Monday, March 19, 2012

Germany is electing a president, too

This essay on the next President of the German Repblic notes that the office is elected by the lower house of the legislature plus representatives of the 16 German states and the office is primarily rhetorical, "the conscience of the nation."

NYTimes: Can Joachim Gauck Make Germany Likable? http://nyti.ms/ymKATj

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