https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/friedrich-merz-nominates-germany-s-first-female-presidentContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/friedrich-merz-nominates-germany-s-first-female-presidenthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/friedrich-merz-nominates-germany-s-first-female-president#u198942Fri, 13 Nov 2026 15:05:16 +0000Chancellor Friedrich Merz and the CDU/CSU governing parties have nominated Bavarian state parliament president Ilse Aigner to become Germany's next head of state. If elected, she will be the country's first female president. The former federal minister and ex-helicopter engineer is backed by members of parliament from across the political divide. Aigner plans to hold meetings with various political parties in the Bundestag, though she will exclude the AfD and Linke factions from her schedule.Why it mattersThe nomination positions a prominent conservative figure for Germany's pre