Information AboutBundesversammlung (germany) |
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The Federal Convention (''Bundesversammlung'') is a special body in the institutional system of and other prominent or specially deserving people. Since 1979 , the ''Bundesversammlung'' has traditionally met on May 23 , the anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic Of Germany and the coming-into-force of the Basic Law in 1949 . It is chaired by the Speaker of the ''Bundestag'' and is dissolved once the elected president declares that he accepts his election, which decision he can delay for up to two days (however, no president has ever done so). The procedure of the Election of the ''Bundespräsident'' consists of - at the most - three secret Vote s by written Ballot . If one of the first two votes ends with an Absolute Majority for one of the candidates, this candidate is elected immediately. If the first two votes do not lead to an absolute majority, a Plurality is sufficient in the third and last vote. According to the Grundgesetz , the president is elected without a debate in the federal convention. The candidates are, usually, nominated by one or more parties, but do not run a campaign. The candidate, whose party or parties have the majority, is considered to be the likely winner and mostly, he got the majority. The last assembly of the ''Bundesversammlung'' was held on May 23 2004 , when Horst Köhler was elected by the slight majority of 604 out of 1205 votes. |