Justice: Judge Election: Union and SPD Against the Special Bundestag Meeting - Global Happenings

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Could the eclat around Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf have been avoided? After the initially failed appointment of judges, Wolfram Weimer suggests a reform of the electoral process in order to slow down extremists in the Bundestag.

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Thanks to the two controversial SPD candidates, the German Federal Constitutional Court is on everyone's lips. Here, another weakness of Germany's supposedly so defensive democracy is evident: the judges are appointed by the Bundestag and elected by the plenum, as proposed by the Electoral Committee. Thanks to the fire wall, the second most powerful political force in Germany cannot send candidates into the race. Instead, the elected SPD present…

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Greens had called for special session this week ++++ Söder praises cooperation with Klingbeil +++ Report: Ministry of Transport and Ministry of the Interior demand more money +++ all developments in live blog

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When is there a new attempt to elect constitutional judges? In any case, the coalition factions do not immediately explain.

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Constitutional judge's election: SPD candidate Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf continues to defend herself against defamation – and may want to renounce the post at the highest court in Germany.

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The election of judges has caused considerable trouble in the black and red coalition. Now SPD candidate Brosius-Gersdorf has explained her position in detail. Mathias Brodkorb, Cicero columnist, explains the current debate about the lawyer.