berlin chancellor angela merkel fourth term office german national election sept. 24 fracture vote bring far-right parliament mean must try work three-way coalition untested federal level new alliance would comprise merkel conservative bloc christian democratic union cdu bavarian christian social union csu along pro-business free democrats fdp environmentalist green tie-up call jamaica coalition three party color black yellow green match jamaican flag secure coalition agreement unlikely bedfellows must overcome differences range issue include immigration policy europe tax environment cdu csu reach agreement immigration policy clear whether pass muster full coalition follow remark possible coalition senior officials achieve joint result bavarian csu ally think good basis go exploratory talk fdp green friday october 20th first round exploratory talk partner party come different start position discussions lot policy areas fdp green know unusual combinations course bring opportunity find solutions things seem unsolvable need put nose grindstone see well advise perfectionists upcoming coalition negotiations rather open build trust government form act sensibly even unforeseeable crises thoroughness certainly important speed optimistic everything sort christmas four party show goodwill voters clear jamaica form need get start compromise always mean everyone need give bite coalition come must coalition agree low common denominator work govern also possibility another grand coalition merkel conservatives social democrats succeed important thing trust need build participants take time would illusory believe could conclude negotiations christmas one would understand new government pass immigration law need mix humanity order green also want secure eu external border build sensible database fingerprint must compromise nonetheless represent everyone agreement cdu csu far result exploratory talk coalition fdp green immigration issue party different ideas certain end solution cdu/csu find basis common work us next four years party expect others accept original word without change ... believe signal limit immigration humanitarian ground ultimately make way coalition agreement europe fiscal policy need shift away austerity toward common pact tax collection investments would trigger social ecological innovations red line us coalition talk mutualization debt europe creation new pot money christian democrats call preservation creation overlap lot green call sustainable approach nature misunderstand part chancellor must clear exploratory talk begin green resolutely drive ban risk due lack action ignorance transport minister alexander dobrindt germany incompetent minister jamaica tax concept include end solidarity surcharge without take money people pocket somewhere else factbox german coalition watch agree low common denominator enough green