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Germany poised for first woman president
Germany could get its first woman president after Chancellor Friedrich Merz nominated Bavarian conservative Ilse Aigner as his party's candidate. The largely ceremonial head of state role is due to change hands next year, when Frank-Walter Steinmeier's term ends.
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