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Friedrich Merz says will name Ilse Aigner as Germany’s first woman president BERLIN - asserted

Merz → say → president

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Nov 8 he intended to appoint Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner as the country’s next president, in 2027, making her the first woman in the post. asserted

her → say → post

He made his announcement at a dinner for leaders of his centre-right CDU party, confirming information leaked last week by party sources. Aigner, 61, belongs to the CSU, the Bavarian sister party of the CDU. asserted

Aigner → make → CDU

Aigner’s nomination by Merz virtually guarantees her election on Jan 30, as those voting are almost all drawn from Germany’s two parliamentary chambers. asserted

those → guarantee → chambers

Currently speaker of the southern state’s regional assembly, she would replace outgoing President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a Social Democrat, in the largely ceremonial post. asserted

she → replace → post

Steinmeier, who took office in 2017, will reach the limit of two five-year terms in March 2027. German political practice is that coalition parties agree on a common candidate for the job. The president is meant to be above party politics, representing the moral conscience of the country. asserted

president → take → country

The current ruling coalition is made up of the CDU, the CSU and the Social Democrats of the SPD. asserted

coalition → rule → SPD

The SPD has frequently voiced its support for Aigner as president. asserted

SPD → voice → president

During the chancellorship of Angela Merkel, she served as agriculture minister, winning the respect of politicians outside her own party. asserted

she → serve → party

Dietmar Woidke, one regional SPD leader, told the news website Politico that she would be the “perfect candidate” for the job. asserted

she → tell → job

“She knows German politics like the back of her hand,” he said. asserted

he → know → hand

“She’s accessible. asserted

She → ’ → ?

She likes people, knows how to listen and people listen to her,” he added. asserted

he → like → her

Her appearances in traditional dress at Germany’s beer festivals have also helped raise her profile in Bavaria. asserted

appearances → help → Bavaria

And her way of dealing with the far-right AfD party in the Bavarian regional parliament is admired for being both firm and courteous. asserted

way → deal → parliament

At a time of increased political polarisation, and as the anti-migrant, pro-Russian AfD is registering a record 28% in opinion polls, her admirers see her as a potential calming influence. asserted

admirers → increase → influence

Aigner was born in Bavaria to parents who ran an electricity company. asserted

who → bear → company

She survived a brush with cancer in her youth, when a tumour had to be removed from her back. asserted

tumour → survive → back

After technical studies, she worked as an electronics technician with a helicopter builder before moving into local and then federal politics. asserted

she → work → politics

Friedrich Merz says will name Ilse Aigner as Germany’s first woman president

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