CSU's Aigner to be Union's presidential candidate; Merz sidelined

CSU leader Söder has effectively imposed Ilse Aigner as the Union's candidate for the Federal President, with Merz forced to present it as his own decision. This signals a shift in intra-party power dynamics, weakening Merz's authority ahead of the 2026 federal election.

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