Germany's former finance minister and president of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP) was attacked with a cake made of shaving foam during his election campaign in the northern city of Greifswald, according to media reports.
Christian Lindner was delivering a speech when a young woman smashed a cake plate full of shaving foam on his face.
Lindner, who took it easy, carried on.
Early general elections are scheduled for Feb. 23.
