Bundespräsidentenwahl: Steinmeier-Nachfolge: Merz pocht auf Vorschlagsrecht der CDU
Die CSU setzt den Kanzler mit ihrer Wunschkandidatin Aigner für das Bundespräsidentenamt unter Druck. Nun ist ein neuer Name aus der CDU im Gespräch. Das veranlasst den Kanzler zu einer Klarstellung.
Kanzler Friedrich Merz has not yet decided on a successor to Frank-Walter Steinmeier, but insists on the CDU's right to make the proposal. This point was emphasized during his Asian tour after reports suggested he favored Ines Claus, the head of the CDU's Hessen faction. Merz has not made a decision or proposed a candidate, but the CDU, as the strongest force in the Bundesversammlung, has a claim to propose a candidate.
Several CDU women, including Bundestag President Julia Klöckner, Education Minister Karin Prien, and former party chair Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, have been mentioned as possible candidates. Hesse's Minister-President Boris Rhein and Ines Claus, the head of the CDU's Hessen faction and deputy CDU leader, are also in the running.
The decision on the candidate will be made by the Bundesversammlung on January 30th, with the Union and SPD coalition holding around 50 votes. Merz aims to bring a "well-ordered process" to the discussion, with the first aim being the CDU's pre-presidential meetings on November 9th. Discussions are also taking place with the CSU and the SPD, as well as the Greens, given the democratic spectrum of the presidential election.
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