German Finance Minister Christian Lindner received a blow below the belt from his party colleague and member of the European Parliament Nikola Bier, the German newspaper Bild reported.
The published footage shows that during the party congress, Linder was standing on stage and applauding, when suddenly Nicola Bier, standing next to him, struck the chairman of the Free Democratic Party unexpectedly below the belt.
After the German Finance Minister bent over in pain, Bier tried to apologize. Lindner smiled in response and put a hand on her shoulder, signaling that all was well.
Prior to the incident, the FDP chairman had asked a colleague to come up on stage for a “special ovation” to celebrate the fact that Bier would soon leave her position as deputy party leader, the paper specified.
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