GermanyAufgabe 75 · Politics in a democracy
What is the name of Germany's current head of state?
In the exam (German)
Wie heißt Deutschlands heutiges Staatsoberhaupt?
- aFrank-Walter SteinmeierFrank-Walter SteinmeierCorrect answer
- bBärbel BasBärbel Bas
- cBodo RamelowBodo Ramelow
- dJoachim GauckJoachim Gauck
Why?
The head of state is Federal President (Bundespräsident) Frank-Walter Steinmeier, in office since 2017 and re-elected in 2022. Joachim Gauck was his predecessor (2012–2017). Bärbel Bas was President of the Bundestag, and Bodo Ramelow was Minister-President of Thüringen – neither of them was ever head of state.
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