a possibility it's something that germany has never had before i think that chancellor merkel will first explore the option of getting the social democrats to a negotiating table and of course the social democrats will have quite a strong negotiating position. if she does offer them coalition talks i think we're going to have to visit that option first before we come to my minority government i'm pretty sure that chancellor merkel won't want to rule with a minority government ray davies christopher spring gate exploring all the possibilities with us here in studio thank you very much christopher you're welcome . and we'll of course to keep you updated on the top stories and as the latest details to come into us for now though we'll move on to some other news as zimbabwe's in battled president robert mugabe has defied expectations by not resigning in a widely anticipated speech to the nation on sunday mugabe stressed that he was still in power despite mounting pressure to step down now he has missed