Exit poll results will appear shortly after the polling stations are closed at 4 p.m. GMT (6 p.m. local time). Because of the coronavirus pandemic, voters need to have a medical mask in addition to an identity card.
Following the elections to the Bundestag, a new German government will be formed with a new chancellor at the head.
Public opinion polls do not expect any party to gain more than 30%. However, the Social Democratic Party of Germany may have better chance than other parties, the polls said.