German multiculturalism has 'failed,' Merkel says

By the CNN Wire Staff

October 17, 2010 -- Updated 1501 GMT (2301 HKT)

Chancellor Angela Merkel addresses a meeting on Saturday during which she said multiculturalism had failed in Germany.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Chancellor: The approach of saying "let's coexist and enjoy each other ... has failed"
• Immigrants must learn German and be educated in Germany, she told CNN last month
• Germany is about 5 percent Muslim, the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life estimates

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