The president of Germany, officially the Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundespräsident der Bundesrepublik Deutschland), is the head of state of Germany.. Under the 1949 constitution (Basic Law) Germany has a parliamentary system of government in which the chancellor (similar to a prime minister or minister-president in other parliamentary …

The political leadership of East Germany was distributed between several offices. The Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED) and its leader held ultimate power and authority over state and government.. Prior to the proclamation of an East German state, the Soviets established the German Economic Commission (DWK) in 1948 as a de facto government in their occupation …

The president of the Reich (German: Reichspräsident) was the German head of state under the Weimar constitution, which was officially in force from 1919 to 1945.In English he was usually simply referred to as the president of Germany.. The Weimar constitution created a semi-presidential system in which power was divided between president, cabinet and parliament.

Powers. The president has somewhat more executive authority than his counterparts in Estonia and Latvia; his function is very similar to that of the presidents of France and Romania.Similarly to them, but unlike presidents in a fully presidential system such as the United States, he generally has the most authority in foreign affairs.In addition to the customary diplomatic powers of …

Joachim Wilhelm Gauck (German: [joˈʔaxɪm ˈɡaʊk] (); born 24 January 1940) is a German politician and civil rights activist who served as President of Germany from 2012 to 2017. A former Lutheran pastor, he came to prominence as an anti-communist civil rights activist in East Germany.. During the Peaceful Revolution in 1989, he was a co-founder of the New Forum …

In video games, Elden Ring wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards. American basketball player Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout (pictured) are freed via a prisoner exchange.; In Germany, 25 members of a far-right group are arrested in connection with a coup d'état plot.; Albert Rösti and Élisabeth Baume-Schneider are elected to the Federal Council, …

At the conclusion of the war in 1945 Pieck returned to Germany with the victorious Red Army. A year later, he helped engineer the merger of the eastern branches of the KPD and SPD into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany. He was elected as the merged party's co-chairman, alongside former SPD leader Otto Grotewohl. President of East Germany

(1939–1945) Emil Hácha became State President of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, a de jure autonomous region incorporated into Nazi Germany. Edvard Beneš proclaimed himself President within the Czechoslovak government-in-exile, which was the government of Czechoslovakia recognized by the Allies during World War II. Jozef Tiso became President of …

Minister President of Bavaria; Ministerpräsident des Freistaates Bayern: Coat of arms of Bavaria. Incumbent Markus Söder since 16 March 2018. ... State of the Federal Republic of Germany (as of 23 May 1949) 1 Fritz Schäffer (1888–1967) 28 May 1945 28 September 1945 123 days Christian Social Union: 2 Wilhelm Hoegner (1887–1980)

The president of Mexico (Spanish: Presidente de México), officially the president of the United Mexican States (Spanish: Presidente de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos), is the head of state and head of government of Mexico.Under the Constitution of Mexico, the president heads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the Mexican …