# Germany official says next president should come from the east

https://mins.news/en/item/84525

- DW, 2026-10-03 09:54 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-next-president-should-come-from-east-says-official/live-79528092?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Germany's commissioner for eastern Germany, Elisabeth Kaiser, has called for the next federal president to come from the east, saying eastern Germans remain underrepresented in positions of power. President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's final term ends in March 2027, with his successor due to be elected on January 30.