Åsa Romson: I apologize – Aftonbladet

The Environment Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Åsa Romson (MP) apologizes for the statements of party leaders debate.

She calls it a gaffe and apologize if it damaged the party.

– I’ll do better debates in the future, I promise the party, she says.

Åsa Romson compared to yesterday’s party leader debate the situation with refugee boats on the Mediterranean with Auschwitz.

Now ask her to apologize.

– It was wrong and there is no reason to do it, although I was very angry and frustrated in the debate on migration, she said.

Should meant by better

According Romson statement was not planned, but came in heat of the moment.

– Any statement you make must of course be fully thought out. But in direct debates slips sometimes.

How did it happen?

– I should’ve thought for significantly better. I regret it and has apologized for that statement.

Åsa Romson says she now has been in contact with the Jewish community in Stockholm and Roma radio.

– This is to ensure that it comes out how sorry I am these formulations.

Took focus from important issues

Why did not excuse before?

– My opinion is that I apologized yesterday. How exactly expresses himself can always make a fuss about. I immediately realized yesterday that this is not a parable that is in no way commensurate. But I stand because I was upset about the refugee situation in the Mediterranean and I know that the entire party is behind.

It has also been criticized because it took focus away from other important issues?

– This is what I regret the most. We have an important debate bringing in Sweden, as ecologists, also with the reforms that we have developed within the government for Sweden to take steps to bring the climate challenge seriously. For that we should actively work against discrimination, racism and neo-Nazism in Sweden, which is extremely important work.

She continues:

– I am the first, and be sad if the somehow takes focus through that kind of blunder as I did yesterday. That’s not good. I apologize.

“A fatigue syndrome”

After yesterday’s debate used Åsa Romson word Gypsies instead of Romanies – something she regrets.

– The is completely false, it is an oppressive concept, Roma people should expect a much better formulation of the government.

You said it twice?

– Yes directly in subsequent interviews late last night. I regret really, it was a pure fatigue syndrome and it should not occur.

Can this damage the Green Party and the government?

– Of course it is important that elected representatives do as well debates they can. I’ll do better debates in the future, I promise the party.