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Calls for a Female Head of State Following Frank-Walter Steinmeier's Succession

The Union and SPD are planning who will succeed Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. There's growing demand within the CDU for a woman to hold this office.

The discussion regarding the succession of Frank-Walter Steinmeier as Federal President is intensifying. According to information from Zeit Online, the parties CDU and SPD are soon to draft a proposal to fill the vacant position. This development comes as the possibility of a gender-specific change in this high office is being raised once again, particularly within the CDU.

According to reports from Der Spiegel, there is a consensus across the political landscape that after nearly eight decades, a woman could hold the highest office in the Federal Republic. Support for this demand is increasing and could potentially alter the current course.