2004 German presidential election
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The 2004 German presidential election was an indirect federal vote in which Horst Köhler was chosen by the Federal Convention to become President of Germany.
All labels observed (1)
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| 2004 German presidential election canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10942530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2004 German presidential election Context triple: [Horst Köhler, electedIn, 2004 German presidential election]
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A.
German presidential election, 1932
The German presidential election of 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic contest in which aging incumbent Paul von Hindenburg defeated Adolf Hitler, shaping the political conditions that soon led to the Nazi seizure of power.
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B.
German presidential election, 1925
The German presidential election of 1925 was the first direct popular vote for the Weimar Republic’s head of state, resulting in the victory of conservative war hero Paul von Hindenburg over pro-republican candidates.
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C.
German federal election, December 1924
The German federal election of December 1924 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary election that reflected ongoing political fragmentation and modest stabilization following the hyperinflation crisis and earlier 1924 vote.
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German federal election, May 1924
The German federal election of May 1924 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary vote marked by gains for right-wing and extremist parties amid ongoing political and economic instability following hyperinflation.
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E.
German federal election, June 1920
The German federal election of June 1920 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary election that significantly weakened the pro-democratic coalition and strengthened more radical parties on both the left and right.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2004 German presidential election Target entity description: The 2004 German presidential election was an indirect federal vote in which Horst Köhler was chosen by the Federal Convention to become President of Germany.
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A.
German presidential election, 1932
The German presidential election of 1932 was a pivotal Weimar Republic contest in which aging incumbent Paul von Hindenburg defeated Adolf Hitler, shaping the political conditions that soon led to the Nazi seizure of power.
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B.
German presidential election, 1925
The German presidential election of 1925 was the first direct popular vote for the Weimar Republic’s head of state, resulting in the victory of conservative war hero Paul von Hindenburg over pro-republican candidates.
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C.
German federal election, December 1924
The German federal election of December 1924 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary election that reflected ongoing political fragmentation and modest stabilization following the hyperinflation crisis and earlier 1924 vote.
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D.
German federal election, May 1924
The German federal election of May 1924 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary vote marked by gains for right-wing and extremist parties amid ongoing political and economic instability following hyperinflation.
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E.
German federal election, June 1920
The German federal election of June 1920 was a Weimar Republic parliamentary election that significantly weakened the pro-democratic coalition and strengthened more radical parties on both the left and right.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German presidential election
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indirect election ⓘ |
| coalitionSupportingElectedPresident |
CDU/CSU
NERFINISHED
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Free Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedPresident | Horst Köhler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralCollege | Federal Convention of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | indirect presidential election ⓘ |
| incumbentPresidentBeforeElection | Johannes Rau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyInvolved |
Bundesrat
NERFINISHED
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Bundestag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Berlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 2009 German presidential election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | politics of Germany ⓘ |
| partyOfElectedPresident | Christian Democratic Union of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionAfterElection | Horst Köhler became President of Germany ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1999 German presidential election ⓘ |
| result | Horst Köhler elected President of Germany ⓘ |
| successfulCandidate | Horst Köhler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfVote | federal vote ⓘ |
| votingBody |
an equal number of delegates from the federal states
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members of the Bundestag ⓘ |
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Subject: 2004 German presidential election Description of subject: The 2004 German presidential election was an indirect federal vote in which Horst Köhler was chosen by the Federal Convention to become President of Germany.
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