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Steinmeier's first term began in early 2017. On 12 February 2017, the Federal Assembly elected Steinmeier as the 12th Federal President of Germany with about 75 percent of votes cast. Previously, the SPD politician had been Germany's Foreign Minister in the government of CDU/CSU and SPD headed by Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU).
Although the president is the head of state the real power is held by the chancellor and therefore people are much more interested in him (or her). In the Republic of Weimar the President of Germany had a lot more power. He was head of the military and could bypass the parliament in case of emergency.
Who elects the President of the Federal Republic of Germany? The Federal President is not elected directly by the German people but by the Federal Assembly . It meets solely for this purpose every five years, unless a Federal President ends his or her term of office prematurely – but this has only happened twice since 1949.
Incumbent Steinmeier is now standing for re-election. Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been Germany's Federal President since 2017. On 13 February he will stand for re-election by the Federal Assembly, which only meets to elect Germany's head of state. We explain the composition of this assembly and how the election will take place.
From Federal Chancellor Scholz to Federal President Steinmeier: New and familiar faces at Germany’s helm. The world’s eyes are on Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whom the Bundestag elected to lead a governing coalition of the SPD, Greens and FDP. As president, however, Frank-Walter Steinmeier will remain Germany’s highest-ranking ...
Germany and India come closer together. Numerous agreements were reached during the government consultations between the two countries. German Chancellor Scholz appeals for skilled workers. The latest political, economic, cultural and social news from Germany.
65 partner countries work with Germany in the area of development cooperation. 2.23 billion euros is the sum that Germany is making available for humanitarian assistance in 2024. 394 million euros is Germany’s contribution to the UN budget in 2024. ˃ 30 countries around the world have energy partnerships with Germany.
As in most other parliamentary republics, the President of Germany is little more than a figurehead. However, he/she is the head of state, and is the symbol of the country and its sovereignty, and do serve as the "final guard" of the constitutional order. Per the Basic Law of Germany, the president's real (i.e., non-ceremonial) powers include:
The Bundespräsident (president) has no head of government power but a representing role. Of course he is member of a party but he has to stay unpartisan in his job which is nominating the chancellor at the beginning of this legislation, representing Germany abroad and give advice to the government.
The Green politician was Deputy Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany’s most northerly state, from 2012 to 2017. He became Federal Chair of the Alliance 90/The Greens in 2018. Among other things, he is tasked with making progress towards the new government’s ambitious climate protection goals.