Steinmeier re-elected as German President by a large majority – Germany

Berlin – Frank-Walter Steinmeier remains German President. The Federal Assembly confirmed the 66-year-old in office on Sunday with a large majority in the first ballot. Steinmeier, who was nominated by the traffic light parties SPD, Greens and FDP and by the CDU/CSU opposition, received around 73 percent approval. He received 1,045 out of 1,425 valid votes and accepted the election immediately after the announcement of the result. Twelve votes were invalid.