2010 German Presidential Election
30 June 2010 · The Berlin republic · two-round vote
Christian Wulff was elected on the third ballot with 625 electoral votes. An absolute majority is needed on the first two ballots; a plurality is enough on the third.
President before
Jens Böhrnsen (Acting)
SPD
Elected President
Christian Wulff
CDU
Winning share
50.2%
second round
Turnout
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The result
Christian Wulff
CDU, CSU, FDP · 600 votes
50.20%
second round
Joachim Gauck
SPD, Grüne · 499 votes
39.70%
second round
Luc Jochimsen
Linke · 126 votes
9.60%
second round
Frank Rennicke
NPD · 3 votes
0.20%
second round