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They German Chancellor is the head of the German government. The Chancellor is elected by Parliament through a majority vote, once The President has made a proposal. The Chancellor is allowed a four-year term of office.
When Washington became the first President of the United States, there were no elections for that office like we have today. The Electoral College chose Washington president. He is the only person to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College for the office of President. MrV
Today congress is being sworn into office.
It has always been the same, never has it changed. Voting has changed (paper to electronic) but HOW you vote for the president and vice president hasnt changed
Nicolas Sarkozy is the French President today. He was elected in 2007; the next election is to be held in 2012.
The senate in ancient Rome was not an elected office as ours is today. Senators were either appointed or gained a seat in the senate by being elected to another public office, such as quaestor or tribune. Quaestors and tribunes were elected by the Comitia Tribata, or the Plebeian Assembly.
I did some research and it turns out that they can only serve 2 years in office after their 8 years in office as a vice president. Totaling the years that they can serve at 10. So there would be no point to try to run for the presidency after 8 years in the vice presidency. This is a newer law that is not known by most including me until today.
The only time Ben Franklin was elected to a public office was October 18, 1785 when he became President of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, which is something like today's office of the Governor. Franklin was appointed (not elected) as Ambassador to France in December, 1776.
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy
France is a republic and does not have a king or queen. The current President of France is Emmanuel Macron.
On November 6, Richard Nixon was elected President of the US.
They were elected by the electoral college. The electoral college is still in place today although it is not used. The candidates would write to influential businessmen and try to get their support. It was considered ungentlemanly to campaign like the candidates do nowadays. The person who came in first was president and the person who came in second was vice- president.