Overview
- The Greens’ youth wing confirmed to dpa that the Instagram video, which shows a photo of Söder as the slur is heard, is authentic.
- Luis Bobga issued a public apology, saying he did not intend to address Söder with the insult and regretting that the policy debate was overshadowed.
- CSU leaders, joined by Freie Wähler officials, demanded Bobga’s resignation and the video’s removal, and CDU faction chief Jens Spahn called for an apology.
- Senior Greens responded cautiously, with party co-chair Felix Banaszak calling the apology “good and right” and Omid Nouripour urging civility and rejecting below-the-belt attacks.
- The clip remained available according to the latest reports, and the episode echoes prior harsh rhetoric by former Greens youth chief Jette Nietzard as Söder advances his state-reduction proposal.