Union: Als Letzter sagte auch der Bundeskanzler „Ja“ zu Aigner – Wie er zu der Entscheidung getrieben wurde
Merz schließt sich dem Vorschlag von CSU-Chef Söder an: Ilse Aigner soll Bundespräsidentin werden. Wie es zur Entscheidung kam – und was sie für das Machtgefüge in der Union bedeutet.
Berlin witnessed the final revelation that Ilse Aigner will become Germany's next Federal President on Sunday evening, after the CDU headquarters announced her candidacy to the party leadership. The 61-year-old woman is the joint candidate of both the CDU and CSU, positioned to be the first female and first CSU nominee. This news came after an evening of discussions between the party's chief Friedrich Merz and the Prussian Council.
Throughout the evening, the 61-year-old Aigner emerged as the unanimous choice of the CDU and CSU leadership, with the two parties signaling their approval long before the decision was made public. The Social Democrats (SPD) and the Greens had already shown their support. Chancellor Merz, however, avoided making a definitive choice until the very end, seemingly overridden by the facts.
According to Merz's inner circle, the decision was finalized on Friday. It appears that Markus Söder and the CSU had been working fervently for Aigner for weeks. While the Chancellor remained silent, CDU politicians gradually began to endorse Aigner, including politicians from the SPD and Greens who had also taken sides in favor of the CSU politician.
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