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Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that he will nominate Ilse Aigner for Germany's presidency, Deutsche Welle reported. If chosen, Aigner would be the first woman to hold the largely ceremonial office. The announcement follows reporting that the executive committee of Merz's CDU party was expected to finalize its presidential nominee. The nomination would set the party's choice for the country's head of state. The reports did not detail the selection process or the next steps before any vote.