CDU leadership has finished voting on a candidate for the German presidency and decided to nominate Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner. The CSU member's candidacy is also supported by representatives of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and the Greens. Spiegel.de ↗
Aigner is the president of the Bavarian state parliament. Her nomination means that the CDU/CSU Union is now officially entering the election process ahead of choosing a successor to Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He will leave the office of president once his term ends. Spiegel.de ↗
Support for Aigner has grown among other political figures in recent days. The chairwoman of the women's group within the Union's parliamentary faction, Mechthild Heil, has voiced support for her candidacy. Ott, the SPD candidate for state premier in North Rhine-Westphalia, has also expressed his support. Deutschlandfunk ↗
Aigner previously stated that in her candidacy she wants to cooperate with the Greens and secure their support. Support from outside the conservative political camp could prove decisive in the election, since the president is not elected by the Bundestag alone. Welt ↗
The new head of state will be decided by the Federal Convention, in which, besides Bundestag members, representatives of the federal states and other publicly known figures also vote. The election is scheduled for January in Berlin. Aigner's success will therefore depend on the extent of cross-party support she manages to maintain.
CDU/CSU to officially nominate Ilse Aigner as Germany's presidential candidate
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CDU‑Ministerpräsidenten werben für Ilse Aigner – CSU-Politikerin will Grüne einbinden
Welt
| 09:32 05.11.
Ilse Aigner: CDU-Vorstand schlägt CSU-Politikerin als Bundespräsidentin vor
Spiegel.de
| 13:17 09.11.
Staatsoberhaupt - Auch Unionsfrauen und SPD-Spitzenkandidat in NRW Ott sprechen sich für Aigner als Bundespräsidentin aus
Deutschlandfunk
| 07:59 06.11.
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