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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 [[Friedrich Merz|Friedrich Merz]]. 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 [[Friedrich Merz]]. The current government is a coalition between the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD).

===Legislative Branch===

===Legislative Branch===