[Lessismore]

Now Merkel has to go horse trading.

She has the FPD to her right, and to the left is the SPD, Schroeder's party. So most likely she abandons the FPD and tries to do a deal with Schroeder?

[Lessismore]

Sorry, FPD should have been FDP. Too many TLAs.

[Dane]

She has the FPD to her right, and to the left is the SPD, Schroeder's party. So most likely she abandons the FPD and tries to do a deal with Schroeder?

Like I said before, I am not knowledgable on the inner machinations of German politics, but there is an old American political saying, that Merkal is in a pickle, given these election results.

Is it possible she could peel away some SPD'ers.