Original: The most likely outcome of coalition talks was a so-called "grand coalition" between the Christian democrats (CDU/CSU) and the social democrats (SPD), with the three smaller parties (liberals, greens and the left) in the opposition.
Simplified: The most likely outcome of coalition talks was a so-called "grand coalition" between the conservatives (CDU/CSU) and the social democrats (SPD), with the three smaller parties (liberals, greens and the left) in the opposition.