Thuringian premier Voigt backs Aigner for German president

Thuringian premier Mario Voigt of the CDU supports Ilse Aigner’s candidacy for German president. The CDU nominated Aigner, a CSU politician and president of the Bavarian state parliament, after Chancellor Friedrich Merz proposed her.

If elected on January 30, 2027, she would be the first woman and the first CSU politician to become Germany’s head of state.