berlin weaken bad result party since 1949 face fractious political landscape home germany angela merkel could force rein plan re-shape europe together france emmanuel macron merkel conservatives garner support party german election sunday projections show ensure return fourth term chancellor party appear track poor performance since first german election world war two path power may unwieldy untested three-way coalition ecologist green liberal free democrats fdp fierce critics macron ideas europe next four years merkel also cope confrontational opposition force alternative germany afd eurosceptic anti-immigration party ride wave public anger decision open germany border hundreds thousands migrants 2015. afd track win 13 percent poll predict become first far-right party enter german parliament since 1950s new world merkel grow accustom cozy coalitions toothless bundestag opposition 12 years power mind reform euro zone single important foreign policy issue new government front say thomas kleine-brockhoff run berlin office german marshall fund predict so-called jamaica coalition merkel conservatives fdp green whose combine party color black yellow green like jamaican national flag would struggle deliver whereas green say sunday night strong europe priority party fdp averse step integrate policies european level would party party yes incrementalist chancellor ideal condition franco-german grand bargain say macron run french presidency pledge relaunch europe tandem germany years economic financial crisis new shock deal britain vote last year leave bloc due flesh ideas speech sorbonne university paris tuesday macron call finance minister budget single currency bloc ideas merkel tentatively support even though scepticism party run high fdp partner afd push back loudly parliament prospect sell deep european integration new coalition wide public look far challenge election program fdp call phase europe esm bailout fund change eu treaties would allow countries leave euro zone young leader christian lindner openly call greece return drachma campaign europe fdp far afd issue ideas implement would plunge back euro zone crisis franziska brantner green lawmaker tell reuters fdp would difficult ally merkel coalition afd strong performance could push bavarian sister party christian social union csu already thorn side refugee crisis right ahead election next year home state win back voters flee afd could become one main priorities merkel conservative bloc come four years would mean tough stances migration europe even election officials close merkel play urgency reform euro zone describe efforts secure europe border agree fair distribution refugees across bloc high priorities second refugee crisis would devastate europe second euro zone crisis senior german official tell reuters last month officials point strengthen european economy suggest macron elect despite rather grand plan euro zone bertelsmann foundation survey last year show 41 percent french believe europe need political economic integration 10 point eu average survey also show germans french skeptical toward macron ideas european finance minister dedicate euro zone budget 31 percent french 39 percent germans think euro zone budget use support economically weak state macron suggest german vote could doom merkel-macron deal europe