2027 German presidential election
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The 2027 German presidential election, officially known as the 18th German federal presidential election, must be held by the Federal Assembly on February 18, 2027, that is 30 days before the end of the term of office of the current German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Composition of the Federal Assembly
[edit]According to paragraph 3 of Article 54 of the Constitution, the Federal Parliament is composed of members of the German Bundestag and an equal number of representatives who are elected by the state parliaments based on the principles of proportional representation.[1] Based on the electoral system approved in 2023, the number of German parliamentarians after the 2025 federal election has been determined to be 630. The number of members to be elected by each state parliament depends on the population of the states.
This process is regulated by the Law on the election of the Federal President by the Federal Assembly.
Initial situation
[edit]The current Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier cannot be re-elected in this election because he has won a maximum of two consecutive terms of office specified in paragraph 2 of Article 54 of the Constitution.
The most promising candidate for the federal presidency is usually presented by the Bundestag government coalition or jointly by the opposition government.[2][3] In the past, the office of the Federal President was sometimes contested during coalition negotiations between the respective government parties, and the candidate did not have to be a member of the party.
Candidates
[edit]Social discussion in advance
[edit]Discussions and speculations on the eve of the elections indicate a social debate.[4][5][6] Malu Dreyer, Minister-president of the Rhineland-Palatinate and part of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, said in March 2024 that a female federal president would encourage many women in Germany and beyond.[7] Even before the last election in 2022, the fact that there has never been a woman in the office of the Federal President was widely discussed.[8][9][10] But Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who was running for a second term at the time, was heavily supported.[11][12] So far, women have mostly been candidates, but they had no chance of success because of the majority.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Bundesversammlung". November 2, 2024.
- ^ "Wulff-Nachfolger Gauck: Jetzt also doch". February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Wulff wird im dritten Wahlgang Präsident". June 30, 2010.
- ^ "Markus Söder und sein Preis". May 16, 2024.
- ^ "Juli Zeh über die Bundespräsidentinnen-Gerüchte: „Ich wäre eine komplette Fehlbesetzung für ein politisches Amt". July 17, 2024.
- ^ "Eine Frau als Bundespräsident? So denken die Deutschen darüber". July 23, 2024.
- ^ "Landeschefin Malu Dreyer im Gespräch: „Eine Bundespräsidentin wäre eine Ermunterung für viele Frauen". March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Es gibt schlimmere Schicksale, als für dieses Amt gehandelt zu werden". August 21, 2021.
- ^ "Wüst: „Die Zeit ist reif für eine Frau im Schloss Bellevue". December 4, 2021.
- ^ "Steinmeier? Oder eine erste Bundespräsidentin?". May 28, 2021.
- ^ "Grüne unterstützen zweite Steinmeier-Amtszeit". January 4, 2022.
- ^ "Union unterstützt Wiederwahl Steinmeiers". January 5, 2022.
- ^ "Warum es noch nie eine Kandidatin ins Bundespräsidentenamt geschafft hat". February 12, 2022.
