twenty four hours ago it seems like both and indeed we

the last election period was the first in the history of our republic without the voice of the f.t.p. . and it should be the last. of the you will and the environmentalist greens are another possible key part of the governing coalition but only on their own terms thank you and i know it was it's just that we will accept the invitation to talk with us but we will stick to our opinion. we want to change this country. we are not in politics in order to have power we're doing politics because we want to change something. one party that won't be in any coalition is the far right alternative for germany they had a historic night that saw the mentor parliament for the first time but their relishing their role as the underdog and they are promising a seismic change in german politics. yes or has been a seismic shift in german politics very much at the expense of the established parties c'mon he has more that's absolutely right terry and i'm going to pick it up where you've left off the loss that has been felt by the c.d.u. might not necessarily be shown here because they're clearly in the lea

think she will she will like that central central position in the negotiations and in the end the f.t.p. wants to govern through this is what what their party set out to do and also the greens haven't been in government since two thousand and five so the two smaller parties to have a big interest in in governing and maybe shaping the politics in the next four years but do you think they really can agree the greens and the f.c.p. the liberals as so far apart on so many issues how do they sweeten the deal for their party membership i mean the way both parties have can paint is really focusing on their own particular needs so for the s.t.p. this is me because in this campaign and also for the greens they have strongly focused on in environmental issues so if they come back from the negotiations with concrete policy proposals on the environment i think they can sell this to their and to their party supporters. unlimited really does not have any other options what happens if these talks fail so they always have the threat of having a new election which most people involved would not like to

you saw the f.t.p. the a.f.d. and the f.t.p. will be back in parliament. and yeah so a lot of a lot of results there let's go now to the table where our correspondents are standing by we actually have correspondents standing by at the c.d.u. and the s.p.d. headquarters our correspondent charlotte potts is at the c.d.u. and thomas sparrow is at the s p d charlotte begin with you what's been the reaction there. well sarah it's a bit of soul searching here i mean it's been a very big loss for conservatives they are playing the narrative for are spinning the narrative that this loss is not as big that at least chancellor machall becomes gets a fourth term as chancellor and that her conservatives still came out as the strongest party but of course behind the scenes there is a soul searching is already starting party leaders have been arriving here about an hour ago including the german interior minister that is part of the conservative party and they are in a back room somewhere behind me meeting analyzing these election results and trying to find a way for wou

but what about the f.t.p. in jamaica judging by the colors of the thais the party chiefs may be open to the idea. but they won't join forces with merkel without a revamp of education and business policies and the digital drive. we want to redirect politics reaching a new turning point and if that's not possible then place is in the opposition. opposites you want. to make a won't happen without the greens they scored better in the election than they did for years and going into coalition talks they know what they want. not about power for power sake we want a clear signal concerning climate protection we need to see a turnaround in this direction germany has set a clear goal to reduce c o two emissions. jamaica in germany the cd years be variances to party the c s you will need to be on board they might be hard to persuade says research analyst nico siegel but it's not impossible of course it depends on how the c.s. using included in the package could become a problem there's also the question of how many conce

the left party the f.t.p. which are liberals the green party and also potentially now being thrown into the mix the suggestion that the right wing party the a.f.d. will gain seats for the very first time in this election although all of the parties have said that they will not form a coalition with the a.f.p. well it's have a look now at some of the possible coalition partners that could rule germany over the next four years. german parties really emerge with a solid majority from the elections so when it's over they try to make friends. after having tried hard to undermine each other's policies during complaining but the good news is for the politicians you can always say sorry we can't keep our election promise because our coalition partners. which is not good news for the voters though might ask what was the point when you basically get a program that you didn't vote for. there is no guarantee that what you ever vote of would like to have any. politics there really turn out there is no guarantee. the electi

there's a very important point there because the how what i put to the fact that the f.t.p. and the greens can't stand each other is not an urban myth it's a visceral clash of political cultures it's true i think he's very good points and this is something that these big bear borne in mind when we talk about jamaica that said i'm a little bit more optimistic about its chances to work the chance that it would work first of all i mean we been talking about the grand coalition as a picture of harmony and perhaps even to harmonious cooperation between two parties that's a coalition that itself contains a very wide span of opinions and if you look from the left of the s.p.d. right through to the conservatives of the varian c.s.u. that's that's a very broad span of the spectrum jamaica coalition i accept would probably be an even larger span of opinions right from the from the right to the left but there are definitely areas where i think they could work together i mean for a start christian lynn that the leader of the f.t.p. and. the one of the lead candidates the green party act

that abate over an immigration act might become especially challenging the business friendly f.t.p. and the green party wanted the conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. parties oppose it environmental protection might be another issue the green party wants a fast brown coal face out the f.t.p. does not in fact they might become the most complicated coalition talks in decades . we have a lot self work to do now not only in berlin but also between the sea as you and the c.d.u. to find common ground for exploratory talks. playing itself into one all parties involved are aware of that but most of them look like they're keeping their cool. my motto is strength lies in peace it's in the semi it for us who let there be some peace and quiet reflection first. isn't moment enough cause we are now moving quietly into a complicated situation. but that complicated situation seems to be the starting point to forming a coalition because the social democrat s.p.d. has announced they will go into opposition following their election defeat. and german voters prefer that sixty three percent support the s.p.d. go

the f.t.p.and the greens are unlikely to go along with any cap on refugees it almost seems as if the chancellor is already missing her old coalition partners in the s.p.d. here they're not really thought of chris we will begin having exploratory talks with the f.t.p. and the greens. but i would like to add also with the s.p.d. because it is important that germany form a strong stable government. after their hammering at the polls the social democrats are looking to reinvent themselves their leader martin schultz is not counting on any invitation from the chancellor. she wants to call me she can i think that since the so-called elephant round of talks yesterday she has better things to do with. others. the new parliamentary groups will come together for the first time on tuesday the power play is just getting underway. i'm joined now here by our chief political correspondent melinda greene of the different world than it was twenty four hours ago it seems like both and indeed we ushered that big t

the debate over an immigration act might become especially challenging the business friendly f.t.p. and the green party wanted the conservative c.d.u. c.s.u. parties oppose it environmental protection might be another issue the green party wants a fast brown coal face out the f.t.p. does not in fact they might become the most complicated coalition talks in decades . we have a lot self work to do now not only in berlin but also between the sea as you and the c.d.u. to find common ground for exploratory talks for years on your playing itself in the one all parties involved are aware of that but most of them look like they're keeping their cool. sides my motto is strength lies and peace it's in the semi it for us who let there be some peace and quiet reflection first. isn't woman enough cause we are now moving quietly into a complicated situation. but that complicated situation seems to be the starting point to forming a coalition because the social democrat s.p.d. has announced they will go into opposition following their election defeat. and german voters prefer that sixty three perc

with ninety four seats f.t.p. with eighty seats and the greens doing well with sixty seven. coalitions that's what it's all about well the first go at forming a government that goes to the c.d.u. and the c s u the machine isn't working what will happen though is the c.d.u. c.s.u. world have a go at forming a coalition oh it's now it starts to work where it let's just clear that and try that better so the c.d.u. has a first crack at trying to form a coalition and there you see there at the entry point the. they have majority appoint if they get in bad as it were with the s.p. day as has which is a coalition run germany for the last four years that would do very nicely also said that is not going to happen the most likely coalition partners therefore are the greens so adding their sixty seven seats and the f.t.p.'s that eighty seats would take that would be a coalition that would give the give the chancellor a working majority the greens have said that they're keen the f.d.p. have said we'll think about it ok so let's get more analysis then of the state of german politics with

the f.t.p. and the greens are unlikely to go along with any cap on refugees it almost seems as if the chancellor is already missing her old coalition partners in the s.p.d. . of greens we will begin having exploratory talks with the f.t.p. and the greens. but i would like to add also with the s.p.d. because it is important that germany form a strong stable government stuff you know a new. after them ring at the polls the social democrats are looking to reinvent themselves the last thing most members want is a rerun of the last government with the america. that she wants to call me she can i think that since the so-called elephant round of talks yesterday she has better things to do with it on thinking all others. the new parliamentary groups will come together for the first time on tuesday the powerplays just getting underway. how exactly the new german government shapes up is being watched keenly in brussels earlier remains hugely influential in the european union but some officials are concern

green for the greens and yellow for the f.t.p. in fact sarah there is so much interest in a potential to make a coalition that the only country in the world currently googling jamaica more is actually jamaica. german voters they're also analyzing the aftermath here and really you know s.p.d. voters they're not having a whole lot of fun and here's one who's addressing the party directly on twitter he says dear s.p.d. i hope you use this now for shift to the left that's where we come from and that's where we belong many other voters of course reacting to the rise of the a.f.d. tonight one here saying i've talked to my grandparents earlier who still cannot hear the word nazi without flinching and now i have to explain this and now the hash tag eighty seven percent currently trending on twitter in germany and it's being used to let the world know that most voters here did not support the a.f.d. one voter here writes we must not react to the a.f.p. with fear but with more solidarity and togetherness o.s.b. voters and yes the eighty sev

the interesting thing goes to show you which would be the third party it's likely believed to be the f.t.p. to free democratic. the so-called liberals more libertarians the liberals. i would suspect that will be the junior of the three parties in the coalition. stands a pretty good chance let's be honest of winning a fourth term as chancellor but she still has a critics you know she gets heckled from time to time of the voters not grown weary of their over what's been a fairly lengthy twelve years in office. well i think what it is. the fact is i was the teflon chancellor i mean you know she could teach so many blared a thing or two she gets away with not believing the which she says people just go along with it partly because to spin a lack of a coherent position you know mr schultz what he had to huge boost when he came in and people got to know him they thought well no we don't want that. and now for the new looks like there will be an actual opposition in parliament in the form of the a.f.p. . of course the christian democrats could still dominate a coalition but nothing's set in stone

the coastline germany to the west are you a strong team to the campaign but if the we in the f.t.p. have a new concept and the way sions is a virtue and you know my friends this will be a difficult election we are ready to take responsibility and take help shape in this country. we have more than enough parties participating in incompetent government but not the left party germany can do better. polls in germany open on september twenty fourth. what do germans want for their country. what do the different parties stand for. and which party will come out on top. d w your expert on germany's bundestag election two thousand and seventeen. germany decides german bundestag election two thousand and seventeen on d w. this is d.w. news live from berlin tonight a powerful earthquake hits mexico there are reports of fatalities and of people trapped inside buildings in the capital reports say at least five people are dead in mexico city people are said to be trapped inside the damaged buildings the country's airport and stock market have shut down will cross to the capital mexico city for the