Bavaria vote kicks off German poll
Bavarians are casting their ballots in state elections - one week before the German national vote.
Polls opened at 8:00 local time (06:00 GMT), with preliminary results due to be announced shortly after 18:00.
Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative allies, the Christian Social Union (CSU), are tipped to prevail.
Emily Thomas reports.
15 Sep 2013
- From the section Europe