the Two men was the great interest of the ball visitors. The a stands for the previous, successful SPD and was in a chatty mood. The other embodies for many the future of the CDU – in-law.
former German Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, appeared friendly and relaxed, when he visited on Friday night with his new wife, Soyeon Kim the Federal press ball. The Minister of health, Jens Spahn, one of the three candidates for the presidency of the CDU, parried all questions.
After all, posed Spahn briefly with his man on the red carpet in the Hotel “Adlon” at the Brandenburg gate. His two competitors, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and Friedrich Merz, were among the more than 2000 guests from the media, the economy and politics in the first place to look.
the beating of the visitors and organisers, more political tones, as in the case of some balls. Bundestag Vice President Claudia Roth (Green party), unlike in previous colorful times, this time in Black, spoke about attacked and persecuted journalists, and called the Ball a “for the freedom of the press”. And added: “And then I look forward to strong women.” Because the just a lot of wind to get in Brazil and the USA.
at Least for this 67. Federal press ball with the Motto of “kaleidoscope” was not lacking in strong women. Shortly after Roth, the party Chairman Anna Lena Baerbock (Green) and Katja Kipping (Left party) marched through the entrance of the “Adlons”. Sealing Katharina Thalbach, let cool a question as to your lack of evening dress off followed by the no less present actress. “I think the Dressode absolutely, I have a really classic Tux.” And the right wife you have, said she, with a glance to Nellie Thalbach at your side. “No one can be more beautiful than my granddaughter.”
Something thoughtful host Gregor Mayntz, Chairman of the Federal press conference, the Association of capital Youwin journalists. The German democracy was “a very special product,” he said at the opening. “Not only the Federal President cares a lot about what we consider as a matter of course, without keeping us here is, that she has not come alone, and alone will remain.” Without quality journalism, it will have this complex product democracy “damn hard”.
Political allusions, the slightly simpler nature could not resist the organisers in the music. Last year, shortly after Jamaica had failed, was the name of the opening waltz “Que sera – what will be”. This year, the Band played: “Munich stories”.
Otherwise, it was all about partying and Dancing. The Federal Minister Hubertus Heil (work) and Gerd Müller (development) strolled through the crowd, Hesse Prime Minister Volker Bouffier (CDU) was looking forward to a night out with his wife. Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife were confessions to elicit from former students ‘ parties. “Some say that I went rather one of the later was,” said Steinmeier and grinned. Also his wife, laughing also had to Black: “Yes, we’ve always been quite late.”
Steinmeier’s old boss, Gerhard Schröder, presented the photographers are proud to present the new wife, with whom he had just celebrated six weeks ago in the “Adlon” the wedding. Addressed to his Ex-wife, Doris Schröder-Köpf, which had been announced for the Ball, he said laconically: “I wish her a nice evening.” Otherwise, he had a bet with the CDU on his old “friend and enemy” Friedrich Merz. “Maybe he should be the one or the other topic to think about.”
A fashionable Demonstration of the special kind of showed the integration Commissioner Annette Widmann-Mauz. She wore a black dress with black Jasmine flowers, designed by a runaway Syrian Designer and tailored. The white flowers were black from the war and red from spilt blood, she said. A stand for hope, the other for the memory.
dpa
