Badhon : Germany’s new interior minister has said he believes ‘Islam does not belong’ to the country, in direct contrast with Chancellor Angela Merkel. Horst Seehofer has long been a vocal critic of Mrs Merkel’s refugee policies but has now taken up a key role at the heart of her new coalition. (BBC)
His comments are seen as an effort to win back voters from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The chancellor was quick to distance herself from the remarks.
In his interview with the mass-circulation Bild newspaper, Mr Seehofer said Germany had been ‘shaped by Christianity’, and that the country should not give up its own traditions.