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Europe Live Wednesday 22^nd May 2013

German President, Christian Wulff, resigns

20^th February 2012

German President Christian Wulff resigned on 17th February after the announcement by the Hannover Court that it was launching an inquiry into accusations of corruption. German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that she would be looking for a consensus candidate with the opposition to take over from Christian Wulff. The position of president is mainly honorary, but he has to stand as a moral figure. The president is elected by the federal assembly (Bundesversammlung), which rallies 1244 members (Bundestag, Bundesrat, representatives of the Länder). It is due to meet, according to the German Constitution, within the next 30 days to elect their new president.

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