Angela Merkel 's CDU are favorites to win the election . But they will need a coalition partner to rule . `` This election seems kind of lame , '' one young summed it up when I asked him near Berlin 's technical university . The SPD is not likely to join them, and neither does Merkel's own Christian Democratic Union (CDU). But the current partner , the Social Democrats , may be the end result .
Angela Merkel 's CDU are favorites to win the election . But they will need a coalition partner to rule . The SPD is not likely to join them, and neither does Merkel's own Christian Democratic Union (CDU). But the current partner , the Social Democrats , may be the end result .