Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president
Merz’s choice would give the largely ceremonial office its first female holder and has drawn backing from coalition partners and the Greens.
- On Friday, Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democrats agreed to back Ilse Aigner from the Bavarian Christian Social Union for German president, ending weeks of tension between the sister parties.
- The CSU proposed Aigner earlier this year, but the CDU delayed endorsing her while Merz considered alternative candidates, straining relations between the two parties.
- If elected by the Federal Convention, Aigner would become Germany's first female head of state, drawing on her experience as agriculture minister under former Chancellor Angela Merkel.
- Aigner has received strong verbal backing from members of the centre-left Social Democrats and the environmental Greens, suggesting a viable path to the presidency beyond her own coalition.
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Ilse Aigner owes her near certainty of becoming German President partly to her friendship with Chancellor Merz. ‘I do not want to stand above the citizens,...
The German Chancellor has announced that the CDU will support the President of the Bavarian Parliament and representative of the Csu. Angela Merkel speaks of a "historical" appointment.
Chancellor Merz proposed it to the Federal Assembly to succeed President Steinmeier in 2027. He has broad support from the parties. She would be the first woman in the highest role, after 12 men in 78 years. Her motto?
Germany must have its first wife as head of state next year, after Prime Minister Friedrich Merz indicated on Monday (9) Ilse Aigner as candidate for his conservative bloc to replace President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in office, with predominantly ceremonial functions.
The office of Friedrich Merz in Ponedjeljak is represented by the conservative Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner under the former deputy leader Frank-Walter Steinmeier. “With Ilsom Aigner Njemačka has won the President with the dignity and the heart, the President of the Republic will be able to succeed in the right direction and in the future [...] The opinion of Merz, led by the Bavarian conservative Aigner, under President Njemačke, was the fir…
The Bavarian journey illustrates a German where social promotion remains possible. But Chancellor Friedrich Merz took three months to support this candidate of the brother party, revealing his weak influence in the Christian-Democratic familyApart from the Bavarians, most Germans barely know Ilse Aigner. Yet it is this elected member of the Christian-Social Party (CSU) who could soon become the first woman to preside over the Federal Republic of…
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