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The most ambitious would be a Kenya Coalition, which would assemble a comfortable 414 seats but could struggle with governance due to varied party priorities. Historical precedents indicate that aligning such a coalition often leads to deadlock.
Among these scenarios, the Union-SPD coalition seems the most likely outcome given current public sentiment.
The Next Chancellor: Friedrich Merz?
Typically, the party that wins the most seats forms the government and nominates its leader as Chancellor. If the Union succeeds in forming a coalition, Friedrich Merz stands poised to take on this vital role.