Fight for the dress code: Klöckner is denying politicians political messages!

Fight for the dress code: Klöckner is denying politicians political messages!

On June 6, 2025, the media award ceremony in Berlin caused a sensation when Julia Klöckner, the Bundestag president, commented on the clothing rules in the plenary hall. Klöckner made it clear that political messages are not allowed on clothing in the plenary. After Cansin Köktürk, a member of the left was expelled from the plenary hall due to a T-shirt with the inscription "Palestine". Klöckner had previously asked Köktürk to take off the T-shirt, but the MP refused, which resulted in she had to leave the session.

The incident is not the first of his kind. Two weeks ago, Marcel Bauer, a group colleague from Klöckner, also excluded from the plenary hall because he was wearing a black basket cap. Parliamentary Vice President Andrea Lindholz from the CSU Castle Bauer after refusing to put the hat off. Despite his return to the hall, his objection to the exclusion was rejected. While Bundestag President Klöckner and other MPs campaigned for a strict dress code, the exclusion of farmer was the subject of intensive discussions about the dress code in the Bundestag.

debate about dress codes again sparked

The current discussion illuminates the determination of clothing and behavior that must correspond to the rules of the rules of parliament. In the past, there have been similar incidents to the reference to the late Green MP Hans-Christian Ströbele, who was pointed out to the dress code because of a cap. These regulations, which also affect the wearing of a jersey on official occasions, were criticized by the left in 2015, and as CSU politician Dorothee Bär in the Bundestag wore a FC Bayern Munich jersey. It remains unclear whether Bauer chose his base cap for political or fashionable reasons.

The basic dress codes that affect social and professional occasions are different categories such as casual, smart casual, business attire and business casual. These categories are important not only for meetings, but also for solemn occasions, such as weddings or balls. Based on the dress code, the discussion about political messages through clothing in the Bundestag gives new impulses. The debate about how MPs dress reflects a deeper discussion about dealing with different forms of expression in a political context.

Compliance with the dress code in the Bundestag could not only guarantee the dignity of the house, but also help to draw attention to socially relevant topics, especially in times when humanitarian questions dominate public discussion. At the last session, a woman was removed by the grandstand because she called "Free Palestine" loudly during a government survey. Such incidents underline the sensitivity of the current political situation and the area of ​​tension between individual expression and the rules of parliamentary etiquette.