Several weeks of difficult negotiations are expected.
After the exit polls were released, but before official results were confirmed, Mr Steinbrueck conceded that it would be up to Mrs Merkel to decide how to proceed saying: "The ball is in Mrs Merkel's court. She has to get herself a majority."
The BBC's Chris Morris, at Social Democrat headquarters, said Mr Steinbrueck was putting a brave face on it but the atmosphere was subdued.
The SPD would have preferred to enter a coalition with the Green Party, but does not appear to have the votes to do so, and has ruled out a three-way alliance including the Left Party (Die Linke).
Analysts think the SPD will probably agree to a coalition with the CDU/CSU.
Turnout, projected at about 72%, was higher than at the last federal election - which had the worst on record.
据英国广播公司报道,德国官方大选统计结果显示,德国总理安格拉•默克尔领导的基督教民主联盟(CDU,简称基民盟)以42%的得票率赢得德国大选,但仍低于绝对多数。默克尔将开始历史性的第三任期,可能寻求与获得26%选票的德国社会民主党(SPD)组成大联合政府。
默克尔期待的执政伙伴自由民主党(FDP)在这次大选中惨败。根据德国公共广播联盟的民调,自民党仅获得4.7%的选票,若此调查结果属实,自由民主党将无缘联邦议员席位。该党主席菲利普•勒斯勒尔说,这是“自民党成立以来最痛苦的时刻”。
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