Merz confirms plan to nominate Aigner, who could become Germany's first woman president
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has confirmed he will nominate Ilse Aigner as the conservative bloc's candidate for federal president; if elected, she would be Germany's first woman head of state, news agencies dpa, AFP and Reuters reported.