"What exactly did you mean by that how are you supposed to see this 'problem' other than by the color of people's skin? How do you want to recognize this 'problem'? This statement is absolutely hurtful, discriminatory, and indecent. I would have expected you, Mr. Merz, to stand here today and have the courage to apologize for this sentence that you have offended so many people in this country. That divides our society and, in the end, harms Germany. Take this sentence back apologize."
"But we still have this problem in the cityscape, and that is why the interior minister is working to carry out large-scale deportations."
""unworthy of a chancellor.""
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government was correcting past migration policy mistakes and had reduced migration numbers by 60% year-on-year. Merz added that there remained a "problem in the cityscape" and that the interior minister was working to carry out large-scale deportations. Opposition Green and Left parties demanded an apology, calling the remark racially insensitive and unworthy of a chancellor. Green parliamentary leader Katharina Droge asked how the purported "problem" could be recognized other than by skin color, described the statement as hurtful, discriminatory and indecent, and urged Merz to retract the comment and apologize.
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