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Is the Federal President of Germany elected by direct popular vote?
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- www.bundestag.de, art. 54 of the german basic law (grundgesetz), official translation at gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg: 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate.' not a direct popular vote., article 54 of germany's basic law (grundgesetz), official english translation published by the federal ministry of justice at https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html: the federal president is elected, without debate, by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), a body composed of the members of the bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the land parliaments — not by direct popular vote., article 54 of the basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), as published by the german bundestag (bundestag.de / gesetze-im-internet.de): the federal president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), a body consisting of the bundestag members plus an equal number of delegates elected by the state parliaments, not by direct popular vote., article 54 of the basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), official text published by the german bundestag at www.bundestag.de/gg, and encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the president of germany, both stating the federal president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), a body of bundestag members and an equal number of state delegates, not by direct popular vote., article 54 of the german basic law (grundgesetz für die bundesrepublik deutschland), as published by the bundestag/bundesregierung (gesetze-im-internet.de, official english translation at www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html): the federal president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), consisting of the members of the bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments, without debate. this is an indirect election, not a direct popular vote., article 54 of the german basic law (grundgesetz für die bundesrepublik deutschland), as published in english translation by the german bundestag (www.bundestag.de/gg / www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg), states the federal president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), a body composed of bundestag members and an equal number of state delegates, not by direct popular vote., article 54 of the german basic law (grundgesetz), as published by the german bundestag (www.bundestag.de) and the official office of the federal president site (www.bundespraesident.de): the federal president is elected by the bundesversammlung (federal convention), a body consisting of the members of the bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments, not by direct popular vote., article 54 of the german basic law (grundgesetz), official english translation at gesetze-im-internet.de: 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate,' whose members are the bundestag members and an equal number elected by the land parliaments., article 54, basic law for the federal republic of germany (official english translation, gesetze-im-internet.de); bundespräsident.de, 'election of the federal president', basic law (grundgesetz) art. 54(1), official text at gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_54.html: the federal president is elected by the bundesversammlung (federal convention), not by popular vote; confirmed by bundespraesident.de's 'election of the federal president' page., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), art. 54: president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), not popular vote. official english translation at www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article 'president of germany'., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54 (official english translation, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg); art. 54(1): president elected by the federal convention, not by direct popular vote. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, 'president of germany'., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54 — official english translation published by the german bundestag (www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0322): the federal president is elected, without debate, by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), a body consisting of the members of the bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments — not by direct popular vote., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54 — official text published by the german bundestag (gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg, official translation site of the federal ministry of justice), stating the federal president is elected by the federal convention without a ballot by the people., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate' (bundesversammlung), not by direct popular vote. official english translation published by the german bundestag, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg (art. 54); corroborated by britannica's entry on the president of germany describing indirect election via the federal convention., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate.' (official english translation, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg); corroborated by bundespraesident.de's description of the bundesversammlung electoral process., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate.' official english translation published by the german bundestag (https://www.bundestag.de/gg, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html). the federal convention (bundesversammlung) is a special body of bundestag members plus an equal number of state delegates, elected specifically to choose the president; it is not a direct popular vote., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate.' official english translation published by the german bundestag (www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg / btg-bestellservice.de). the federal president is elected indirectly by the bundesversammlung (federal convention, composed of bundestag members and an equal number of state delegates), not by direct popular vote., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate.' official english translation: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html, basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected, without debate, by the federal convention.' official english translation published by the bundestag (deutscher bundestag) at gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html. this confirms the federal president is elected indirectly by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), a body of bundestag members and an equal number of state delegates, not by direct popular vote., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54(1): the federal president is elected 'without debate by the federal convention' (bundesversammlung), a body composed of the members of the bundestag and an equal number of delegates elected by the state parliaments — not by direct popular vote. official english translation published by the german bundestag (gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg, and bundestag.de)., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54(1): the federal president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), not by direct popular vote. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica, entry 'president of germany'., basic law for the federal republic of germany (grundgesetz), article 54, official english translation at gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg: 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate.' the convention is an indirect electoral college (bundestag members plus state-parliament delegates), not a direct popular vote; corroborated by britannica's article on the president of germany., basic law for the federal republic of germany, art. 54(1): the federal president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), not by popular vote. official bundestag translation: gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0299, basic law for the federal republic of germany, article 54 (grundgesetz), official text via bundestag.de/gg and gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg, basic law for the federal republic of germany, article 54 (official bundestag translation, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg); encyclopaedia britannica, 'president of germany', basic law for the federal republic of germany, article 54 (official text at bundestag.de/gg), stating the federal president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung) rather than by direct popular vote., basic law for the federal republic of germany, article 54(1) (official english translation, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg): 'the federal president shall be elected without debate by the federal convention.' the federal convention consists of the bundestag members and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments — there is no direct popular vote for this office., basic law for the federal republic of germany, article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate.' (bundestag official text, gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_54.html), basic law for the federal republic of germany, article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected by the federal convention without debate.' (bundesversammlung, not direct popular vote). official english translation published by the german bundestag at gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0272., basic law for the federal republic of germany, article 54, official english translation, https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html, en.wikipedia.org, federal ministry of justice and federal office of justice, basic law for the federal republic of germany (english translation), article 54(1) and (3), gesetze-im-internet.de., german basic law (grundgesetz), article 54(1): 'the federal president shall be elected without debate by the federal convention (bundesversammlung).' official text hosted by the german bundestag (www.bundestag.de/gg) and the office of the federal president (www.bundespraesident.de/en/office/election-node.html), which explains the president is elected by the federal convention, not by direct popular vote, unlike e.g. the french or us presidents., german basic law (grundgesetz), article 54(1): the federal president is elected by the bundesversammlung (federal convention), a body consisting of bundestag members and an equal number of delegates elected by the state parliaments, not by direct popular vote. text available via the german bundestag's official english translation of the basic law (www.bundestag.de/gg / gesetze-im-internet.de/gg)., german basic law (grundgesetz), article 54, as published by the german bundestag at bundestag.de; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on the president of germany, german basic law (grundgesetz), article 54, official english translation: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html, german bundestag, "election of the federal president": https://www.bundestag.de/en/parliament/function/federal_convention, german bundestag, basic law for the federal republic of germany, article 54: https://www.bundestag.de/resource/blob/189788/german_constitutions.pdf, german bundestag, election of the federal president: https://www.bundestag.de/en/parliament/elections/federal_convention-248450, german bundestag, election of the federal president: https://www.bundestag.de/en/parliament/function/federal_convention, german bundestag, ‘election of the federal president’ (https://www.bundestag.de/en/parliament/elections/federal_convention-248450), grundgesetz (basic law for the federal republic of germany), art. 54(1), official translation at bundestag.de/gg: the federal president is elected by the federal convention (bundesversammlung), not by direct popular vote. corroborated by britannica's article 'president of germany'., grundgesetz art. 54 (bundestag.de, gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_54.html) and bundespräsidialamt bundespraesident.de/de/amt-und-aufgaben/wahl-des-bundespraesidenten: the federal president is elected by the bundesversammlung, not by direct popular vote., official english text of germany's basic law, article 54: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html, www.bundespraesident.de, www.gesetze-im-internet.de
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#1133falseBasic Law (Grundgesetz) Art. 54(1), official text at gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_54.html: the Federal President is elected by the Bundesversammlung (Federal Convention), not by popular vote; confirmed by bundespraesident.de's 'Election of the Federal President' page.
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#88falseArticle 54 of the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland), as published in English translation by the German Bundestag (www.bundestag.de/gg / www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg), states the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), a body composed of Bundestag members and an equal number of state delegates, not by direct popular vote.
#1725falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54(1): 'The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate.' Official English translation published by the German Bundestag (www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg / btg-bestellservice.de). The Federal President is elected indirectly by the Bundesversammlung (Federal Convention, composed of Bundestag members and an equal number of state delegates), not by direct popular vote.
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#1554falseGerman Basic Law (Grundgesetz), Article 54, as published by the German Bundestag at bundestag.de; corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's article on the President of Germany
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#2falseGerman Basic Law (Grundgesetz), Article 54(1): 'The Federal President shall be elected without debate by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung).' Official text hosted by the German Bundestag (www.bundestag.de/gg) and the Office of the Federal President (www.bundespraesident.de/EN/Office/election-node.html), which explains the President is elected by the Federal Convention, not by direct popular vote, unlike e.g. the French or US presidents.
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#1540falseGrundgesetz Art. 54 (bundestag.de, gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_54.html) and Bundespräsidialamt bundespraesident.de/DE/Amt-und-Aufgaben/Wahl-des-Bundespraesidenten: the Federal President is elected by the Bundesversammlung, not by direct popular vote.
#729falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54(1): the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), not by direct popular vote. Corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica, entry 'President of Germany'.
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#1401falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Art. 54(1): the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), not by popular vote. Official Bundestag translation: gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0299
#735falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54, official English translation at gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg: 'The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate.' The Convention is an indirect electoral college (Bundestag members plus state-parliament delegates), not a direct popular vote; corroborated by Britannica's article on the President of Germany.
#1464falseArticle 54 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), official text published by the German Bundestag at www.bundestag.de/gg, and Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on the President of Germany, both stating the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), a body of Bundestag members and an equal number of state delegates, not by direct popular vote.
#6falseArt. 54 of the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), official translation at gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg: 'The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate.' Not a direct popular vote.
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#559falseArticle 54, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (official English translation, gesetze-im-internet.de); Bundespräsident.de, 'Election of the Federal President'
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#443falseArticle 54 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), as published by the German Bundestag (bundestag.de / gesetze-im-internet.de): the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), a body consisting of the Bundestag members plus an equal number of delegates elected by the state parliaments, not by direct popular vote.
#328falseArticle 54 of the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), as published by the German Bundestag (www.bundestag.de) and the official Office of the Federal President site (www.bundespraesident.de): the Federal President is elected by the Bundesversammlung (Federal Convention), a body consisting of the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments, not by direct popular vote.
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#595falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54 — official text published by the German Bundestag (gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg, official translation site of the Federal Ministry of Justice), stating the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention without a ballot by the people.
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#1871falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54(1): 'The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate.' (official English translation, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg); corroborated by bundespraesident.de's description of the Bundesversammlung electoral process.
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#294falseArticle 54 of the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), official English translation at gesetze-im-internet.de: 'The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate,' whose members are the Bundestag members and an equal number elected by the Land parliaments.
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#766falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54 — official English translation published by the German Bundestag (www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0322): the Federal President is elected, without debate, by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), a body consisting of the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments — not by direct popular vote.
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#863falseGerman Basic Law (Grundgesetz), Article 54(1): the Federal President is elected by the Bundesversammlung (Federal Convention), a body consisting of Bundestag members and an equal number of delegates elected by the state parliaments, not by direct popular vote. Text available via the German Bundestag's official English translation of the Basic Law (www.bundestag.de/gg / gesetze-im-internet.de/gg).
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#1471falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 54(1): 'The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate.' (Bundestag official text, gesetze-im-internet.de/gg/art_54.html)
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#259falseFederal Ministry of Justice and Federal Office of Justice, Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (English translation), Article 54(1) and (3), gesetze-im-internet.de.
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#351falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Art. 54: President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), not popular vote. Official English translation at www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/. Corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's article 'President of Germany'.
#293falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 54 (official text at bundestag.de/gg), stating the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung) rather than by direct popular vote.
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#1499falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 54(1) (official English translation, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg): 'The Federal President shall be elected without debate by the Federal Convention.' The Federal Convention consists of the Bundestag members and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments — there is no direct popular vote for this office.
#866falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 54 (official Bundestag translation, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg); Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'President of Germany'
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#954falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 54(1): 'The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate.' (Bundesversammlung, not direct popular vote). Official English translation published by the German Bundestag at gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html#p0272.
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#429falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany, Article 54 (Grundgesetz), official text via bundestag.de/gg and gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg
#440falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54(1): 'The Federal President shall be elected, without debate, by the Federal Convention.' Official English translation published by the Bundestag (Deutscher Bundestag) at gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html. This confirms the Federal President is elected indirectly by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), a body of Bundestag members and an equal number of state delegates, not by direct popular vote.
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#684falseArticle 54 of the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland), as published by the Bundestag/Bundesregierung (gesetze-im-internet.de, official English translation at www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.html): the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), consisting of the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the state parliaments, without debate. This is an indirect election, not a direct popular vote.
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#1215falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54(1): the Federal President is elected 'without debate by the Federal Convention' (Bundesversammlung), a body composed of the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates elected by the state parliaments — not by direct popular vote. Official English translation published by the German Bundestag (gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg, and bundestag.de).
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#671falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54(1): 'The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate' (Bundesversammlung), not by direct popular vote. Official English translation published by the German Bundestag, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg (Art. 54); corroborated by Britannica's entry on the President of Germany describing indirect election via the Federal Convention.
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#912falseBasic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany (Grundgesetz), Article 54 (official English translation, gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg); Art. 54(1): President elected by the Federal Convention, not by direct popular vote. Corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'President of Germany'.
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#1199falseGrundgesetz (Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany), Art. 54(1), official translation at bundestag.de/gg: the Federal President is elected by the Federal Convention (Bundesversammlung), not by direct popular vote. Corroborated by Britannica's article 'President of Germany'.
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