--- title: "Who has been re-elected as President of Germany for a second term?" description: "Who has been re-elected as President of Germany for a second term?" author: "Lily Chitlangiya" published: 2022-02-19 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95899/who-has-been-re-elected-as-president-of-germany-for-a-second-term category: "current affair" tags: ["current affair", "president", "germany"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who has been re-elected as President of Germany for a second term? Who has been re-elected [as President](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34877/during-which-years-did-abraham-lincoln-serve-as-president) of [Germany](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1893/bmw-test-car-veers-into-traffic-in-germany-lead-to-1-death-and-9-injured) for a [second term](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/43175/when-senator-joseph-mccarthy-decided-to-run-for-a-second-term-what-issue-became-the-focus-of-his-reelection-campaign)? \ ## Answers ### Answer by Stuti Gupta > **A special parliamentary assembly in Germany re-elected German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier for a [second](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/82433/the-second-wave-new-covid-19-vs-old-covid-19) five-year [term](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81913/understanding-the-term-witch-hunting-in-context-to-rhea-chakraborty).** \ Most **mainstream political parties** had backed **Steinmeier** leading up to the vote for the largely symbolic position of head of state. A special assembly comprised of representatives of **[parliament's](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95889/japan-s-parliament-adopted-a-resolution-on-which-country-s-serious-human-rights-situation) lower house and representatives** from **Germany's 16 states elected the president with a large majority.** \ ![Who has been re-elected as President of Germany for a second term?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/732265e9-b353-4593-ad40-89bd57b4fb15/images/19a95ea5-ae73-4e02-ab38-a0564e3081e9.jpeg)\ \ 'My responsibilities enlarge to all of our country's residents. Yes, I am nonpartisan, but I am not neutral when it comes to the cause of democracy. Whoever fights for democracy will have my support. Whoever attacks it will face off against me 'After accepting his election, Steinmeier delivered a speech to the special assembly. **Steinmeier**, 66, was Chancellor Angela Merkel's foreign minister for two terms before becoming president for the first time in 2017. Previously, he was **Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's chief of staff.** \ **Also Read: [Who has been appointed as the chairman of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)?](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95898/who-has-been-appointed-as-the-chairman-of-the-central-board-of-secondary-education-cbse)** **\** **Germany's president wields little executive power but is regarded as a moral authority. Following a shambolic [parliamentary](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62220/who-has-been-appointed-the-chairman-of-the-estimates-committee-of-the-parliament) election result in 2017, Steinmeier pushed politicians to form a new government coalition rather than wait for a new vote.** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95899/who-has-been-re-elected-as-president-of-germany-for-a-second-term Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.