Gauck has 'unexpectedly found home' as Germany president
- 12 years ago
East German former Lutheran pastor Joachim Gauck is Germany's new president, after reluctantly being backed by Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Winning with an overwhelming majority, he got 991 votes, to his closest opponent, Beate Klarsfeld's 126.
The 72-year-old is Germany's third president in two years and its first one from the former communist East.
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Winning with an overwhelming majority, he got 991 votes, to his closest opponent, Beate Klarsfeld's 126.
The 72-year-old is Germany's third president in two years and its first one from the former communist East.
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http://www.euronews.net/