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‘The time is ripe’: ex-helicopter engineer poised to be Germany’s first female president

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Backed by MPs from across the political divide, Bavarian Ilse Aigner offers an approachability and warmth the chancellor lacks Germany has had 12 presidents since the end of the second world war, all…

The Guardian United Kingdom · 13 November 2026

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