BERLIN—Germany’s foreign minister, who once referred to Donald Trump as a “hate preacher,” was tapped Monday to become his country’s next president.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier would take over the largely ceremonial role as head of state from Joachim Gauck, whose five-year term ends in February.
German news agency dpa reported Monday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Union bloc would back Steinmeier’s nomination for the post. Together with the votes of Steinmeier’s own center-left Social Democratic Party, the 60-year-old political veteran would likely have enough support to win a vote among the 1,260 delegates who elect Germany’s next president on Feb. 12.
Social Democratic Party …read more
Source: The Epoch Times
