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Merz backs Aigner for German federal president

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz backed Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner and announced he would nominate her for federal president, paving the way for her to become Germany’s first woman in the office next year. A center-left state premier called Aigner “the perfect candidate.”

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