Germany is expected to welcome its first female president, Bavarian speaker receives support from prime minister
If confirmed, Aigner will become Germany's first female head of state
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- German conservative sources revealed that Bavarian Parliament Speaker Aigner is expected to succeed Steinmeier as German president in 2027.
- If the nomination is confirmed, she will become the first female head of state in German history.
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Why It Matters
The current President Steinmeier took office in 2017, and his two five-year terms will expire in March 2027.
Sources within Germany's conservative ruling party said today that Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner is expected to become Germany's next president in 2027, becoming Germany's first female head of state.
Aigner, 61, is currently the Speaker of the Bavarian Parliament and is expected to succeed Frank-Walter Steinmeier, the current president of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), as the virtual head of state.
Aigner belongs to the Christian Socialist Party (CSU), the Bavaria sister party of German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU).
Party insiders told AFP that Merz supported the nomination of Aigner to take over as president. Steinmeier took office in 2017 and will expire in March 2027 for two five-year terms.
If her nomination is confirmed at the Christian Democratic Party/CSU Alliance meeting on the 9th, it is almost certain that she will be officially elected as president on January 30 next year by members of both houses of Congress and representatives of civil society.
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The Christian Democratic Party/Catholic Socialist Party alliance meeting on the 9th confirmed the nomination
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- Will the CDU/CSU coalition formally confirm the nomination?
