Munich mayor Reiter uses N-word in city council

Munich's mayor Dieter Reiter used the N-word during a city council session, drawing criticism. He apologized, attributing it to a quote from a cabaret piece. This occurs just before local elections where he seeks a third term.

During a Munich city council session on Wednesday, Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD) used the N-word, a racist term for Black people. While flipping through documents, he said: „So, wo samma, sagen die ...“, as shown in the recording. The podcast "Hallo München" had previously reported on the incident.

Reiter apologized in a written statement: "Bei der Äußerung handelt es sich um ein Zitat aus einem Stück des Künstlers Fredl Fesl, das mir spontan über die Lippen kam bei der Frage, wo wir uns in der Tagesordnung befinden." The cabaret artist Alfred Raimund "Fredl" Fesl (1947-2024) was active in Lower Bavaria. Reiter stressed: "Es lag mir in keiner Weise daran, Menschen zu verletzen oder abzuwerten. Wenn sich durch meine Worte jemand verletzt oder herabgesetzt gefühlt hat, bedaure ich das ausdrücklich und bitte dafür um Entschuldigung."

He referenced the city council's 2022 resolution classifying and banning the N-word as racist: "Dieser Haltung schließe ich mich selbstverständlich an. Gerade als Oberbürgermeister habe ich eine besondere Verantwortung für einen respektvollen, sensiblen und diskriminierungsfreien Umgang miteinander."

The remark is not the only point of criticism ahead of Sunday's local elections. Reiter admitted receiving 20,000 euros annually since late 2021 for his honorary role on FC Bayern's advisory board, initially unpaid. "Dass dadurch eine Genehmigung des Stadtrats notwendig gewesen wäre, war mir nicht bewusst," he said. In February, he succeeded Edmund Stoiber on the supervisory board.

Opposition groups like Die Linke and Die Partei view it as a violation of civil servant law due to lack of council consultation. Reiter emphasized: "Die Aufwandsentschädigung wurde zu keinem Zeitpunkt von mir verheimlicht und selbstverständlich immer ordnungsgemäß versteuert. Insofern ist der Stadt oder dem Steuerzahler keinerlei Schaden entstanden." He arranged for a legal review and promised to inform the council. Polls show Reiter leading against the Greens and CSU.

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