Former pastor Gauck elected German president: speaker
German presidential candidate Joachim Gauck and his partner Daniela Schadt chat during Germany's Federal Assembly in Berlin, March 18, 2012.
BERLIN (Reuters) - German lawmakers elected Joachim Gauck, a former Lutheran pastor and human rights activist from communist East Germany, as president of the European Union's largest country on Sunday by a large majority in a first round of voting.
Credit: Reuters/Fabian Bimmer
BERLIN
Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:25am EDT
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