A special parliamentary assembly meeting to elect Germany’s president for the next five years. Incumbent Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has been endorsed by most mainstream political parties, is seeking a second term as the largely ceremonial head of state.
ABC News’ Ines de La Cuetara reports from Munich after a strict mandate was put in effect, banning unvaccinated people from bars, restaurants and other places.BERLIN -- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier was re-elected for a second term of five years by a special parliamentary assembly on Sunday.for the largely ceremonial head of state.
The president was elected with a big majority by a special assembly made up of the members of parliament’s lower house and representatives of Germany’s 16 states. "My responsibility is for all the people who live in our country. Non-partisan, yes — but I am not neutral when it comes to the cause of democracy. Whoever fights for democracy will have me on his side.
Germany’s president has little executive power but is considered an important moral authority. After a messy parliamentary election result in 2017, Steinmeier helped prod politicians to form a new coalition government rather than holding out for a new vote.
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