Overview

• Friends of Bundestag President Julia Klöckner and TV host Jörg Pilawa confirmed to dpa that the two are in a relationship.
• The pair reportedly met at a fest in Klöckner’s hometown of Guldental and have been regularly seen together in her Bad Kreuznach constituency with their families acquainted.
• A photograph posted by SPD politician René Diesterhöft at the Sansibar on Sylt showed Klöckner and Pilawa sitting side by side, adding visual corroboration.
• Neither Klöckner nor Pilawa will provide statements or interviews about their romance, citing the need to protect their privacy.
• The exact duration of their relationship remains unclear with tabloids suggesting roughly six weeks and social media reaction split but largely supportive.