Federal Convention (Germany)
Federal Convention Bundesversammlung | |
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| 18th Federal Convention will convene on or before 16 February 2027 | |
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| Established | 1949 |
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| bundestag.de | |
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| Politics of Germany |
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The Federal Convention, also known as the Federal Assembly (German: Bundesversammlung), is, together with the Joint Committee, one of two non-permanent constitutional bodies in the institutional framework of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is convened solely for the purpose of electing the President of Germany. The Federal Convention consists of all members of the federal parliament (Bundestag) and the same number of delegates from the 16 federated states. Those delegates are elected by the state parliaments for this purpose only.