Dusseldorf - Rüttgers and his derogatory remarks about Romanian workers and Chinese investors - now it is one disaster for the North Rhine-Westphalia Prime Minister.
"What does Rüttgers, is pure racism," blustered the Open Group, Renate Kuenast totally outraged. She called consequences of Merkel: "So one is not as Deputy Chairman of CDU-portable."
The same line meets the left-faction leader Gysi: "campaign on table level with xenophobic slogans.
And Steinmeier, SPD candidate for chancellor poisoned: it was a shame that a Prime Minister insulting Romanians and Chinese mocking. The comments are grist for the mills of the extremists. Ruettgers was a splitter.
Triggered the heated debate, two are in the Internet portal youtoube published compilations of the NRW-SPD of campaign appearances Rüttgers'.
With regard to the migration of the Bochum Nokia plant in Romania, he had others in Duisburg said: "And unlike the workers in the Ruhr area come in Romania in the morning at seven to the first layer and remain there until the end. But they come and go as they please and they know not what they do. "
And on Chinese investors: "If not then finally willing to invest in Duisburg, then the even choked yet, until they find Duisburg beautiful."
For that statements he had apologized on Friday. He did offend anyone, want to stand in front of the NRW-workers who have lost their jobs due to wrong decisions. Just a day later, the NRW-SPD presented on the Internet, the second video from Munster - with similar statements.
Rüttgers took in protection, however, the Turkish Community in NRW: If Rüttgers in front of the workers in the Ruhr area in places, then he was fighting for thousands of Turkish workers.
Unions Group Vice Wolfgang Bosbach told the Express: "This is a totally exaggerated excitement. Jürgen Rüttgers is anything but a racist. "And what says Rüttgers itself? Wichter government spokesman: "The Prime Minister has made his position clear. The thing is done for us. "
