Friedrich Merz, the Federal Chancellor and head of the CDU, plans to discuss the topic of a potential future Federal President with his party’s executive board on Sunday evening. According to the Wednesday edition of the “Rheinische Post,” Merz hosted the party’s leadership for dinner at the Konrad Adenauer House around 8 PM, a detail confirmed by several party members to the newspaper.
The executive board is scheduled to meet again next Monday, after which the CDU federal board will convene to address the issue of the Federal President. During a conference of district chairwomen, Merz stated his preference for a candidate from the center, though he did not specify who he meant.
The CSU continues to favor Ilse Aigner, the President of the Bavarian State Parliament. Sources within the Union circles indicated that it is definitely possible that Merz could heed this suggestion, provided there is momentum within the CDU.
