Question : Who was reelected as German president to a second five-year term Sunday(13 February 2022) by a special assembly of lawmakers and state-nominated delegates ?
a. Frank-Walter Steinmeier
b. Joachim Gauck
c. Christian Wulff
d. Horst Kohler
Ans. a.
Related facts —
- Frank-Walter Steinmeier was reelected as German president to a second five-year term Sunday(13 February 2022) by a special assembly of lawmakers and state-nominated delegates.
- Prior to his first election as president in 2017, Steinmeier was served twice as FM(Finance Minister) under Angela, and also as her vice chancellor from 2007 to 2009.
- The president of Germany, officially the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of state of Germany.
- It is largely symbolic, but its holder is nonetheless the country’s highest authority.
- Current assembly casting votes included former German Chancellor Angela Merkel and BioNTech co-founder Ozlem Tureci.
Link:
https://www.politico.eu/article/frank-walter-steinmeier-german-president-election/