Federal President: Merz sees several options for Steinmeier's succession
The CSU is putting pressure on the Chancellor with their desired candidate Aigner for the Federal Presidency. Now a new name has emerged from the CDU. This prompts the Chancellor to make a statement.
Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier's successor has not yet been decided or even proposed, Bundeskanzler (German Chancellor) Olaf Scholz has clarified. The news of Ines Claus, a politician from the CDU in Hesse, potentially becoming the next President surfaced in German media on Tuesday. However, the CDU had initially planned to clarify the issue of succession from Steinmeier during a Presidium session on November 9th.
On Wednesday, a clarification came from Scholz's surroundings while he was traveling from Singapore to Tokyo. Chancellor Scholz stated that he "has not made a decision or proposed a candidate." The CDU, on the other hand, still maintains the right to nominate a candidate. This message was particularly directed towards Bavarian Ministerpräsident Markus Söder, who had been advocating for CSU politician Ilse Aigner for weeks.
However, the Chancellor reiterated his preference for a "well-ordered process," with the ultimate goal remaining the CDU Presidium session on November 9th.
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