
According to information from SPIEGEL, CSU politician Ilse Aigner is to be nominated as the Union's candidate for the office of Federal President after prominent CDU politicians had previously spoken out in favor of her.
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The search for a candidate for the office of Federal President within the Union.
Recently, more and more prominent CDU politicians have spoken out in favor of CSU politician Ilse Aigner as the next Federal President. Now the decision has apparently been made. According to SPIEGEL information, Aigner is to become the Union's candidate.
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