Merkel will be a Christian-Democratic chancellor in a Social Democratic government.

Whatever direction we go in will not be justified by history any more. It's no longer about history, but about the concrete problems that we have. This has really changed.

The message of this election is that we'll have a long period of instability and a very short period for the next government, whatever it is.

There will be a different tone. The form will change but not the content.

In my opinion, this is the main cleavage in the West.