German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Friday he will stand for a second five-year term in the largely ceremonial
role, seen as providing a kind of moral compass for the country.
US leaders mourned the
death of Helmut Kohl on Friday, praising his role in the reunification of Germany, with former president George H.W. Bush calling him "one of the greatest leaders in post-War Europe."
It was no presidential weather in Berlin, but grey and wet. However the old and new Heads of State were in good spirits as the German Presidency was officially handed over on Sunday.
Germany's ruling coalition has backed Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier as the country's next president, party sources said Monday, paving the way for a sharp critic of Donald Trump to become head of state.
Chancellor Angela Merkel and her coalition partners appeared more divided than ever on Sunday in their search for a joint candidate to be Germany's next president, highlighting the tensions between the parties ahead of next year's general election.
Germany’s well-loved President, Joachim Gauck, announced on Monday he will not stand for renomination in 2017. Some of the most famous names in German politics are being discussed as potential successors.
The highest elected official in the land, President Joachim Gauck, said on Monday he will not run for a second term due to the encroaching weathers of time.
Germany's 76-year-old president Joachim Gauck will not run for a second term next year because of health concerns and his age, the Bild newspaper said on Saturday.
US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said recently that in Germany his ideas would not be considered "radical". But how German are his policies really?
Former German president Richard von Weizsäcker, hailed for his moral leadership in post-war Germany, has died, the president's office said Saturday. He was 94.
Germany's president called for reform of the United Nations Security Council to include more members and to "reflect the realities of the world today", during a visit to India on Thursday.
President Joachim Gauck is not being clear enough in his decision to boycott the Sochi Winter Olympics. As a citizen he can afford a lack of clarity, but as head of state he cannot, the Tagesspiegel's Stephan-Andreas Casdorff argues.
The trial of Germany's former president Christian Wulff opened on Thursday. He is accused of accepting financial favours in 2008 while he was state premier of Lower Saxony, but some say he is the victim of a media witch hunt.
Joachim Gauck was a popular figure even before he was selected as German President. Now a biography promises to show a new angle to the pastor, human rights activist and revolutionary. He is our <b>German of the Week.</b>
Bettina Wulff, the wife of German ex-president Christian Wulff, is suing a TV moderator and Google for helping spread rumours about her life before her marriage.
Former President Christian Wulff has been accused of putting prize money destined for charity into his personal bank account – and not declaring it. Prosecutors are considering whether to start proceedings against him.
New German president Joachim Gauck tried to dampen the huge expectations Germans have for him - and despite one hysterical headline, newspapers agreed he cannot be all things to all people. The Local’s media roundup surveys opinion.
Activist pastor Joachim Gauck took office as German president on Monday morning after being elected by an overwhelming majority, marking the first time someone from the former communist east acts as head of state.
Vuvuzela-wielding protestors kept up a constant barrage of noise at a torchlit military ceremony on Thursday for Germany's former President Christian Wulff who left office under a cloud.
Joachim Gauck’s nomination for the German presidency nearly brought down Angela Merkel's coalition government, with her Christian Democratic Union accusing their junior partners the Free Democrats of blackmail.
Germany’s political parties said on Saturday they expected to find a candidate for President within the next few days, following Christian Wulff's resignation on Friday. Former East German pastor Joachim Gauck is said to be a favourite.
Police raided the Office of the Federal President late last week, it was confirmed on Sunday, as they continue to investigate President Christian Wulff’s former spokesman and advisor for corruption.
President Christian Wulff can be called a liar, a state prosecutor has ruled, dismissing complaints about a Green politician doing so. Wulff’s backing among the public is dwindling despite support from Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Police have raided the home of President Christian Wulff’s former spokesman Olaf Glaeseker as well as the offices of an event manager who was closely connected to the president when he was state premier of Lower Saxony.
