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Friedrich Merz hat angekündigt, Ilse Aigner als Kandidatin für die Bundespräsidentenwahl am 30. Januar vorzuschlagen. Die Entscheidung wurde bei einem Abendessen mit der CDU-Führung in Berlin bekannt.
Bundeskanzler und CDU-Chef Friedrich Merz hat offiziell angekündigt, den Spitzengremien der Partei am Montag die bayerische Landtagspräsidentin Ilse Aigner (CSU) als Kandidatin für die Bundespräsidentenwahl am 30. Januar vorzuschlagen. Merz äußerte sich entsprechend bei einem Abendessen mit der CDU-Führung in Berlin, wie die Deutsche Presse-Agentur aus Parteikreisen erfuhr.
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