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Chancellor of Germany (1949–present)

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The Chancellor of Germany is the head of government of the Federal Republic of Germany.

The Chancellor is elected by a majority of the members of the Bundestag upon the proposal of the President of Germany. If the nominee of the President is not elected, the Bundestag may elect its own nominee within fourteen days. If no one is elected within this period, the Bundestag will attempt an election. If the person with the highest number of votes has a majority, the President must appoint him. If the person with the highest number of votes does not have a majority, the President may appoint him or call new elections.

The Chancellor may only be removed with a constructive vote of no-confidence in which the Bundestag names an successor. The purpose of the constructive vote of no-confidence is to prevent the situation in the Weimar government in which the parties in Parliament had the power to abolish a government, but had no agreement as to the replacement for the government.

German Bundeskanzler since WW II:

See the German Bundeskanzler's own website, http://www.bundeskanzler.de/

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