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
numbers, as you say. and if these numbers are coloured, numbers, as you say. and if these numbers are coloured, what - numbers, as you say. and if these numbers are coloured, what is i numbers, as you say. and if these i numbers are coloured, what is really awkward as there are no two parties that can make it to 50%, apart from the two big parties, who perhaps don t want to work with each other. it gives the greens and the ftp out huge amounts of leverage both of the big parties. huge amounts of leverage both of the bi arties. , ., ., huge amounts of leverage both of the bi arties. ., ., , big parties. they also have lovers, but also, big parties. they also have lovers, but also. they big parties. they also have lovers, but also, they need big parties. they also have lovers, but also, they need to big parties. they also have lovers, but also, they need to commit i big parties. they also have lovers, j but also, they need to commit one party may prefer going with the cdu, the ot
the csu, cdu and the greens. these have been pulling top which raises questions about the strength of any opposition to this coalition. the next is the traffic lights coalition. you have read social democrats, the yellow of free market liberals the ftp but this time the greens as well. they have a lot of common ground but differences on social policy and taxes. they will have to get over that if they want to form a governing coalition. those are a mac options and believe me, but this is why even when we have the results it is just the start of the results it is just the start of the process. negotiations began and it is only when the coalition is formed that we know who will replace angela merkel. so those are some of the coalition possibilities but there are other style and we know which will become more likely and
the exit polls came out to joy and jubilation here among agreement members. it was really overwhelming. people are really happy because his exit polls, if they are finer results, are really good news for the greens. as we were saying, they could go either way, with the sdp, the cdu, left or right. what they need to do is get into government, the foreign ministry, maybe even the finance ministry. this means you have a realistic chance of doing that. there literally likely now. the green mps and parliament is a huge rise. this would be 15%, that would be a record result for the greens in parliament, because it would mean they could get into parliament as a general partner,