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United Kingdom German parties pick candidate for federal presidency
Published on 19/02/2012
Germanys government and main opposition parties said Sunday they agreed to nominate Joachim Gauck, a former East German human rights activist, as candidate for the federal presidency. President Christian Wulff quit Friday over a corruption probe.