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===Executive Branch===
===Executive Branch===
Germany has a president as [[head of state]]. The president's powers are essentially representative.
Germany has a president as [[head of state]]. The president's powers are essentially representative.
The current president is Frank-Walter Steinmeier, succeeding [[Joachim Gauck]].
The current president is Frank-Walter Steinmeier, succeeding [[Joachim Gauck]].
The actual political power and head of government is the chancellor ("Bundeskanzler"), who is elected by federal parliament ("Bundestag"). The chancellor is typically elected in the first session of a newly elected Bundestag for the entire legislative period of four years. The parliament can only force the chancellor to resign in a ''constructive motion of no-confidence'', if it elects at the same time a new Chancellor. The current chancellor is [[Olaf Scholz]]. The current government is a coalition between the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD).
The actual political power and head of government is the chancellor ("Bundeskanzler"), who is elected by federal parliament ("Bundestag"). The chancellor is typically elected in the first session of a newly elected Bundestag for the entire legislative period of four years. The parliament can only force the chancellor to resign in a ''constructive motion of no-confidence'', if it elects at the same time a new Chancellor. The current chancellor is [[Olaf Scholz]]. The current government is a coalition between the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD).
[[File:Bonn Bundestag Plenarsaal Germany.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Bundestag Plenarsaal at Bonn.]]
===Legislative Branch===
===Legislative Branch===