1994 German presidential election

An indirect presidential election (officially the 10th Federal Convention) was held in Germany on 23 May 1994 and the first after the reunification.

Incumbent president Richard von Weizsäcker was term-limited and could therefore not stand for reelection.

Roman Herzog, candidate for the Christian Democratic Union, was elected in three rounds of voting.

[1] 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.

Source: Eine Dokumentation aus Anlass der Wahl des Bundespräsidenten am 18.