On February 13, Germany will hold presidential elections, in which 1,472 voters will take part.
The President of Germany is elected at the Federal Assembly, which, as a rule, takes place every five years. Deputies of the Bundestag (now there are 736 of them) and the same number of representatives of 16 federal states take part in it. Thus, 1472 people will participate in the 17th Federal Assembly, which will be held on February 13th.
How many people travel from each federal state depends on the population of that federal state. The state legislatures select the future electors of the President in accordance with the principles of proportional representation. The chance is often given to members of parliament, as well as local politicians and famous people. Celebrities in the 17th Federal Assembly will include virologist Christian Drosten, national football player Leon Goretzka and pianist Igor Levit. Former chancellor Angela Merkel will also run for president this year.
Usually the elections take place in the plenary hall of the Reichstag, but due to the pandemic, the elections will take place in the Paul-Löbe-Haus government building, as there is more space. The entire voting process is expected to take about two hours.
As a rule, the person who receives the votes of the majority of the members of the Federal Assembly – this time at least 737 votes is chosen for the position of the President of the country. . As a rule, the chosen one does this immediately after the announcement of the results, and then makes a speech. Later, the newly elected federal president takes the oath before the members of the Bundestag and the Bundesrat and takes office.
Any citizen of Germany who has reached the age of 40 and has the right to vote can become the President of Germany. The President is elected for a five-year term and can only be re-elected once. The current President of Germany is Frank-Walter Steinmeier. And he’s running for a second term. No one in Germany doubts that it is for him on Sunday, February 13, that the majority of members of the Federal Assembly will vote.
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