Who did Wulff defeat in the 2010 presidential election?
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
Joachim Gauck
Angela Merkel
Gerhard Schröder
Answer
Joachim Gauck, a Lutheran pastor and civil rights activist, was defeated by Christian Wulff in the third round of Germany's 2010 presidential election. This election marked a change in German political history, as Wulff became the first president from the Christian Democratic Union party in over two decades. Wulff's victory reflected the broader conservative shift in German politics during that time.
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