{
  "id": 19116216,
  "title": "Union: As the last one, the Chancellor also said \"yes\" to Aigner - How he was driven to the decision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/union-als-letzter-sagte-auch-der-bundeskanzler-ja-zu-aigner-wie-er-zu-19116216",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-09T07:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/bundespraesidentin-als-letzter-sagte-auch-bundeskanzler-merz-ja-zu-ilse-aigner/100267832.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Ilse Aigner, a 61-year-old CSU politician, is set to become the joint candidate of CDU and CSU for the German presidency, to be elected by the Federal Convention on January 31. She will be the first woman and the first CSU member to hold the office. The decision was announced by the CDU headquarters after a dinner meeting between CDU leader Friedrich Merz and the party's executive committee. SPD and Green politicians have already expressed their support for Aigner's candidacy.",
  "summary": "Merz supports the proposal by CSU leader Söder: Ilse Aigner should become Federal President. How the decision was made - and what it means for the power structure in the Union.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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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."
}