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Germany could be on the verge of a historic first. Conservative politician Ilse Aigner has emerged as the leading candidate to become the country’s first female federal president, with the backing of Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
The former agriculture minister and current speaker of Bavaria‘s parliament has said she would bring a close connection to ordinary citizens to the largely ceremonial but constitutionally significant role.
DW explains the powers of Germany’s head of state and why Aigner’s possible election would mark a milestone in German politics.
