Overview
- An Instagram reel shows Luis Bobga lip‑syncing a slur from the song “Conan x Xenia” as Markus Söder’s photo appears, presented as a response to Söder’s call to shrink Germany’s 16 states.
- A spokesperson for the Greens’ youth wing confirmed the video’s authenticity to the German press agency dpa.
- In a subsequent statement, Bobga said he did not intend to address Söder personally with the insult and regretted that the policy dispute was eclipsed.
- CSU figures Alexander Hoffmann and Klaus Holetschek, joined by Free Voters leader Florian Streibl, demanded the video’s deletion, a direct apology, and Bobga’s immediate resignation.
- Greens leadership reaction was limited, with co‑chair Felix Banaszak calling Bobga’s apology “good and right,” and coverage also noted a prior similar incident by former youth leader Jette Nietzard.