Analysis: Exit poll may appear decisive - but path to coalition is not clear yet By Siobhan Robbins, Europe correspondent Initial exit polls appear to confirm what we have known for weeks: that the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian sister party the Christian Social Union (CSU) have got the most votes in the federal election, with Friedrich Merz most likely to be the next chancellor. While this result isn't a surprise, it doesn't mean the path to power will be easy. First off, the CDU-CSU don't have a majority so they need to try to build a coalition....