German President Gauck won’t run for second term

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The Debates feature from Euro|Topics offers English (+ French and German) translations of a selections of articles in European news sources on this topic.German President Joachim Gauck announced in June 2016 that in view of his age he will not seek a second term in office. The 76-year-old will therefore step down as president in March 2017. Commentators commended the decision and were confident that Gauck was assured of an honourable place in history.

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ESO: Background information: Gauck elected German president http://www.europeansources.info/record/gauck-elected-german-president/
The Guardian, 06.06.16: Headache for Angela Merkel as German president Joachim Gauck steps down http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/06/german-president-joachim-gauck-merkel-east-german-civil-rights

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