The German president generated controversy after an intervention in Parliament where he appealed to fear and public safety to talk about immigration. His statements revived the debate in the midst of the European migration crisis.
Friedrich Merzchancellor of Germany He generated rejection inside and outside his own party after linking immigration with urban crime and suggesting that to understand his words “ask your daughters.”
The German chancellor once again found himself at the center of the political debate after a series of statements about immigrants that were considered xenophobic and provocative for much of the political arc. During an interview, Merz assured that immigration “represents a problem in the urban landscape” and, when asked about the meaning of that phrase, he responded: “Ask your daughters what I meant.”
Transverse rejection for his sayings
The comment, interpreted as a allusion to the alleged relationship between migration and sexual crimesunleashed criticism both in the opposition and within his own bloc, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU).
“As chancellor, Merz has a special responsibility for social cohesion and public debate. His words do not contribute to that,” he warned. Dennis RadtkeCDU MEP.
Since the Greensthe leader Katharina Drage He questioned the tone of the head of government and pointed out that his phrase “reproduces the clichés of the extreme right” that present migrants as a threat to German women.
Meanwhile, the secretary general of Social Democratic Party (SPD), Tim Klussendorfaccused Merz of “sowing division and weakening trust” within the governing coalition.
The chancellor himself, who last week had promised to “correct the errors” of previous immigration policies, avoided apologizing and he simply said that his words were “misinterpreted.”
Source: Ambito
