Who will be the new president of Germany? For the first time, a woman is seriously nominated for this job On January 30, 2027, Germany will elect a new president to replace Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who served two terms. The government is actively seeking a candidate for the highest public office. "This person must be well known, politically balanced, able to unify society, be able to find access to people and speak more or less well in public," explained political scientist Ursula Minach of the requirements for a presidential candidate in a DW commentary. In Germany, the federal president is the head of state and he mainly performs representative functions, being considered a moral authority. Unlike the presidents of the USA or France, he does not have broad political powers and does not head the government. The Bavarian politician Ilse Eigner, who holds the post of head of the Bavarian Landtag in Munich, has good chances of being elected. Eigner is a member of the smallest party in the government coalition - the Christian-Social Union. The 61-year-old politician is considered a person capable of finding compromises. She also has experience in the federal government in Berlin, where she was Germany's Minister of Agriculture. Read more in our article.