Friedrich Merz's conservatives are set to begin work on forming a coalition after winning Germany's election.
He's ruled out working with the AfD party which came in second, but is considered far right by Merz's Christian Democrats and other mainstream parties.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats came third after the weekend vote.
Berlin-based political correspondent Thomas Sparrow says German politics is in flux.
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He's ruled out working with the AfD party which came in second, but is considered far right by Merz's Christian Democrats and other mainstream parties.
Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats came third after the weekend vote.
Berlin-based political correspondent Thomas Sparrow says German politics is in flux.
IN: 'Since the...
OUT: ...govern with.'
DUR: 20 seconds
http://www.fsnradionews.com/feeds/0224germany-sparrow1.mp3