Merz wants a woman to succeed Steinmeier
Open post in TelegramChancellor Friedrich Merz wants a woman to succeed German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. He announced plans to propose a centrist female candidate to his party.
The CSU wants Bavarian state parliament president Ilse Aigner to become president. That bid has received support from members of the SPD and Grünen.
Merz insists that the CDU has the right to nominate the candidate as the largest force in the Federal Convention.
Original sourceTagesschau Inland