# Germany news: Merkel urges consideration of first female president

https://mins.news/en/item/123623

- DW, 2026-10-31 11:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merkel-calls-for-first-female-president/live-79814961?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Former Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany should consider a woman to succeed President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Separately, Berlin’s Left Party is expected to approve coalition talks with the Social Democrats and Greens, a step that could lead to the city’s first Left Party mayor.