Editing Impeachment (section)

=== Germany===
The [[President of Germany|federal president of Germany]] can be impeached both by the [[Bundestag]] and by the [[Bundesrat of Germany|Bundesrat]] for willfully violating federal law. Once the Bundestag or the Bundesrat impeaches the president, the [[Federal Constitutional Court of Germany|Federal Constitutional Court]] decides whether the President is guilty as charged and, if this is the case, whether to remove him or her from office. The Federal Constitutional Court also has the power to remove federal judges from office for willfully violating core principles of the [[Grundgesetz|federal constitution]] or a [[states of Germany|state]] constitution. The impeachment procedure is regulated in Article 61 of the [[Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany]].

There is no formal impeachment process for the [[chancellor of Germany]]; however, the Bundestag can replace the chancellor at any time by voting for a new chancellor ([[constructive vote of no confidence]], Article 67 of the Basic Law).

There has never been an impeachment against the President so far. Constructive votes of no confidence against the chancellor occurred in 1972 and 1982, with only the second one being successful.