"I expect the parties to make the formation of a new government possible in the foreseeable future," Steinmeier said in a televised statement from Berlin. "The parties had a responsibility that "cannot be simply given back to the voters."
Steinmeier said he would be holding talks with various leaders of the political parties in an attempt to broker an agreement.
Another possibility for Merkel is to form a grand coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD). However, the social democrats reiterated their stance to head into the opposition in Bundestag.
"We are not available for a grand coalition," said SPD chairman and defeated chancellor candidate Martin Schulz in Berlin on Monday.
Prof. Oskar Niedermayer from Free University of Berlin told the ARD "Tagesschau" that Merkel will stand in the Bundestag for election as Chancellor and the Federal President then dissolves parliament.
The situation did not mean an end of Merkel's career, as there is no one who could easily replace her in CDU. However, in new elections, the election campaign would be much harder than the past, said Niedermayer.
The German public is in favor of a new election too, according to a quick survey.
The Forsa poll on Sunday showed that 45 percent of all eligible voters spoke for renewed elections as a way out of the current crisis. 27 percent of respondents would like to have a grand coalition and 24 percent a minority government.
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