President of Germany them to the President of the Bundesrat. If the president dies, resigns or is otherwise removed from office, a successor is to be elected within thirty days. Horst Köhler, upon his resignation on May 31, 2010, became the first president to trigger this re-election process. Jens Böhrnsen, President of the Senate and Mayor of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen and at the time President of the Bundesrat, assumed the powers and duties of head of state. Similarly, when Christian Wulff resigned in 2012, it was Horst Seehofer, Minister-President of Bavaria, as President of the Bundesrat, who assumed the powers
Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympics with a score of 3-6, equaling the teams from Great Britain, Switzerland, Norway and Japan. Their results are: Germany at the 2010 Winter Paralympics Germany sent 20 competitors to compete in four disciplines at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They placed first overall in the medal standings with a total of 13 gold medals. The Alpine Ski Team from Germany won a total of 15 medals. The medalists are: The Biathlon team from Germany won a total of 5 medals at the 2010 Winter Paralympics. The medalists are: The German athletes participating in the Cross-country skiing