Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president
Summary
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he will nominate Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner to succeed President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. If party leaders confirm her candidacy and she is elected, Aigner would become Germany’s first woman head of state.Key Facts
- Merz announced his plan at a dinner for leaders of his Christian Democratic Union party on Sunday.
- Aigner belongs to the Christian Social Union, the CDU’s Bavarian sister party, and serves as speaker of Bavaria’s state parliament.
- The CDU and CSU are expected to consider the nomination at a meeting on Monday; the governing coalition also includes the Social Democratic Party, which has voiced support for Aigner.
- Germany’s Federal Convention will choose Steinmeier’s successor on January 30.
- Steinmeier has served since 2017 and reaches the two-term limit in March 2027.
- The German president’s role is largely ceremonial and includes signing laws and formally appointing ministers.
- Aigner, 61, entered the federal parliament in 1998 and later served as agriculture minister under Angela Merkel before becoming Bavaria’s state parliament speaker in 2018.
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