Brussels, 19/09/2005 (Agence Europe) - The early legislative elections held in Germany on Sunday have left an overwhelming feeling of political uncertainty as neither the outgoing SPD/Greens coalition of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, nor the CDU/CSU/FDP coalition envisaged by Angela Merkel have a sufficient majority to form a government. According to the first results (the final results will not be published until after the vote in the Dresde constituency, postponed till 2 October), the CDU/CSU will have 225 seats at the new Bundestag (35.2% of votes, down 3.3% compared to 2002) compared to 222 seats for the SPD which won 34.3% (-4.2% compared to 2002). The Liberals of the FDP are up 2.4% compared to 2002 to reach 9.8% followed by the Left (8.7%) and the Greens under Joschka Fischer (8.1%). The hypothesis of a major coalition between the SPD and CDU/CSU is therefore reinforced but it is made considerably more complicated by the fact that Mr Schröder and Ms Merkel both call for the right to lead such a government. Faced with the risk of seeing Germany caught in an extended political deadlock, the president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, urged on Monday for a stable German government to be rapidly formed so that work on European issues will not be impeded, in particular work on seeking an agreement on the EU financial perspectives (2007-2013). “I think as president of the European Commission, I have a duty on behalf of the European institutions to urge German political leaders to come as soon as possible to a solution [in coalition consultations] that is stable for Europe”, Mr Barroso said.