“Rubbish, full rubish”: The former German minister and current representative for Bosnia, Schmidt, vents his dissatisfaction with the political situation in the country in front of the camera. And gets a lot of attention.
Former Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt (CSU) caused a stir in his current area of work, Bosnia-Herzegovina, with an outburst of anger. During a visit to the small town of Gorazde on Wednesday, the 64-year-old rumbled in English: “Rubbish, full rubish. I am rid of this.” (Like: “Nonsense, utter nonsense. I’ve had enough of this.”)
Schmidt – now High Representative of the international community in Bosnia-Herzegovina – continued: “I’m fed up with this situation. Everyone blames everyone. Friends, that’s not how you get to Europe!” Footage of the performance made the rounds on the internet.
Schmidt responded to a journalist’s question as to whether he was prepared to push through changes to the electoral law since there was no political agreement. The CSU politician said in a rather undiplomatic tone: “The people here deserve that the politicians who elected them work and don’t just complain! That’s the core problem!”
The next parliamentary elections will take place in Bosnia-Herzegovina at the beginning of October. The long-standing CSU member of the Bundestag has been the international representative in the capital Sarajevo for a good year. His responsibilities include implementing the 1995 Dayton Accords, which ended the war that separated Bosnia-Herzegovina from then-Yugoslavia.
Source: Stern
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