German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has announced his party’s leaders that he will propose Ilsel Aigner, chairman of the Bavari Land Parliament, as Germany’s presidential candidate.

The news has been disclosed by the dpa agency, citing sources within the party. If elected, Aigner would become the first woman to assume the highest state post in Germany, Telegraphy broadcast.

The German president is elected by the Federal Assembly, an organ that is specially assembled for this purpose. The vote for the successor of the current president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, is scheduled to take place on January 30th. His second five-year mandate ends next March.

Merz’s party and its coalition partner, Social Democrat Party ( The SPD, have a majority of about 50 votes at the Federal Assembly. For this reason, the 61-year-old MP’s election is considered very possible.

The assembly consists of 630 Bundestag deputies and as many representatives elected by the parliaments of 16 German countries. Most of these delegates are deputies of regional parliaments, appointed on the basis of party representation, but among them local politicians and public figures may be among them.

To run for president of Germany, a person must have German citizenship, be at least 40 and have the right to vote in parliamentary elections. The president can serve the maximum two consecutive mandates of five years each. /Telegraphy/