What is Federal Convention (Germany)?
{{GovGermany}} The '''Bundesversammlung''', or ''Federal Convention'', is a special [[Federation|federal]] body in [[Germany]]. It is made up of all of the members of the [[Bundestag]], plus an equal number of delegates elected by the parliaments of the [[States of Germany|Länder]]. Those delegates don't have to be memebers of the Länder parliaments; sometimes celebrities are chosen. The convention usually has for about 1200 members. The only task of the Bundesversammlung is to elect the [[President of Germany|Federal President]]. == Meeting == The Bundesversammlung is called to meet by the President of the Bundestag, and the President of the Bundestag acts as Chairman of the Bundesversammlung. The Bundesversammlung meets at least thirty days before the end of the Federal President's term of office ends, in order to elect the next president. If the Federal President dies or is [[Impeachment|impeached]], the Bundesversammlung meets within 30 days. == Electing the President == The Bundesversammlung does not hold debates or question any of the candidates for president. It chooses the next Federal President by an [[absolute majority]] vote. If no-one has an absolute majority on the first and second ballot, then they hold a third ballot, and the winner is the person who has the highest number of votes. [[Category:German Bundestag]] <!--categorised as an independent agency and as related to the Bundestag and the Bundespräsident--> [[Category:Government of Germany]] [[Category:President of Germany]] [[Category:Electoral colleges]]