An indirect presidential election (officially the 9th Federal Convention) was held in West Germany on 23 May 1989. The only candidate was incumbent President Richard von Weizsäcker, who had the support of all four major parties (CDU/CSU, SPD, FDP, and The Greens). It is so far the only time that a presidential candidate ran unopposed. It was also the last presidential election held before German reunification.
Composition of the Federal Convention The president is elected by the Federal Convention consisting of all the members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates representing the states. These are divided proportionally by population to each state, and each state's delegation is divided among the political parties represented in its parliament so as to reflect the partisan proportions in the parliament. + By partyEine Dokumentation aus Anlass der Wahl des Bundespräsidenten am 18. März 2012 Party Members CDU/CSU 479 SPD 419 FDP 71 Greens 67 Republicans 1 Independent 1 Total 1038
+ By state State Members Bundestag 519 Baden-Württemberg 77 Bavaria 94 Berlin 16 Bremen 5 Hamburg 13 Hesse 46 Lower Saxony 63 North Rhine-Westphalia 141 Rhineland-Palatinate 32 Saarland 9 Schleswig-Holstein 23 Total 1038
Results CandidatePartiesVotes%Richard von WeizsäckerCDU, CSU, SPD, FDP, The Greens88184.9Against votes10810.4Abstention302.9Invalid votes30.3Not present161.5Total1,038100Source:
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