Historical rankings of Chancellors of Germany office of German Chancellors. The given numbers show the percentage of people agreeing with the statement that the named Chancellor was a good one: It was not asked for the first three German Chancellors (Adenauer, Erhard, Kiesinger). In December 2013, Forsa reasked 1002 Germans to name the most notable German Chancellor: In May 2015, YouGov asked 1111 Germans to name the best German Chancellor in their opinion: Historical rankings of Chancellors of Germany Historical rankings of Chancellors of Germany are surveys conducted to construct rankings of the success and popularity of the individuals who have served as Chancellor of Germany
Chancellor of Germany (1949–present) is elected within this period, the "Bundestag" will hold a last ballot on the 15th day after the first ballot ("3rd voting phase"). If a candidate reaches the "chancellor majority", the President must appoint him or her. If not, the President may either appoint as Chancellor the candidate who received a plurality of votes (thus allowing the formation of a minority government) or call new elections for the "Bundestag" within 60 days. As all Chancellors have been elected on the first ballot, as yet (1949–2018) neither of these constitutional provisions has been applied. The Federal Chancellor is the only member