democrats, they have a good chance of getting democrats, they have a good chance of getting into democrats, they have a good chance of getting into government - democrats, they have a good chance of getting into government as - democrats, they have a good chance of getting into government as a i of getting into government as a junior of getting into government as a junior partner of getting into government as a junior partner so of getting into government as a junior partner so that of getting into government as a junior partner so that has - of getting into government as a junior partner so that has beenl junior partner so that has been their junior partner so that has been their pitch junior partner so that has been their pitch for junior partner so that has been their pitch for a junior partner so that has been their pitch for a while. - junior partner so that has been their pitch for a while. they i junior partner so that has been. their pitch for a while. they hav
which will become more likely and which will become more likely and which will fade away as soon as we see how the election result is going. 1st from the global public policy institute and timo young who runs a youtube channel explaining german politics. we are getting really close to the exit poll. when it comes out, what are you looking for? ist it comes out, what are you looking for? , ., ., ., it comes out, what are you looking for? ., ., ., , it comes out, what are you looking for? ., . ., ,., it comes out, what are you looking for? ., ., ., ,., ., for? 1st of all, who comes out on to -. it is for? 1st of all, who comes out on top. it is trivial for? 1st of all, who comes out on top. it is trivial but for? 1st of all, who comes out on top. it is trivial but it for? 1st of all, who comes out on top. it is trivial but it will - top. it is trivial but it will determine who is the strongest claim to form determine who is the strongest claim to form a determine who is the
have the free market liberals on 80, the left, die linke, has 69, and the greens have 67. it gives you an idea that if the greens to continue as the polling suggests, it would be a significant shift to establish himself very much as today major party of german politics. let s bring an hour corresponded at the headquarters of the spd. i m guessing things are getting pretty nervy. guessing things are getting pretty ne . , . ., , ., guessing things are getting pretty ne . , . . , ., , nervy. they certainly are, but in the last minute nervy. they certainly are, but in the last minute or nervy. they certainly are, but in the last minute or so, nervy. they certainly are, but in the last minute or so, some - nervy. they certainly are, but in i the last minute or so, some huge cheers have erupted from this place. we have come outside to show you the beer garden they have set up, this being germany, of course. they are getting information through, you can see people looking at the church
angela merkel has not given her last orders yet. let s speak to bbc correspondence at the headquarters of the three biggest parties if you look at the polls. our europe editor katya adler is with the social democrats, are barrelling correspondences with the cdu, angela merkel s party and damien mcguinness with the greens. it has been a remarkable campaign for the spd, down on the 3rd of a couple of months ago and now setting top. what have you made of the pitch they are making to voters? we top. what have you made of the pitch they are making to voters? they are making to voters? we know that germany they are making to voters? we know that germany is they are making to voters? we know that germany is a they are making to voters? we know that germany is a country they are making to voters? we know that germany is a country hungry - they are making to voters? we know that germany is a country hungry fori that germany is a country hungry for stability so even though it may not be
times campaign in order to appear several times at campaign in order to appear several times at the sight of armin laschet, the party times at the sight of armin laschet, the party candidate, to try to prop them the party candidate, to try to prop them up the party candidate, to try to prop them up and the clawback some of those them up and the clawback some of those points in the opinion polls. it appears those points in the opinion polls. it appears to have worked but my goodness it appears to have worked but my goodness this is looking like such a ti-ht goodness this is looking like such a tight race goodness this is looking like such a tight race and it is not where the cdu wanted to be expected to be. perhaps cdu wanted to be expected to be. perhaps there was a hint of complacency and this party had a real struggle settling on its candidate for the election. that probably candidate for the election. that probably has not helped, an undignified scramble with the p