Federal President of Germany | Frank-Walter Steinmeier At an unusually early stage, in May 2021, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced that he wished to remain Germany's head of state for another five years "I would like to stand for election for a second term as Germany's Federal President," Steinmeier said four months before the German parliamentary elections at the end of September
At Germany’s helm: Chancellor and president - deutschland. de 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 representative An overview of the changes at Germany’s helm
Federal President of Germany | Frank-Walter Steinmeier new elections . . . 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
Angela Merkel governs Germany | 16 years as chancellor The first female chancellor picture-alliance dpa dpaweb The first election victory – in 2005 the Bundestag elected Angela Merkel to be the first female chancellor in Germany’s history She was sworn into office by Bundestag President Norbert Lammert on 22 November She led an alliance of the CDU CSU and SPD parties, traditionally known in Germany as a “grand coalition” picture
Facts about Germany - deutschland. de Who governs in Germany? The federal president is the head of state, an office that has been held by Frank-Walter Steinmeier since 2017 The Federal Government has been led by Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz since May 2025 Laws are adopted by the Bundestag, while the Bundesrat represents the federal states What are Germany’s federal states?
The New German President - deutschland. de Germany has a new head of state The Federal Convention has elected former Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier as German President
What is the difference between the Chancellor and the President of Germany? 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