Julia Klöckner Nominated as Next Bundestag President

The CDU/CSU unanimously backs Klöckner, with the formal election set during the Bundestag's March 25 inaugural session.

Julia Klöckner has been officially nominated by CDU leader Friedrich Merz to become the next Bundestag President, the second-highest office in Germany's political hierarchy.
The 52-year-old politician, a former Agriculture Minister and longtime CDU figure, received unanimous support from the CDU/CSU parliamentary group.
Her election is considered a formality, as the tradition grants the largest parliamentary faction the right to nominate the Bundestag President.
Klöckner will succeed SPD's Bärbel Bas, marking the first time in German history that one female Bundestag President follows another in the role.
The new Bundestag, with fewer members due to electoral reforms, will convene on March 25 for its inaugural session and the official vote.