Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president
Ilse Aigner, speaker of the Bavarian state parliament, belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party.
Ilse Aigner, speaker of the Bavarian state parliament, belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party, Al Jazeera English reported.
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- Germany · Europe
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- Chancellor Merz, Ilse Aigner, Aigner, Bavarian
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- Politics
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