President of Germany
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The president of Germany, officially titled the federal president of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of state of Germany. The current officeholder is Frank-Walter Steinmeier who was elect
2025 05 28 Event, Politik Besuch des Präsidenten der Ukraine Wolodymyr Selenskyj beim deutschen Bundespräsidenten Frank Walter Steinmeier STP 5822
Bellevue Palace, Berlin (primary seat)
Hammerschmidt Villa, Bonn (secondary seat)
Former president Joachim Gauck and his partner Daniela Schadt
Chancellor of Germany
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The chancellor of Germany, officially the federal chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, is the head of government of Germany. The chancellor is elected by the Bundestag on the proposal of the
President of Germany
…five-year-term, which began on 19 March 2022. Under the 1949 constitution (Basic Law) Germany has a parliamentary system of government in which the chancellor (similar to a prime minister or minister-president in other parliamentary democracies) is the head of government. The president has a ceremonial role…
2024 08 21 Friedrich Merz in Erfurt 2024 STP 3041 by Stepro
Former Governing Mayor of Berlin, then Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) Chancellor Willy Brandt (served 1969–1974), speaking at his Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) meeting in Dortmund (1983)
The cabinet bench in the Reichstag building (to the left of the flag) with the raised seat of the chancellor in the front row
Lars Klingbeil, the current Vice Chancellor of Germany