{
  "id": 16215872,
  "title": "CSU party conference: Söder campaigns for Aigner as Federal President",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/csu-parteitag-soder-wirbt-fur-aigner-als-bundesprasidentin",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-23T18:03:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/csu-parteitag-soeder-wirbt-fuer-aigner-als-bundespraesidentin/100264603.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Ilse Aigner, President of the Bavarian State Parliament, has expressed her delight at the strong support from her party, the CSU, for a potential candidacy for the German presidency. Aigner was reacting to a speech by CSU leader Markus Söder, who had urged the party to back her bid, saying it would be \"a great thing\". Söder's comments were met with enthusiastic applause from delegates, with Aigner acknowledging the support. The final decision on her candidacy, however, will be made elsewhere, Söder said.",
  "summary": "About three months before the federal presidential election, there is still no candidate. Markus Söder is making a strong case for Ilse Aigner, and the party conference is cheering. Aigner herself emphasizes: The decision will be made elsewhere.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}