German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday tweeted a pirate-style photo of himself with a black eyepatch and a dark red bruise on the right side of his face – the result of a jogging accident at the weekend.
“I’m excited to see the meme,” the chancellor wrote in the caption.
To dispel any possible concerns about his health, on the photo, which appears to have been taken in the chancellery, Scholz smiled a little and also wrote: “Thanks for the congratulations, it looks worse than it is!”
Scholz fell while jogging Saturday and suffered bruising to his face, causing him to cancel several appointments this weekend, the government said.
His spokesman told reporters in Berlin later on Monday that the chancellor was doing well given the situation.
“He was in a pretty good mood this morning, but still looking a bit bad,” said Steffen Hebestreit, adding that the photo was published “so that everyone can get used to his appearance in the next week or two.”
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been turned into a meme after showing off his pirate-style black eye patch. Twitter
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he got a kick out of a meme showing his new look on Twitter. Twitter
On Sunday, the 65-year-old German leader canceled an appointment in the central Hesse region, where state elections are being held on Oct. 8.
Local media reported that Scholz fell while running in his hometown of Potsdam, which is 17 miles southwest of the German capital.
Scholz has been in charge of Germany since December 2021.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is seen wearing a black eye patch in the chancellor’s office in Berlin, on September 4, 2023.AP
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz adjusts his black eyepatch during the first day of the 2024 budget debate at the Bundestag parliament in Berlin, Germany, on September 5, 2023. AP
Another meme pokes fun at German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s face with one eye patched. Twitter
He previously served as the country’s finance and labor minister and as mayor of Hamburg.
In a profile on his party’s website, Scholz said he hated sports when he was at school but acquired that taste from his wife, Britta Ernst. “Today I jog as often as I can,” he said.
Scholz said he tries to find time to jog, row, or walk two or three times a week and also enjoys cycling.
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