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President of the Federal Constitutional Court
- German: Präsident des Bundesverfassungsgerichts
Federal Constitutional Court · Germany
Voters do not take part; the holder is chosen indirectly.
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Chosen by the German Bundestag and the Federal Council
- Exact method
- The President and Vice-President are elected from among the judges, alternately by the Bundestag and the Federal Council, by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law; sections 5 and 9 Federal Constitutional Court Act). Twelve-year term, no re-election, until the retirement age of 68.
- Chosen by
- German BundestagAlternately with the Federal Council, by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law; ss. 5 and 9 BVerfGG)
- Federal CouncilAlternately with the Bundestag, by a two-thirds majority (Art. 94 Basic Law; ss. 5 and 9 BVerfGG)
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Stephan Harbarth since June 2020
Report Source: bundesverfassungsgericht.de,
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Sources
- bundesverfassungsgericht.de · checked indirect / selected_by: from the selection_detail, which rests on this source ([world:de-national] Bundesverfassungsgericht, Richterinnen und Richter, read 2026-10-12: the 16 current judges and their); migration 054, ticket 2207, reviewed by improvements:schema-indirect-dissolved 2026-10-12 For: President of the Federal Constitutional Court
- bundesverfassungsgericht.de · checked Bundesverfassungsgericht, Richterinnen und Richter, read 2026-10-12: the 16 current judges and their senates. Roles and start dates Fallback: Wikipedia (de), Bundesverfassungsgericht, because the official page does not show them. For: President of the Federal Constitutional Court, Stephan Harbarth, current term
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked President of the Federal Constitutional Court elected alternately by the Bundestag and the Federal Council (Basic Law Art. 94(1); Federal Constitutional Court Act ss. 5, 9); migration 054, ticket 2207 For: Chosen by German Bundestag, Chosen by Federal Council
- gesetze-im-internet.de · checked Federal Ministry of Justice, Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland (Basic Law), current consolidated text, read 2026-10-12: structure, selection methods and competences of the federal bodies (Arts. 38-69, 50-53, 93-94); body names and websites from each body's own site. For: President of the Federal Constitutional Court in German
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