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Merz’s response to question about gay chancellor draws criticism
Friedrich Merz, former leader of the Union parliamentary group.
Photo: dpa / Peter Steffen
Sedan The CDU presidential candidate received much criticism for Friedrich Merz’s response to a question about his attitude towards a gay chancellor. Health Minister Jens Spahn also speaks.
In the political talk “Bild” “The Right Questions”, Merz was asked if he would have any reservations if a gay man became chancellor today. “No,” Merz said. When asked if this would be completely normal for him, he added: “The question of sexual orientation is not a matter for the public. As long as this is within the framework of the law and as long as it does not affect children, at this point, however, an absolute limit has been reached, this is not a matter for public discussion. “
SPD Vice President Kevin Kühnert, who had spoken out in the past about his own homosexuality, criticized on Twitter on Monday: “This is how someone who cannot hide the fact that they cannot really do anything with normalization works. with homosexuality. “SPD general secretary Lars Klingbeil commented:” Friedrich would like to be picked up from the last century. “In the” Bild “newspaper, he later added:” They deserve a clear apology. “
When asked about the stage by a gay federal chancellor, Merz had emphasized: “It’s not a problem for me, of course.”
Merz’s spokesman, Armin Peter, responded to a Twitter comment in which the statements equated homosexuals and pedophiles. “This claim is malicious and downright false,” Peter wrote on Twitter. Friedrich Merz said: “Sexual orientation is not a matter of the public as long as it is within the framework of the law and does not affect children.” So this applies to heterosexuals, homosexuals and everyone else. “
Health Minister Jens Spahn (CDU), who is married to a man, said when asked what such a statement from a party colleague would trigger him: “Well, if the first association with homosexuality is legal issues or pedophilia, then you have to ask Friedrich Merz, I would say. “
