Bundestag President Julia Klöckner and television presenter Jörg Pilawa have publicly appeared as a couple for the first time. The pair attended the celebrations marking the Day of German Unity in Saarbrücken on Friday.

News of the relationship emerged in media reports earlier this year, in August. Until now, President Klöckner has largely kept her private life shielded from public attention.

While no direct confirmation was initially provided, a brief indirect acknowledgment followed shortly after, when legal representatives acted on her behalf to prevent paparazzi photographs. Sources suggest the 52-year-old President and the 59-year-old presenter met through mutual friends at an event in Rhineland-Palatinate.