Bremen nominates celebrities: Katja Riemann and Tim Borowski elect the new head of state
Actress Katja Riemann and ex-footballer Tim Borowski have been nominated for the Federal Assembly by Bremen parties.
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- The actress Katja Riemann and the ex-footballer Tim Borowski will represent Bremen in the election of the new Federal President in January 2027.
- Both were nominated for the Federal Assembly by Bremen party factions.
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On January 30, 2027, a decision will be made about the successor to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Berlin/Bremen. Actress Katja Riemann and former national soccer player Tim Borowski represent Bremen in the election of the new head of state. The Bremen SPD parliamentary group nominated the artist for the Federal Assembly, the CDU parliamentary group in the smallest federal state chose the ex-Werder professional.
Riemann is not a member of the SPD, but he always gets involved politically. Most recently, the 63-year-old moderated the ceremony for German Unity Day in the Hanseatic city. “She was born in Bremen, one of the best-known German actresses, singers and authors - and above all she is a political person who cares deeply about democracy in our country,” said Bremen's SPD parliamentary group leader Mustafa Güngör, explaining the decision.
The CDU parliamentary group is sending Borowski to the election in Berlin. The German champion and DFB Cup winner has close ties to Bremen; he played for Werder Bremen for years and, among other things, coached the club's U17 team.
Bremen is allowed to nominate a total of five members for the Federal Assembly. In addition to Riemann and Borowski, Bremen's Prime Minister Andreas Bovenschulte (SPD), the Bremen CDU parliamentary group leader Wiebke Winter and literary scholar Maimuna Sallah will vote as Green Party candidates. Sallah is part of the management team of the “Black Children’s Library” in Bremen, which is the first institution in the country to exclusively offer children’s and young people’s literature about the lives of black people.
The successor to Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be decided on January 30, 2027. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) has already decided that a woman should take over the highest office in Germany. He hasn't given a specific name yet.
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