Result at 18.12 German time

The three major parties have lost votes. Major gains for the AfD. Big increase in the FDP vote. And good too for the Greens.

But the AfD vote worrying and perplexing.

One of their leaders has just said time for Germans to take back Germany.

The SPD will most likely not form part of the new government.

It will probably be a CDU/CSU, FDP, Green coalition.