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German chancellor Friedrich Merz nominates country’s first female president in Ilse Aigne

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Ilse Aigner is poised to become Germany's first female president after winning coalition support ahead of the Jan. 30 parliamentary vote.

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner for president (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that he will nominate Ilse Aigner for federal president, paving the way for her to be the first woman to hold the office. DW has more.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Germany news: Merz to nominate Aigner for president (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that he will nominate Ilse Aigner for president, paving the way for her to be the first woman to hold the office. DW has more.

  3. Bloomberg

    Merz Backs Ilse Aigner as Germany’s First Female President (opens Bloomberg)

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    Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed Bavarian Ilse Aigner to become Germany’s first female president, all but sealing her ascent to the country’s highest office next year.

  4. Al Jazeera

    Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Ilse Aigner, speaker of the Bavarian state parliament, belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Who is Ilse Aigner, leading candidate for Germany's next president? (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    She would be the first female president and the first Christian Social Union politician to hold Germany's highest office. Ilse Aigner is the favored candidate for the Federal Convention vote on January 30.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    Germany: CDU names Ilse Aigner as candidate for president (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The steering committtee of the CDU have announced Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner as presidential candidate. This gives her a good chance of becoming the first woman to occupy the role.

  7. Financial Times

    Merz nominates Germany’s first female president (opens Financial Times)

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    Bavarian conservative Ilse Aigner expected to succeed Frank-Walter Steinmeier in March

  8. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Germany set to get its 1st female president as governing parties unite around ex-minister (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Germany is set to get its first female president after Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s party nominated Ilse Aigner, a center-right politician with appeal to liberals, to become the country’s head of state next year

  9. New York Post

    German chancellor Friedrich Merz nominates country’s first female president in Ilse Aigne (opens New York Post)

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    Ilse Aigner is poised to become Germany's first female president after winning coalition support ahead of the Jan. 30 parliamentary vote.

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