# Merz’s party backs former minister Ilse Aigner for German president, media report

https://mins.news/en/item/132835

- Reuters, 2026-11-06 17:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/merzs-party-backs-former-minister-ilse-aigner-german-president-media-reports-say-2026-11-06/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aee0eb15a9cd5000104ecfd

> German media reported on Friday that Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats agreed to support Ilse Aigner, of the Bavarian Christian Social Union, for German president, following weeks of tension between the sister parties.

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