We are interested in content. We are not interested just in governing, we are interested in politics.

A three-way alliance means the FDP would have to broadly reinvent itself. Opposition continues to be an option for us.

That would be a blatant infringement on the German 'no' to the Iraq war. Not the least bit of doubt should remain.

We want to hold exploratory talks, but these are not coalition negotiations.

The grand coalition of those who lost the election will make many people in this country losers as well.

We're fighting until 1759 [1559 GMT] on Sunday.