A priest elected as the President of Germany

March 20, 2012 at 9:25 pm | Lanka C News.

A priest elected as the President of Germany
Mr Joachim Gauck, a priest and a civil rights activist, was elected as the President of Germany.
72 Year old Gauck is not officially connected with a political party, but a popular as a brilliant orator, who expresses his views without fear, during controversial situations.
Mr Gauck will be sworn in as the President of Germany, substituting the Former President Mr Christian Wolff, who has resigned from his post due to the financial irregularities.
During the Presidential Elections held in 2010, Mrs Angela Markel, the German Chancellor, has extended her support to Mr Wolff, since he was a close friend of her.
Both Mr Christian Wolff, and Mr Joachim Gauck  have contested in the Presidential elections held in 2010.
 
 

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