The CSU superstar, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg, will oversee defence, a job more in keeping with his foreign-affairs expertise than his former post as economy minister.

• 而基社盟“明星成员”卡尔；希尔德.；古腾堡则被任命为国防部长。新职务比其他先前担任的经济部长来说更能发挥其在外交领域的才能。