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Klöckner and Greens Call for Germany’s First Female Bundespräsidentin

Advocates say a female nominee would address an all-male presidency record with Union support crucial to the 2027 vote.

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Overview

  • Bundestagspräsidentin Julia Klöckner highlighted that no woman has held the Bundespräsident office since 1949 and urged her CDU to back a female candidate.
  • Greens leader Britta Haßelmann criticized Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s male-only power circle and said a woman at the state’s helm is long overdue.
  • Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s second term ends on March 18, 2027, and he is constitutionally barred from seeking a third term.
  • Names mentioned as potential first female Bundespräsidentin include Ilse Aigner, Karin Prien and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann.
  • Control of the Bundesversammlung vote hinges on the CDU/CSU’s willingness to nominate and support a woman in 2027.