The CDU and far-right AfD have led in polls in the run-up to the election, but the makeup of the new Bundestag is uncertain. Follow the results live as they come in
• The exit poll is expected shortly after polls close at 1800 CET/1700 GMT, with first official results within the next hour or two
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In elections to the Bundestag, or federal parliament, German voters cast two votes. The “first vote” is to elect a “direct” representative for their local constituency, much like in a British election: the candidate with the most votes wins the seat.
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