According to his own statements, ex-Federal President Christian Wulff (63) does not miss being in the front row politically. "I'm just not in the first line anymore and that also has its pleasant sides," he told the German Press Agency on Saturday evening in Munich at the celebration of the musician Leslie Mandoki's 70th birthday. He welcomes the fact that "you can express yourself a little more freely without personalizing or scandalizing a small section in any way. Advising in the background does have its advantages." He no longer feels like campaigning, said the former CDU Prime Minister of Lower Saxony. He is now promoting young politicians "who will lead the country to a good future in the coming decades".

A New Year's resolution is "to do more than family," said his wife Bettina Wulff (49). "Other than that, we're just happy the way it is." Personally, however, she has made up her mind to "do a little more regularly and more sport again," she said. "Let's see how this develops."