Chancellor Angela Merkel is making clear that she doesn't want a new German election as the country's politicians struggle to form a new government, Politico reported.

Talks between Merkel's conservative bloc and two smaller parties on a previously untried coalition collapsed last weekend. Merkel's partners in the outgoing government, the center-left Social Democrats, initially refused to consider a repeat but said Friday they're open to holding talks.

If Merkel can't put together a coalition the only options would be a minority government or a new election, months after the September 24 vote.

“The people have voted. And I absolutely do not favor, if we can’t do anything with the result, asking people to vote again,” Merkel said at a Christian Democrats (CDU) party conference in Kühlungsborn in Northern Germany.