{"id":"c1b0768eb829","title":"Germany eyes first female president","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/c1b0768eb829","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"1.20261109120230","updated":"2026-11-09T12:02:30.536Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmw97ophkvd1we4","text":"Ilse Aigner would be the first female president of Germany.","status":"Corroborated","value":null,"subject":"first female president","reported":"2026-11-09 11:11:00.000","newsrooms":2,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Deutsche Welle","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-ilse-aigner-leading-candidate-for-germany-s-next-president/a-79898848?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","quote":"She would be the first female president","primary":false},{"outlet":"Deutsche Welle","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-ilse-aigner-leading-candidate-for-germany-s-next-president/a-79898848?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","quote":"the first Christian Social Union politician to hold Germany's highest office","primary":false},{"outlet":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/chancellor-merz-to-nominate-aigner-as-germanys-first-woman-president?traffic_source=rss","quote":"Chancellor Merz to nominate Aigner as Germany’s first woman president","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw97ophk5aagkn","text":"Ilse Aigner is the favored candidate for the Federal Convention vote on January 30.","status":"Reported","value":"January 30","subject":"favored candidate","reported":"2026-11-09 11:11:00.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Deutsche Welle","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/who-is-ilse-aigner-leading-candidate-for-germany-s-next-president/a-79898848?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","quote":"Ilse Aigner is the favored candidate for the Federal Convention vote on January 30","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw97ophkprfjke","text":"Ilse Aigner is speaker of the Bavarian state parliament.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"speaker of Bavarian parliament","reported":"2026-11-08 23:39:47.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/chancellor-merz-to-nominate-aigner-as-germanys-first-woman-president?traffic_source=rss","quote":"Ilse Aigner, speaker of the Bavarian state parliament","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmw97ophky93hru","text":"Ilse Aigner belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party.","status":"Reported","value":null,"subject":"CSU party membership","reported":"2026-11-08 23:39:47.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"Al Jazeera","url":"https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/8/chancellor-merz-to-nominate-aigner-as-germanys-first-woman-president?traffic_source=rss","quote":"belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party","primary":false}]}],"changed":[],"disagreements":[],"open_questions":["The reports do not reveal who, if anyone, will run against Aigner or how the broader party factions view her candidacy."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-11-09T12:02:30.536Z","kind":"new","summary":"Ilse Aigner would be the first female president of Germany. Ilse Aigner is the favored candidate for the Federal Convention vote on January 30. Ilse Aigner is speaker of the Bavarian state parliament. Ilse Aigner belongs to the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) party."}],"relay_note":null}