German president re-elected for second term

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier, right, being congratulated by his wife Elke Buedenbender (Michael Sohn, Pool/AP)

German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier was re-elected for a second term of five years by a special parliamentary assembly on Sunday.

Mr Steinmeier had been endorsed by most mainstream political parties ahead of the election for the largely ceremonial head of state.