For the first time in history, a woman can be the president of Germany. Chancellor Friedrich Mertz said that the leadership of the CDU supported the candidacy of the speaker of the Bavarian parliament, Ilse Eigner, for the position of federal president, Der Spiegel reports.
Mertz noted her years of work and her ability to bring people together. Einer's candidacy was also supported by former chancellor Angela Merkel, who called the possible election of the first woman president a historic event.