German presidential election, 2010
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Jens Böhrnsen (Acting)
SPD
An indirect presidential election (officially the 14th Federal Convention) was held in Germany on 30 June 2010 following the resignation of Horst Köhler as President of Germany on 31 May 2010.Christian Wulff, the candidate nominated by the three governing parties, the Christian Democratic Union, the Christian Social Union of Bavaria and the Free Democratic Party, was elected President in the third ballot. His main contender was the candidate of two opposition parties, the Social Democratic Party and the Alliance '90/The Greens, independent anti-communist human rights activist Joachim Gauck.
On 3 June 2010, Christian Wulff (CDU), the incumbent Premier of Lower Saxony, was nominated as the candidate of the government parties (CDU, CSU, FDP). Prior to this, Federal Minister of Labour Ursula von der Leyen (CDU) had been considered the front-runner for the nomination of the government parties.
Because the Constitution of Germany forbids the President to hold other offices, Christian Wulff resigned from his seat in the Landtag of Lower Saxony on 11 June 2010 and announced to leave the supervisory board of Volkswagen the following week. He resigned from his post as Premier of Lower Saxony upon being elected as President on 30 June, handing his resignation letter to Landtag President Hermann Dinkla, who was also a delegate to the Federal Convention, before heading towards the podium to formally accept his election.
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