Germany voted.
Now it is up to the decision-makers in the parties to form a government coalition.
The FDP has a special role to play in this.
All developments in the ticker.
The SPD emerged victorious from the Bundestag election (25.7 percent);
Union (24.1 percent), Greens (14.8 percent) and FDP (11.5 percent) follow.
Forming a government could take a long time.
The FDP can take on the role of "kingmaker".
SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz wants a traffic light coalition
(see update from September 27, 10.16 a.m.)
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This coalition news ticker is continuously updated.
Update from September 27th, 11:38 am
: Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet held talks with FDP leader Christian Lindner after the election "into the night".
Today he plans to do the same with the Greens boss Annalena Baerbock.
That was reported by Paul Ronzheimer this lunchtime in “Bild live”.
"So he wants to form his own coalition," was the conclusion of a picture colleague in the studio.
Alliances after the federal election: Scholz has “traffic light” as a clear goal under his leadership
Update from September 27th, 10:16 am
: The Union had received the message from the citizens, "They should now go into the opposition". The SPD chancellor candidate Olaf Scholz said according to dpa on Monday in his party headquarters in Berlin. He was referring to the ambitions of Union Chancellor candidate Armin Laschet to form a government under his leadership despite his defeat.
Scholz is clearly heading for a traffic light coalition with him as Federal Chancellor.
With a view to the talks now planned by the SPD with the Greens and the FDP, he said: “Now we need pragmatism and leadership skills”.
He sees “enough overlaps” to bring about a common alliance.
Scholz named three focal points for this: more respect in society, the industrial modernization of the country and stopping man-made climate change.
Possible coalitions: Walter-Borjans sees difficulties in talks with the FDP
Update from September 27, 9:13 a.m
.: The FDP as the fourth strongest force now plays a key role.
“Jamaica” (an alliance with the Union and the Greens) would probably be good, a “traffic light” (with the SPD and the Greens) probably not
(see initial report)
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The SPD is also critical of the latter, as SPD boss Norbert Walter-Borjans has now confirmed in the ARD “Morgenmagazin”.
Conversations would be difficult.
He himself thinks it is possible, but not under “maximum requirement conditions”. “We'd have to talk about it: What are actually common goals?
Can we talk about it? ”Said Walter-Borjans ..
A traffic light coalition?
SPD boss criticizes FDP economic program
He is particularly critical of the liberals' economic program.
"If you look at the FDP program, you have to say: It doesn't have to be corrected by coalition partners, it would correct itself," said the SPD leader.
“You want to forego 90 billion in income, but invest more;
keep the black zero;
Relieving taxes for the highest wealthy - that will not work on its own, "continued Walter-Borjans.
The SPD is nevertheless aware that compromises also have to be made.
Coalitions after the federal election: First alternative already gone - Scholz has to fear despite victory
First report from September 27th
: Berlin - The polling stations are closed, the votes are counted, the provisional result announced by the Federal Returning Officer.
One thing is certain: the SPD won the general election with 25.7 percent of the second vote, while the Union achieved the worst result in its history with a share of 24.1 percent.
It is unlikely that the two government factions will again form a “grand coalition” over the past four years.
It is therefore all the more important to look at the remaining parties that are celebrating their entry into the Bundestag.
Forming a government may take time.
There are first attempts at rapprochement between the Greens and the FDP.
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Christian Lindner (FDP) got a double-digit election result - government participation is likely
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Bundestag election: Greens and FDP announce first talks
The FDP can play a decisive role in forming a coalition.
With 11.5 percent of the second vote, the Liberals are the fourth strongest force in the Bundestag, and participation in the government cannot be ruled out.
The domestic political spokesman for the FDP parliamentary group, Konstantin Kuhle, considers preliminary coalition talks with the Greens to be a good idea.
"We see that yesterday a new chapter began for the party system in Germany: The Greens and the FDP together achieve more percent than the Union and the SPD," said the FDP politician in the ARD "Morgenmagazin".
Although there are “fundamental differences” between the FDP and the Greens, respect for one another has grown in the last legislative period.
Bundestag election: "Jamaica Alliance" preferred by FPD, critical words about "traffic lights"
There are also positive signals from the Greens.
"It will first be spoken in a very small circle between the FDP and the Greens," said the Greens parliamentary group leader Anton Hofreiter in the ARD "Morgenmagazin".
"There you will see: What are the similarities, but what does the other side need so that it can work." Especially in climate and financial policy, the ideas of the FDP and the Greens diverge widely.
In a “Jamaica alliance” between the Union, the Greens and the FDP, however, the parties would have to come to terms with one another.
The domestic political spokesman for the FDP parliamentary group, Konstantin Kuhle, is critical of a so-called “traffic light” from the SPD, Greens and FDP.
“Jamaica is more likely with yesterday than in the three weeks before,” said Kuhle after the election in the ARD “Morgenmagazin”.
It had previously become apparent that the SPD would be “very clearly ahead”, but with the current performance of the CDU, the two parties would be close, said the FDP politician.
Coalition after the federal election: “Jamaica” will burst in 2017 - and 2021?
It is now "a very good idea" that the Greens and the FDP get together first to consider what form of modernization is possible in Germany.
In 2017, FDP leader Christian Lindner broke negotiations on a “Jamaica” coalition.
At that time, the liberals saw their demands being ignored.
The next days and weeks will show whether 2017 will repeat itself.
A red-green-red government is now not possible.
The performance of the Greens and the Left is too bad.
A GroKo from the SPD / Union would be possible again - but is considered unlikely.