Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president

Told by 8 newspapers in 5 countries, between 19:00 and 15:00 on 8 November 2026.

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FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Germany liveblog: Friedrich Merz proposes Ilse Aigner as federal president

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Merz officially proposed Ilse Aigner for President of Germany, according to Swiss, German and Spanish newspapers.1 2 33 newspapers from 3 countries

Tages-Anzeiger attributes the proposal to the Bundespräsidium, while Der Spiegel attributes it to the CDU leadership.1 2

Friedrich Merz, according to the headlines, is the one proposing Ilse Aigner's candidacy.1 3
Ilse Aigner, a CSU politician, is the person proposed, according to Der Spiegel.2

AIMade at 05:01 from 5 headlines from 3 countries. Each number links to the source. Rules

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Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

Frankfurter Allgemeine · Germany · 19:40Deutschland Liveblog: Friedrich Merz schlägt Ilse Aigner als Bundespräsidentin vorRead at the newspaper ↗
Tages-Anzeiger · Switzerland · 19:46Deutsche Präsidentenwahl: Merz schlägt Ilse Aigner als erste Bundespräsidentin Deutschlands vorRead at the newspaper ↗
Süddeutsche Zeitung · Germany · 19:25Steinmeier-Nachfolge: Merz schlägt Aigner als Bundespräsidentin vorRead at the newspaper ↗
Neue Zürcher Zeitung · Switzerland · 19:50Kanzler Friedrich Merz schlägt Ilse Aigner als Bundespräsidentin vorRead at the newspaper ↗
Le Figaro · France · 21:00Friedrich Merz souhaite voir la Bavaroise Ilse Aigner présidente de la République fédérale allemandeRead at the newspaper ↗
Al Jazeera (state media) · Qatar · 00:00Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman presidentRead at the newspaper ↗
Der Spiegel · Germany · 12:25Ilse Aigner: CDU-Vorstand schlägt CSU-Politikerin als Bundespräsidentin vorRead at the newspaper ↗
El Mundo · Spain · 15:40Merz oficializa la candidatura de Ilse Aigner para convertirse en la primera presidenta de AlemaniaRead at the newspaper ↗