In Germany, the Federal Returning Officer ("Bundeswahlleiter") is the Returning Officer responsible for overseeing elections. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. In various parliamentary systems a Returning Officer is responsible for overseeing Elections in one or more constituencies The following information deals with elections in Germany, including elections to the Federal Diet (the lower house of the federal parliament the Landtags The Federal Returning Officer and his deputy are appointed indefinitely by the Federal Minister of the Interior; traditionally this position has been held by the President of the Federal Statistical Office of Germany. The Federal Ministry of the Interior (in German, Bundesministerium des Innern or BMI is a ministry of the German federal government The Federal Statistical Office of Germany ( Statistisches Bundesamt) is a federal authority of Germany.