GERMAN ELECTION: According to exit polls, 25% of voters aged 18-24 voted for the far-left Die Linke.

GERMAN ELECTION: According to exit polls, 25% of voters aged 18-24 voted for the far-left Die Linke (The Left), a figure which rises to 27% among first-time voters, while 21% voted for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

A further 6% appear to have voted for the new left-wing populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), which formed out of the Left Party last year.