The incumbent President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier was re-elected for a second 5-year term. The vast majority of the members of the Federal Assembly voted for him. A special constitutional body met to elect the country’s president, out of 1,472 delegates, 1,045 voted for Steinmeier. This did not come as a surprise – his candidacy […]
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Sergio Mattarella re-elected President of Italy
Sergio Mattarella, the current president of Italy, has been re-elected for a second term. In the eighth round, he has already won the necessary 505 electoral votes. According to Reuters, 80-year-old Mattarella did not want to remain in the presidency for a second term, having “other plans for the future.” He was already preparing for […]