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German presidential election, 2022


The next presidential election (officially the 17th Federal Convention) will be held in Germany no later than thirty days before the sitting president's term ends, as mandated by the german constitution, the Grundgesetz, unless the presidency falls vacant prematurely. On 19 March 2017 Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who has been elected by the 16th Federal Convention on 12 February 2017, entered office and started his first five-year-term as president. Therefore the next Federal Convention will convene no later than 16 February 2022. If Steinmeier's term ends prematurely, the Federal Convention will meet no later than thirty days after the start of the vacancy.

The Federal Convention consists of all the members of the current Bundestag and an equal number of state electors, elected by the sixteen state legislations in proportion to the states respective population. Until February 2022, elections to the Bundestag will be held at least two times and in thirteen states there will be at least one state election, so any projection about the composition of the Federal Convention would be highly speculative, as yet (2017).

The results of the following elections could potentially have an impact on the composition of the 17th Federal Convention, assuming Steinmeier's term will not end prematurely:


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