German Resignation

From USA Today:
"German president quits in scandal over favors"

Germany's president resigned Friday in a scandal over favors he allegedly received before becoming head of state, creating a major domestic distraction for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she grapples with Europe's debt crisis. Chritian Wulff announced his resignation a day after the slow-burning affair escalated dramatically with a request by prosecutors for Parliament to lift his immunity from prosecution over his relationship with a film producer in his previous job as governor of Lower Saxony. Those benefits allegedly included paying for a luxury hotel stay in 2007.

^ It seems pointless to have a President that has no other function except to be there. It is one thing to have a Monarch as a symbol to unite a country (especially since the monarch doesn't change because of elections.) Maybe Germany would be better to do away with its Presidency and let the Chancellor take on the same roles. ^

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2012-02-17/german-president-scandal/53126800/1