# Could Ilse Aigner become Germany’s first female head of state?

https://mins.news/en/video/133488

- DW News, 2026-11-07 01:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2BapqzCQwU

> Media reports say the CDU and CSU have agreed to nominate Ilse Aigner, with the Social Democrats ready to back her. If successful, the Bavarian politician would become Germany’s first female head of state.

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