![President of the Bundesrat Roland Koch, President of the Federal Constitutional Court Jutta Limbach, President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse, President Johannes Rau and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (from left) after the inauguration President of the Bundesrat Roland Koch, President of the Federal Constitutional Court Jutta Limbach, President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse, President Johannes Rau and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (from left) after the inauguration](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2FNFEH0/president-of-the-bundesrat-roland-koch-president-of-the-federal-constitutional-court-jutta-limbach-president-of-the-bundestag-wolfgang-thierse-president-johannes-rau-and-chancellor-gerhard-schrder-from-left-after-the-inauguration-of-president-rau-automated-translation-2FNFEH0.jpg)
President of the Bundesrat Roland Koch, President of the Federal Constitutional Court Jutta Limbach, President of the Bundestag Wolfgang Thierse, President Johannes Rau and Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (from left) after the inauguration
![Conservative Hesse Premier Roland Koch reacts during a session of the German upper house of Parliament Bundesrat in Berlin, March 14, 2008. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY Stock Photo - Alamy Conservative Hesse Premier Roland Koch reacts during a session of the German upper house of Parliament Bundesrat in Berlin, March 14, 2008. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E72R5F/conservative-hesse-premier-roland-koch-reacts-during-a-session-of-the-german-upper-house-of-parliament-bundesrat-in-berlin-march-14-2008-reuterstobias-schwarz-germany-2E72R5F.jpg)
Conservative Hesse Premier Roland Koch reacts during a session of the German upper house of Parliament Bundesrat in Berlin, March 14, 2008. REUTERS/Tobias Schwarz (GERMANY Stock Photo - Alamy
![German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse, and Christian Wulff, premier of Lower Saxony (L-R) arrive at upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat in Berlin German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse, and Christian Wulff, premier of Lower Saxony (L-R) arrive at upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat in Berlin](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d1whcm/german-chancellor-angela-merkel-roland-koch-prime-minister-of-the-german-state-of-hesse-and-christian-wulff-premier-of-lower-saxony-l-r-arrive-at-upper-house-of-parliament-the-bundesrat-in-berlin-february-16-2007-2007-germany-assumed-the-six-month-presidency-of-the-european-union-in-january-and-has-vowed-to-put-forward-a-plan-at-a-summit-in-june-for-relaunching-the-constitution-which-was-rejected-in-referendums-in-france-and-the-netherlands-in-2005-reuters-hannibal-hanschke-germany-2d1whcm.jpg)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse, and Christian Wulff, premier of Lower Saxony (L-R) arrive at upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat in Berlin
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![Roland Koch Premier of the German state Hesse arrives for a session at the German upper house of parliament Bundesrat in Berlin December 17, 2004. A panel working on overhauling Germany's federal Roland Koch Premier of the German state Hesse arrives for a session at the German upper house of parliament Bundesrat in Berlin December 17, 2004. A panel working on overhauling Germany's federal](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D4169K/roland-koch-premier-of-the-german-state-hesse-arrives-for-a-session-at-the-german-upper-house-of-parliament-bundesrat-in-berlin-december-17-2004-a-panel-working-on-overhauling-germanys-federal-constitution-has-failed-to-agree-on-proposals-seen-as-key-to-the-reforms-reuterstobias-schwarz-tobmad-2D4169K.jpg)
Roland Koch Premier of the German state Hesse arrives for a session at the German upper house of parliament Bundesrat in Berlin December 17, 2004. A panel working on overhauling Germany's federal
![Lower Saxony's State Prime Minister Gerhard Glogowski shuffles his papers before a debate at the German upper house of Parliament Bundesrat in Bonn April 30. The Hessian State Prime Minister Roland Koch Lower Saxony's State Prime Minister Gerhard Glogowski shuffles his papers before a debate at the German upper house of Parliament Bundesrat in Bonn April 30. The Hessian State Prime Minister Roland Koch](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D5813W/lower-saxonys-state-prime-minister-gerhard-glogowski-shuffles-his-papers-before-a-debate-at-the-german-upper-house-of-parliament-bundesrat-in-bonn-april-30-the-hessian-state-prime-minister-roland-koch-was-elected-as-new-president-of-the-bundesrat-today-wr-2D5813W.jpg)