BBC: Voters decide who will take charge after Merkel
Polls close in 7 hours. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58690645
This unpredictable election looked over until Mrs Merkel entered the fray, her career at the top of German politics now weeks from coming to an end.
"It really matters who's in power," she warned voters repeatedly in the 48 hours before the vote. Her message was that Germany needed stability and its youth needed a future - and Armin Laschet was the man to provide it.