The German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, today proposed conservative Ilse Aigner of the Bavarian CSU as a candidate for the Presidency of Germany, a position that will be occupied for the first time by a woman, to confirm the election.
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09/11/2026
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Ilse Aigner
O german chancellor Friedrich Merz today proposed the conservative Ilse Aigner of the Bavarian Social-Christian Union (CSU) as a candidate for the Presidency of Germany, which will be held for the first time by a woman, to confirm the election.
The decision, taken after obtaining the endorsement of the Social Democrats and Government Coalition Partners (SPD), led Merz to submit the proposal to the leadership of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), following a meeting of the executive committee in Berlin, in which Aigner also participated.
If she is elected, Aigner, the current president of the Bavarian federal parliament, will be the first woman and the first policy of the Bavarian Conservative wing to occupy the office of head of state.
The parties that form part of the current government coalition – CDU/CSU and SPD – have a majority of about 50 votes in the Federal Assembly, which will elect the successor or successor of the current German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on January 30.
The German Presidency is an essentially representative office, the holder being elected by all members of the Bundestag (low House of Parliament), together with the same number of representatives appointed by the parliaments of the 16 federal states.
CSU has been supporting Ilse Aigner for a long time, and now the SPD leadership has expressed its support for the application.
“ It is an experienced and pragmatic policy, with an important ability to unite people beyond party and social borders”, justified the party.
So far, the Greens have also expressed support and it is very likely that the application will be approved at the first round.