{
  "id": 16329874,
  "title": "CSU party convention: The big Ilse Aigner show",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/csu-parteitag-die-gro-e-ilse-aigner-show",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-24T12:34:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/csu-parteitag-die-grosse-ilse-aigner-show/100264620.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz made a notable appearance at the CSU party conference in Munich, where he received a warm welcome from delegates. Merz prominently greeted Ilse Aigner, the CSU's preferred candidate for the German presidency, with a warm welcome and kisses on both cheeks, which sparked applause and cheers from the delegates. Aigner's potential candidacy has been strongly supported by CSU leader Markus Söder, who sees her as a suitable successor to President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. However, Merz did not explicitly endorse Aigner or comment on the presidential question during his speech.",
  "summary": "A kiss on the right, a kiss on the left: That's how Chancellor Ilse Aigner greets - whereupon the CSU party congress erupts in jubilation. But then it comes to the question of succession: nothing.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}