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Mayor of Tübingen
Palmer continues to be coached after a break

Boris Palmer took a four-week break on June 1st. photo

© Felix Kästle/dpa

Boris Palmer is always offensive with provocative statements. After a break in June, the mayor of Tübingen continues to be coached.

Tübingen’s mayor Boris Palmer (independent) continues to be coached after his time out. “I built a relationship of trust with the coach and found that to be meaningful and valuable,” Palmer told the German Press Agency. “And I’ll continue that as long as I think it makes sense.” He continues to work on dealing with conflicts confidently. “And not to get myself into something that won’t be good for anyone afterwards.”

The mayor of the city of 90,000 residents took a four-week break on June 1st. The reason was a scandal surrounding Palmer’s statements on the sidelines of a migration conference. He had an argument with a protest group over his use of the “N-word”, a racist term for black people previously used in Germany. The protesters confronted him with shouts of “Nazis out.” He then said: “It’s nothing other than the Jewish star. And that’s because I used a word that you base everything else on. If you say the wrong word, you’re a Nazi.” After the escalation, he also resigned from the Green Party.

He is currently not looking for a new party, Palmer continued. “I’m not on the market,” emphasized the 51-year-old. After 27 years of membership in the Green Party with “joys and sorrows,” he has no need to reorient himself at the moment.

Palmer has been mayor of Tübingen since 2007. With statements about refugee policy, for example, he repeatedly caused controversy and was accused of racism. His management during the corona pandemic and his local environmental policy also brought nationwide attention and recognition.