German presidential election, 2009

German presidential election, 2009

An indirect presidential election will be held in Germany on 23 May 2009. The incumbent Horst Köhler (supported by CDU/CSU and FDP) will stand for reelection and will face Gesine Schwan (supported by SPD, Alliance '90/The Greens and possibly the Left). [ [http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/international/koehler_will_sich_um_zweite_amtszeit_bewerben__1.740129.html Bundespräsident Köhler will nochmals antreten (International, NZZ Online) ] ] The Left may, however, want to present its own candidate. [http://derstandard.at/?url=/?id=1216918300242] The Left has indicated it might support Schwan if the SPD agreed to be open to cooperation with the Left on the federal level. [http://www.n-tv.de/BundespraesidentenWahl_Linke_bieten_Tausch_an/020820082116/1003215.html]

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