Merkel: Here's when Germany's new government will be established

Angela Merkel will not be able to form Germany's next government alone. It needs to form a coalition with other German parties. Merkel expressed disappointment at the result her party, the CDU, received. But she expressed confidence that by Christmas she could introduce a stable German government.

I'm generally confident. And besides: for many years I have the motto, which in calm lies the force, Merkel said, during the television debate with other parties.

The future ruling coalition could consist of three parties: CDU/ CSU, FDP and Green. But, anyway, such a coalition is considered difficult because of differences between CSU and ecologists. Windows.net