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Frank-Walter Steinmeier's term of office will end in 2027 - many women across party lines are calling for a female Federal President to be his successor.
Berlin – Politicians from the SPD, CDU, Greens and FDP called for Germany to have a female federal president for the first time before International Women's Day.
“It would be good if the democratic parties agreed on a qualified woman as a candidate for the office of Federal President,” said Rhineland-Palatinate Prime Minister Malu Dreyer (SPD) to the
Tagesspiegel
on Thursday (March 7th): “A female Federal President would be one Encouragement for many women in Germany and beyond.”
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Similar voices also came from the ranks of the Greens.
“As Federal Minister for Women, I would very much welcome a candidate for the next election for the German head of state, if the democratic parties can agree on it in 2027,” said Green Party politician Lisa Paus to the newspaper.
Her party colleague, former Agriculture Minister Renate Künast, also called for a woman in Bellevue Palace.
“It is long past time to find a woman for the highest office.
And I hope that a movement will emerge in time.”
Lisa Paus, Federal Minister for Family, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, speaks as a guest speaker at the state delegate conference of the Brandenburg Greens.
© Frank Hammerschmidt/dpa
The deputy leader of the CDU, Karin Prien, wouldn't mind either.
“We live in a time in which a level-headed woman in Bellevue Palace could bring people together, put what unites them above what divides them and at the same time unequivocally stands by the values of our society,” said Schleswig-Holstein’s Education Minister.
However, from Prien's point of view, a man who "has these typically feminine characteristics" would also be a good head of state.
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The FDP politician Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann would also be in favor of a federal president.
“It is high time for a woman to move into Bellevue Palace,” the Bundestag member told the newspaper.
There are enough strong women, not just in parliament, who would courageously fulfill this important task and also have something to say.
In general, women are clearly in the minority in politics.
The proportion of women in politics is only around 34 percent.
According to a study by the magazine
Politics & Communication,
the female gender is also in the minority in related professional groups, such as political journalism.
Women are also underrepresented in the Bundestag, even in international comparison.
According to the study, the AfD faction has the lowest proportion of women, at 11.5 percent.
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According to the Basic Law, the Federal President must be a German, have the right to vote in the Bundestag and be at least 40 years old.
The term of office lasts five years.
Subsequent re-election is only permitted once.
The second and final term of office of current Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier ends in 2027.
(dpa/SiSchr)