Merkel: It's time to elect a woman president of Germany "The history of the Federal Republic of Germany goes back 77 years, and there has never been a woman as federal president," said the former German chancellor on the Best Cast talk show. According to Angela Merkel, we must ask ourselves whether "the time has come". The former German prime minister, in her words, "knows women who were already born and could do it" - that is, to become the successor of the current head of state Frank-Walter Steinmeier. At the same time, Merkel refused to name specific names. The German Federal Assembly must decide on the candidacy of the new president on January 30, 2027. The chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Söder, promotes the candidacy of the head of the Bavarian Landtag, Ilse Eigner. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is discussing, among other things, the candidacy of Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, German Education Minister Karin Perrin and former party leader Angert Kramp-Kranbauer. The CDU/CSU bloc is part of the ruling coalition in Germany.

Merkel: It's time to elect a woman president of Germany "The history of the Federal Republic of Germany goes back 77 years, and there has never been a woman as federal president," said the former German chancellor on the Best Cast talk show. According to Angela Merkel, we must ask ourselves whether "the time has come". The former German prime minister, in her words, "knows women who were already born and could do it" - that is, to become the successor of the current head of state Frank-Walter Steinmeier. At the same time, Merkel refused to name specific names. The German Federal Assembly must decide on the candidacy of the new president on January 30, 2027. The chairman of the Christian Social Union (CSU), Markus Söder, promotes the candidacy of the head of the Bavarian Landtag, Ilse Eigner. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is discussing, among other things, the candidacy of Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, German Education Minister Karin Perrin and former party leader Angert Kramp-Kranbauer. The CDU/CSU bloc is part of the ruling coalition in Germany.