berlin chancellor angela merkel fourth term office sunday build uneasy coalition form german government conservatives haemorrhaged support face surge far-right alternative germany afd follow highlight comment reactions centre-right cdu/csu bloc angela merkel cdu party leader tell supporters berlin course hop slightly good result forget complete extraordinarily challenge legislative period happy reach strategic goals election campaign merkel say strong party mandate build next government coalition government build us merkel add speak television debate main party top candidates merkel say numerically still two ways form coalition numerically spd cdu/csu enough question responsibility everyone theory practical question ... hear spd available talk talk tomorrow sleep hold talk ... intend germany stable government merkel add horst seehofer csu leader bavarian prime minister tell broadcaster ard vacuum right side need close best way policies ensure germany remain germany immigration security question control seehofer tell broadcaster zdf christian democrats get together explore whether government possible owe country ... want coalition afd leave party democratic force least speak explore achieve next years csu enter false compromise would cement division country alexander dobrindt senior csu member say believe everyone government bitter election night think early draw conclusions like spd thomas de maiziere senior cdu member interior minister say responsibility country say six weeks need new elections manage form coalition ... would bad signal leave afd would end get even vote would right volker kauder parliamentary floor leader merkel conservatives tell ard television party reach goal win election mandate lead next government kauder say centre-left social democrats spd martin schulz spd party leader chancellor candidate tell supporters berlin election bitter day germany social democrats add especially depress us strength afd first time bring right-wing party german parliament strong position turn point fact take million refugees country still divide country act humanity charity others menace strange fill fear manage persuade voters germany strong enough leave anyone behind schulz say schulz tell zdf broadcaster extreme right-wing party lead opposition germany therefore ... go opposition add role quite clear opposition party schulz tell ard broadcaster full back party leadership lead renew party ... aim parliamentary floor leadership fully concentrate renewal party manuela schwesig spd deputy party leader tell zdf broadcaster really bad result spd heavy defeat ... us grand coalition end today us clear go opposition demand voters thomas oppermann spd parliamentary floor leader tell ard broadcaster must course accept voters choice afd party parliament ... say clearly racist tone parliament object clearly oppermann tell broadcaster ard ask whether schulz would remain party head martin schulz start renewal process spd party meet march continue renewal win together lose together pro-business free democrats fdp christian lindner fdp party leader tell zdf television want reverse trend country become apparent talk goals achieve course available coalition would task go opposition lindner add stability party take responsibility push coalition spd make unilateral retreat opposition wolfgang kubicki fdp deputy party leader tell broadcaster ard force green us coalition spd bow cem ozdemir top election candidate green say party would take part anti-european populism possible coalition conservatives fdp tell broadcaster zdf climate change social justice policies requirements green form government katrin goering-eckardt top candidate green say job voters vote us party represent unite europe ecological party stand environmental protection climate pact paris push implement stand fairness ... see cooperation far-right alternative germany afd alexander gauland top afd election candidate say government whatever look like get ready tough time chase take back country people joerg meuthen afd party co-leader say happen country gradual dissolution nation let us talk democratic discourse accept people different opinion far-left leave party sahra wagenknecht top election candidate leave blame govern party merkel conservatives spd success anti-immigration afd add party score second-best election result hope spd stick decision go opposition wagenknecht add also hope decision realize need social democratic party social democratic policies want afd keep get strong thomas gitzel vp bank chief economist say real shocker today spd want go opposition remain option jamaica coalition cdu fdp green three-party alliances difficult form often unstable holger schmieding berenberg bank chief economist consequences germany economic policies nearly zero position three party possible jamaica coalition far apart schmieding add fdp take finance ministry fdp finance minister would differ significantly schaeuble position europe think major change regard berlin stance europe highlight reactions german national election