Wulff Officially Welcomed At Schloss Bellevue

BERLIN - JULY 02: New German President Christian Wulff and his wife, First Lady Bettina Wulff (both C), pose with (from L to R) outgoing interim President Jens Boehrnsen, former First Lady Eva Luise Koehler, Wullf's daughter Annalena Wulff and former German President Horst Koehler at the entrance to Schloss Bellevue presidential palace after Wulff was confirmed as Germany's new president earlier in the day at the Bundestag on July 2, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Wulff was the candidate supported by both German Chancellor Angela Merkel�s Christian Democrats (CDU) and Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle�s Free Democrats (FDP) political parties, though because his election required three rounds of voting by the Federal Assembly before he received sufficient votes to win, many analysts are describing the election as a political disaster for Merkel. Wulff succeeds former President Horst Koehler, who unexpectedly resigned at the end of May. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)