Published: Sep 27, 2021, 20:40 IST | Updated: Sep 27, 2021, 20:40 IST
After the cards were dealt, Germany's fraught election night had apparently left two options on the table: Either center-left Social Democrat (SPD) Olaf Scholz will preside over a coalition with the Green Party and the pro-free market Free Democrats (FDP), or center-right Christian Democrat (CDU) Armin Laschet will get the chance to do so. Watch this report for more details.