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An indirect presidential election (officially the 1st Federal Convention) was held on 12 September 1949, following the first Bundestag election of 14 August 1949 and coalition negotiations between the CDU/CSU, FDP, and German Party (DP).
The FDP leader Theodor Heuss was elected the first federal president of West Germany with the support of the CDU/CSU.[1] He was elected by the Federal Convention (composed of all members of the Bundestag and an equal number of delegates selected by the state legislatures).
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