March supported the first woman to lead Germany.
German Chancellor Friedrich March supported the candidacy of Bavarian parliament speaker Ilse Eigner for the position of president, a CDU spokeswoman said. If elected, she will be the first woman and the first representative of the Christian Social Union to hold this position.
Merez announced his decision on the evening of November 8 at a dinner with members of the CDU presidency in Berlin. Einar is scheduled to present herself to the governing bodies of the party and appear jointly to the press on November 9.
The presidential election is scheduled for January 30, 2027. According to ARD, the CDU/CSU bloc and its coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party of Germany, have a majority in the federal assembly, which elects the head of state. Einar can also count on green votes. This support makes her election highly likely, but the vote has not yet taken place.
Einer's candidacy was proposed by Bavarian Prime Minister and CSU Chairman Markus Soder back in April. Mertz did not confirm for a long time that he agrees with this choice. The chancellor insisted on respecting party procedure and the right of the CDU, as the largest force in the federal assembly, to propose a candidate.
At the same time, on November 2, Mertz already stated in a closed meeting of the leaders of the local CDU organizations that the next president should be a woman. According to ZDF, he promised to field a joint candidate from the political center.
Einar also received support outside the conservative bloc. According to the Handelsblatt, SPD co-chairman Lars Klingbeil, as well as the prime ministers of Saarland and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Anke Rellinger and Manuela Schwessig spoke in her favor.
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