# Ilse Aigner tipped by party allies as next German president

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/ilse-aigner-tipped-by-party-allies-as-next-german-president/
- Published: 2026-11-06T18:48:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T19:38:35+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/ilse-aigner-tipped-by-party-allies-as-next-german-president/a-79880594?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Europe, Government, Politics, World

## Key points

- Ilse Aigner is tipped as a joint CDU/CSU presidential candidate.
- She could become Germany’s first woman president.
- The Federal Convention votes on 30 January 2027.

## Summary

Ilse Aigner is emerging as a possible joint candidate of Germany’s Christian Democratic parties for the largely ceremonial presidency. If nominated and elected, she would be the first woman and the first politician from Bavaria’s CSU to hold the post, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government would retain the main political power.

German media, citing Christian Democrat sources, reported that the CDU leadership had decided to back Aigner, whom the CSU has long supported; party officials have not confirmed this, and Merz is expected to recommend her at leadership meetings. The 61-year-old is speaker of Bavaria’s state parliament and previously served as federal agriculture minister. The 1,260-member Federal Convention votes on 30 January 2027, and the CDU/CSU and Social Democrats together hold a majority of roughly 50 seats; SPD leader Lars Klingbeil has said his party would support her.

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