Politics · Germany · 11 hrs ago
NRW CDU nominates Günther Jauch for presidential election assembly
The CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia nominated TV presenter Günther Jauch for Germany’s Federal Assembly.
The assembly is due to elect the country’s next president on January 30.
Jauch was nominated because of his long involvement in social, church, cultural and heritage work, the party said.
The CDU has named 21 people for the assembly, including business leader Arndt Kirchhoff, former Bundestag president Norbert Lammert and Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger.
The CDU group in the state parliament can name 31 more, bringing its total delegation to 52.
Other state parliament groups can also nominate members, according to their size.
Ilse Aigner is the Union’s candidate for president, while Jauch is nominated as a member of the body that will choose the office-holder.
The CDU in North Rhine-Westphalia has nominated TV presenter Günther Jauch to join the Federal Assembly.
The assembly is due to elect Germany’s next federal president on January 30.
The NRW CDU named 21 people, including Jauch, entrepreneur Arndt Kirchhoff, former Bundestag president Norbert Lammert and Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger.
The CDU group in the Düsseldorf state parliament can name 31 more people, bringing the state’s delegation to 52.
The party said Jauch has long been active in social, church, cultural and heritage-preservation work.
- Who
- The NRW CDU nominated TV presenter Günther Jauch.
- What
- He is set to take part in the Federal Assembly election of Germany’s federal president.
- When
- The nomination was announced on November 9, 2026. The election is due on January 30.
- Where
- North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- Why
- The NRW CDU said Jauch has long been active in social, church, cultural and heritage-preservation work.
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The NRW CDU announced its nomination of Jauch and 20 other people for the Federal Assembly.
The Federal Assembly is due to elect a new federal president.
- Nominee
- Günther Jauch
- Party nominations
- 21 people
- Additional places
- The NRW CDU parliamentary group can name 31 more people
- Total delegation
- 52 people
- Election date
- January 30
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for years, intensively involved in social, church and cultural work as well as heritage preservation
for years, intensively involved in social, church and cultural work as well as heritage preservation