Berlin, SAEDNEWS: The German electoral authorities won't make the results of the election until Friday October 15 at the earliest. The SPD currently hold 206 seats in the Bundestag, the CDU have just 151, the Greens have 118 members and the FDP 92.
He reiterated that the CDU was ready for talks with the Greens and the liberal FDP for a possible partnership.
The conservatives sunk to a historic low of 24.1 percent in Sunday's vote, the first time they have scored below 30 percent, a touch below the SPD's 25.7 percent.
Two Green politicians have made history by becoming the first transgender women to win seats in the Bundestag, the German parliament.
Tessa Ganserer and Nyke Slawik stood for the "Grünen" party, which came third in the election and is set to play a pivotal role in the building of a new three-way coalition government.
"It is a historic victory for the Greens, but also for the trans-emancipatory movement and for the entire queer community," Ganserer, 44, told Reuters, adding that the results were a symbol of an open and tolerant society.
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