Overview
- On ARD’s Miosga, Cem Özdemir said a chancellor should present and implement solutions rather than merely describe problems.
- He demanded that Friedrich Merz explain how to stop irregular migration while easing needed immigration and warned that failing to address public fears is pushing voters toward the AfD.
- He outlined integration prerequisites, saying newcomers must understand the Basic Law, come primarily for work, and share a common language.
- He cited personal and public examples of racism and insecurity, including his daughter’s experience and concerns about safety in Berlin’s Görlitzer Park.
- He dismissed the chances of a party-filed incitement complaint against Merz, who has refused to retract the remark, as the program’s second segment detailed steep auto profit declines and a study projecting about 190,000 job losses by 2035.