Austrian politician expelled from party for sexist remarks

When asked how the Secretary of State in Berlin, Sausan Cebli took her position, Egan Donmez replied: “Look on her knees, maybe you find an answer there”.

This statement prompted many reactions from social media users, including German Justice Minister Katarina Barley, who described comments as the disgusting and sexist “ ”.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, of the People's Party, announced on Monday that Donmez's dismissal, saying that “syst comments, the offensive gafats are not acceptable”.

At the same time Donmez himself said he rejected “enabled” the claims of sexism.

There's a German saying, "I have to go to my knees," and I haven't invented that saying, but it stands for losing his attitude and showing submission. I made it clear again that my words did not refer to sexual or sexist content. Often, the error is also in the eyes of viewers”, Donmez has been declared.

He said he understood later “that the formula was not appropriate”, then he apologized to his colleagues for the troubles he had caused.