Overview
- Luis Bobga lip-synced a Haftbefehl lyric containing the word “Hurensohn” while showing a photo of Markus Söder in an Instagram video that the Greens’ youth wing confirmed as authentic.
- Bobga later apologized, saying he regretted that the policy debate was eclipsed and that he did not intend to address the insult to Söder personally.
- CSU leaders and Bavaria’s Free Voters called for Bobga to delete the clip and step down, while CDU/CSU faction chief Jens Spahn urged a more respectful political tone.
- Greens co-chair Felix Banaszak called the apology “good and right,” and Bundestag Vice President Omid Nouripour criticized the post as below the belt despite Söder’s own sharp rhetoric.
- Reports noted the video remained online and recalled a similar 2025 incident by Bobga’s predecessor, as the latest dispute stemmed from Söder’s proposal to reduce the number of German federal states.