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An indirect presidential election (officially the 13th Federal Convention) was held in Germany on 23 May 2009. The president of Germany is elected by the Federal Convention, which is made up of the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments.
The court allowed three years for these changes, so the 2009 federal election was not affected. [2] The Bundestag is elected using mixed-member proportional representation. Each voter has two votes, a first vote for the election of a constituency candidate (by method of first-past-the-post [3]), and a second vote for the election of a state ...
The federal election was the final and most important election in what is called a Superwahljahr (super election year) in Germany. In addition to the election of a new Bundestag, also scheduled for 2009 were the election to the European Parliament on 7 June, seven local elections on the same day, five state elections and an additional local ...
Elections in Germany include elections to the Bundestag (Germany's federal parliament), the Landtags of the various states, and local elections.. Several articles in several parts of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany govern elections and establish constitutional requirements such as the secret ballot, and the requirement that all elections be conducted in a free and fair manner.
Pages in category "2009 elections in Germany" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... 2009 German presidential election; H. 2009 Hessian ...
27 September – 2009 German federal election takes place. Angela Merkel wins reelection as chancellor. 27 September – 2009 Schleswig-Holstein state election and 2009 Brandenburg state election take place. 28 October – German bishop Margot Käßmann becomes first elected woman as leader of Evangelical Church in Germany. 28 October – The ...
0–9. 1919 German presidential election; 1925 German presidential election; 1932 German presidential election; 1949 West German presidential election
This electoral calendar 2009 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2009 in the de jure and de facto sovereign states and their dependent territories. Referendums are included, although they are not elections.