2017 German presidential election
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2017-german-presidential-election-219-1801976
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2017 German presidential election
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An indirect presidential election was held on 12 February 2017 to elect the 12th President of Germany. Incumbent President Joachim Gauck announced on 6 June 2016 that he would not stand for re-election, citing his advancing age. The President is elected by the Federal Convention, an electoral body that consists of all members of the current Bundestag and an equal number of electors, who are elected by the sixteen state parliaments. Frank-Walter Steinmeier of the Social Democratic Party was chose
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_German_presidential_election
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2016-11-10T23:26:03Z
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2024-09-13T16:13:38Z
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