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Gauck was a consensus candidate of the CDU, CSU, FDP, SPD, and which other party in 2012?

  • AfD

  • the Pirates

  • the Left

  • the Greens

Answer

The Greens, officially known as Bündnis 90/Die Grünen, played a pivotal role in supporting Joachim Gauck's candidacy for the German presidency in 2012. Gauck, a respected pastor and former human rights activist in East Germany, was nominated by a broad coalition of political parties, including the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Christian Social Union (CSU), Free Democratic Party (FDP), and the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
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