1989 German Presidential Election
23 May 1989 · The Bonn republic
Richard von Weizsäcker was elected on the first ballot with 881 electoral votes of 1,038. The Convention's largest delegations were CDU/CSU with 479 and SPD with 419.
President before
Richard von Weizsäcker
CDU
President (re-elected)
Richard von Weizsäcker
CDU
Winning share
84.9%
Turnout
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The result
Richard von Weizsäcker
CDU, CSU, SPD, FDP, The Greens · 881 votes
84.90%
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Against votes
108 votes
10.40%
share