The civil rights activist Joachim Gauck will succeed Christian Wulff, who resigned on Friday, as German president. This was the agreement reached on Sunday evening by the ruling parties and the opposition Social Democrats and Greens. The appointment of Gauck, who is regarded as a moral authority, is a smart move on the part of the chancellor, even if he won't be an easy president to deal with, commentators write.
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