Next chancellor of Germany.
>Armin Laschet, 45, minister of integration in Northrhine-Westphalia, was submerged for a short while. He was speaking on the phone from his holiday in Portugal with his office in Düsseldorf, when the conversation was interrupted by cries for help and water noises. Futile were the attempts of his employees to restore the connection. At last, Laschet called back and confessed his misstep. He had been in thoughts, cigarette in one hand, phone in the other, when he tripped and fell into the pool of the hotel.