US EditionJudicial Struggles: Germany's Constitutional Court Appointment Debacle
- A vote to appoint three judges to Germany's Constitutional Court was postponed due to Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition failing to secure a parliamentary majority for the second time in three months.
- Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, the Social Democrats' nominee, faced allegations of plagiarism that were later downplayed by Stefan Weber.
- The coalition's withdrawal of support for Brosius-Gersdorf led to an emergency meeting by lawmakers from the Social Democratic Party to address the crisis.
- The situation raises concerns about the tradition of consensus-driven appointments and reveals growing tensions within Merz's coalition government.
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Judicial Struggles: Germany's Constitutional Court Appointment Debacle
Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition failed to secure a parliamentary majority for appointing three judges to Germany's Constitutional Court, delaying the vote amidst plagiarism allegations. The conservative party's actions drew criticism for politicizing the court and sparked a debate reminiscent of U.S. Supreme Court justice appointments.
The judge's election has broken. Does Merz have to answer in his first summer interview as chancellor?
A traffic light start actually means particularly fast acceleration from the stand. Black and red also planned that. But at the beginning of the parliamentary summer break, the start of Friedrich Merz coalition is more like the failed traffic light. It is more in the trouble than the crashingly failed judge's election.
The Straits Times
The Star Kuala LumpurPostponed vote on top judge pitches German coalition into crisis
BERLIN - A planned vote on appointing three new judges to Germany's Constitutional Court was shelved on Friday, as conservative Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition struggled to muster a parliamentary majority for the second time in three months. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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