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.