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=S=> GG 54. 1 The Federal President shall be elected by the Federal Convention without debate . Any German who is entitled to vote in Bundestag elections and has attained the age of forty may be elected .
=S=> GG 54. 2 The term of office of the Federal President shall be five years . Re-election for a consecutive term shall be permitted only once .
=S=> GG 54. 3 The Federal Convention shall consist of the Members of the Bundestag and an equal number of members elected by the parliaments of the Länder on the basis of proportional representation .
=S=> GG 54. 4 The Federal Convention shall meet not later than thirty days before the term of office of the Federal President expires or , in the case of premature termination , not later than thirty days after that date . It shall be convened by the President of the Bundestag .
=S=> GG 54. 5 After the expiration of an electoral term , the period specified in the first sentence of paragraph ( 4 ) of this Article shall begin when the Bundestag first convenes .
=S=> GG 54. 6 The person receiving the votes of a majority of the members of the Federal Convention shall be elected . If after two ballots no candidate has obtained such a majority , the person who receives the largest number of votes on the next ballot shall be elected .
=S=> GG 54. 7 Details shall be regulated by a federal law .
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