1989 West German presidential election
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An indirect presidential election (officially the 9th Federal Convention) was held inWest Germany on 23 May 1989. The only candidate was incumbent PresidentRichard von Weizsäcker, who had the support of all four major parties (CDU/CSU,SPD,FDP, andThe Greens). It is so far the only time that a presidential candidate ran unopposed. It was also the last presidential election held beforeGerman reunification.
Composition of the Federal Convention
[edit]The president is elected by the Federal Convention consisting of all the members of theBundestag and an equal number of delegates representing the states. These are divided proportionally by population to each state, and each state's delegation is divided among the political parties represented in its parliament so as to reflect the partisan proportions in the parliament.
