Overview

• The Bundestag president and the TV presenter attended the ecumenical service in the Ludwigskirche in Saarbrücken as a couple.
• They were seated in the first row, with Jörg Pilawa next to Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Julia Klöckner beside Elke Büdenbender.
• The pair have not spoken publicly about their relationship and previously asked media via their lawyer to respect their private life.
• Their partnership became public in late August after friends confirmed they met at a summer fest in Klöckner’s hometown of Guldental, with subsequent visits in her Bad Kreuznach constituency.
• Klöckner has served as President of the Bundestag since March 25, 2025, and Pilawa is a prominent TV host and father of four who has been separated from his wife for several years.