"Wasn't Unexpected": German Envoy To NDTV As Angela Merkel's Party Loses In Polls

In Germany, Social Democrats SPD have emerged as the strongest party with 25.7 per cent of the vote, according to preliminary results with Angela Merkel's conservative bloc CDU not far behind with 24.1 per cent. While tough talks lie ahead in the race to replace Angela Merkel, NDTV's Parmeshwar Bawa spoke with the German Ambassador, Walter J Lindner, on the rise of the social democrats in Germany, the Green party's best results so far, the impact the new government could have on Germany-India relations, tech transfers between our countries and much more.