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Ilse Aigner can do something that no federal president did before her

The chancellor did not want to commit himself to Ilse Aigner as a federal president candidate.

Original: Ilse Aigner kann etwas, was kein Bundespräsident vor ihr schaffte

Politics 25 independent outlets · 438 articles translated from German
Photo: Oberpfalz-Medien (onetz), Bild
Uneitel und bürgernah: Aigners Weg nach oben
Der Kanzler legt sich fest - Merz will Aigner als Bundespräsidentin vorschlagen
Photo: Oberpfalz-Medien (onetz) 1 / 2

What happened

Former Prime Minister Seehofer once persuaded party friend Ilse Aigner to move from Berlin to Munich.

What outlets write

  1. Allgäuer Zeitung 8 November, 11:00 and 2 more outlets
    «On Instagram, Ilse Aigner looks back on eight years as President of the Bavarian Parliament»
  2. stern 7 November, 10:29 and 1 more outlet
    «Merz "was once again disengaged an important personnel procedure," he told the Cologne City Gazette on Saturday»
  3. BR24 (Bayerischer Rundfunk) 7 November, 18:09
    «While the CSU is already celebrating and the SPD is signaling broad support, the AfD is raising doubts»
  4. Westfalenpost 6 November, 06:30
    «Roderich Kiesewetter now bursts his collar in the ZDF broadcast "Markus Lanz" »
  5. Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung 8 November, 06:30
    «Angela Merkel, Katja Riemann, Hartmut Engler and many more: These celebrities are to elect the new Federal President in 2027 at the Federal Assembly»
  6. Der Tagesspiegel 8 November, 12:25
    «The candidacy of Bavaria's state parliament president as head of state is unlikely to stand in the way»

Reactions

In der Debatte um das Bundespräsidentenamt hat Bundestagsvizepräsident Omid Nouripour (Grüne) das Verhalten von Kanzler Friedrich Merz (CDU) kritisiert.

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Who reports

25 independent outlets · 438 articles