![Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse and chairman of the Christian Democratic party CDU in Hesse smiles and points to himself during the speech by opposition Social Democratic Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse and chairman of the Christian Democratic party CDU in Hesse smiles and points to himself during the speech by opposition Social Democratic](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CP604N/roland-koch-prime-minister-of-the-german-state-of-hesse-and-chairman-of-the-christian-democratic-party-cdu-in-hesse-smiles-and-points-to-himself-during-the-speech-by-opposition-social-democratic-party-spd-deputy-leader-gerhard-boekel-during-a-parliament-session-in-wiesbaden-february-17-koch-announced-that-he-will-not-resign-as-prime-minister-kp-2CP604N.jpg)
Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse and chairman of the Christian Democratic party CDU in Hesse smiles and points to himself during the speech by opposition Social Democratic
![Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse arrives for a new year reception in Frankfurt, January 13, 2005. It was Koch's first official apperance after he broke his nose Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse arrives for a new year reception in Frankfurt, January 13, 2005. It was Koch's first official apperance after he broke his nose](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3JCHG/roland-koch-prime-minister-of-the-german-state-of-hesse-arrives-for-a-new-year-reception-in-frankfurt-january-13-2005-it-was-kochs-first-official-apperance-after-he-broke-his-nose-and-cut-his-lip-in-a-ski-accident-in-italy-one-week-ago-reuterskai-pfaffenbach-kpaa-2D3JCHG.jpg)
Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse arrives for a new year reception in Frankfurt, January 13, 2005. It was Koch's first official apperance after he broke his nose
![Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse and chairman of the Christian Democratic party CDU in Hesse sits in front of Hesse's coat of arms, a lion, when he Roland Koch, Prime Minister of the German state of Hesse and chairman of the Christian Democratic party CDU in Hesse sits in front of Hesse's coat of arms, a lion, when he](https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/2d5b31p/roland-koch-prime-minister-of-the-german-state-of-hesse-and-chairman-of-the-christian-democratic-party-cdu-in-hesse-sits-in-front-of-hesses-coat-of-arms-a-lion-when-he-listens-to-reporters-prior-to-a-parliament-session-in-wiesbaden-february-15-koch-announced-that-he-will-not-resign-as-prime-minister-although-the-opposition-social-democrats-spd-in-hesses-state-parliament-will-attempt-to-force-koch-to-resign-because-the-spd-accused-the-cdu-of-founding-the-campaign-with-money-from-illegal-accounts-allegedly-organized-by-former-german-interior-minister-and-kochs-predecessor-as-hesses-c-2d5b31p.jpg)