1979 West German presidential election

An indirect presidential election (officially the 7th Federal Convention) was held in West Germany on 23 May 1979. Deeming his reelection to be unlikely, incumbent Walter Scheel elected not to seek a second term. The two candidates to replace him were the President of the Bundestag Karl Carstens, nominated by the Christian Democratic Union and Carstens' immediate predecessor Annemarie Renger, nominated by the Social Democratic Party. Carstens won the election on the first ballot.

1979 West German presidential election
23 May 1979
 
Nominee Karl Carstens Annemarie Renger
Party CDU SPD
Electoral vote 528 431
President before election

Walter Scheel
FDP

 Elected President

Karl Carstens
CDU

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