Bundesversammlung
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The Bundesversammlung is Germany’s special Federal Convention convened solely to elect the President of the Federal Republic.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BV (Bundesversammlung) | 1 |
| Bundesversammlung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland | 1 |
| Federal Convention of the Federal Republic of Germany | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Federal Convention
ⓘ
constitutional body ⓘ |
| appliesToOffice |
President of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal President of Germany
|
| cannot |
exercise general legislative powers
ⓘ
pass laws ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
an equal number of members elected by the parliaments of the Länder
ⓘ
members of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| convenedFor | election of the President of Germany ⓘ |
| convenesWhen |
office of the Federal President falls vacant
ⓘ
term of the Federal President expires ⓘ |
| conveningAuthority | President of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| dissolves | after completion of the presidential election ⓘ |
| electionRule |
absolute majority required in first and second ballot
ⓘ
plurality of votes sufficient in third ballot ⓘ |
| electsOfficeHolderTitle |
President of Germany
ⓘ
surface form:
Bundespräsident
|
| eligibilityRequirementForCandidates |
German citizen
ⓘ
at least 40 years old ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1949 ⓘ |
| frequency | at least every five years ⓘ |
| governingDocument | Rules of Procedure of the Bundesversammlung ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal level ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Article 54 of the Basic Law
ⓘ
Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| location | Berlin ⓘ |
| meets | only when a Federal President has to be elected ⓘ |
| memberSelectionMethod |
Bundestag members ex officio
ⓘ
Länder delegates elected by state parliaments ⓘ |
| officialName |
Bundesversammlung
self-link
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Bundesversammlung self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Bundesversammlung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Bundesversammlung self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Convention of the Federal Republic of Germany
|
| politicalSystemContext | parliamentary republic of Germany ⓘ |
| presidingOfficer | President of the Bundestag ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | election of the Federal President ⓘ |
| relatedInstitution |
Bundesrat
ⓘ
Bundestag ⓘ Länder parliaments ⓘ |
| role | elects the President of the Federal Republic of Germany ⓘ |
| timeLimitForElection |
must meet no later than thirty days after a vacancy occurs
ⓘ
must meet no later than thirty days before expiry of the Federal President’s term ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | indirect presidential election ⓘ |
| usualMeetingPlace | Reichstag building ⓘ |
| votingSystem |
secret ballot
ⓘ
up to three ballots ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Federal Convention (Germany)
this entity surface form:
BV (Bundesversammlung)
this entity surface form:
Bundesversammlung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
this entity surface form:
Federal Convention of the Federal Republic of Germany
subject surface form:
Federal Convention (Germany)