10 hours ago · Germany
Bavaria’s speaker tipped to become Germany’s first woman president
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What we know
BERLIN: Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner is expected to become Germany’s next president in 2027, the first woman to serve as its head of state, conservative ruling party sources said on Friday. Aigner, 61, now the speaker of the southern state’s regional assembly, would replace outgoing President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a Social…
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- First reported by The Straits Times World
Merz's party backs former minister Ilse Aigner for German president, media reports say
- Picked up by Deutsche Welle All News
- New development reported by Dawn
Bavaria’s speaker tipped to become Germany’s first woman president
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