{
  "id": 16466576,
  "title": "CSU party convention: A kiss for Aigner - but no answer to the P-question",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/csu-parteitag-kusschen-fur-aigner-aber-keine-antwort-auf-die-p-frage",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-25T10:51:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/csu-parteitag-kuesschen-fuer-aigner-aber-keine-antwort-auf-die-p-frage/100264779.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "The Christian Social Union (CSU) party in Germany has demonstrated its support for Ilse Aigner as a potential federal president, with party leader Markus Söder proposing her for the role. Aigner, the 61-year-old president of the Bavarian state parliament, received a standing ovation from the party delegates, who are hoping she will become the first female federal president. Chancellor Friedrich Merz, however, has not yet publicly backed Aigner, despite her growing support from other parties, including the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens. The decision on the federal president's successor will be made by the Federal Convention on January 30, with the governing coalition of Union and SPD holding a majority of around 50 votes.",
  "summary": "A kiss on the right, a kiss on the left: That's how Chancellor Ilse Aigner greets - and lets the CSU party congress cheer. However, he still owes the answer to the crucial question. What happens now?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "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."
}