German election: exit polls due shortly, far-right party expected to do well
|At 6pm German time, with all German election polls closed, we will get the first exit polls with an estimate of seat projections.
Predictions seem to point towards a rise of Germany's far-right party, the Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) -, expected to win seats in the Bundestag for the first time in 50 years.
According to the Independent UK: "Surveys show the populist Alternative fur Deutschland (AfD) party comfortably taking third place in the election, with a noticeable upward trend continuing into the last week of the campaign. Angela Merkel is expected to be easily returned as Chancellor for the third election straight with a predicted 34 per cent over the vote, with her main rivals – and current grand coalition partners – the centre-left SPD set to poll a dismal 21 per cent."
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