Germany Updates: Bundestag Postpones Vote on Top Judges
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Bundestag Postpones Vote on Judges for Constitutional Court
The CDU/CSU will not elect the ultra-left-wing lawyer Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to the Constitutional Court today. After a chaotic day in the Bundestag, the election of judges now won’t happen until September. This follows a request by the conservative bloc of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian fellow party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), to postpone the vote on the appointment of Frauke Brosius-Gersdo…
After the election of judges in the Bundestag, the ZDF reacts promptly: a special broadcast on the coalition crisis throws the evening program over the top in the short term.
After the failed election of several constitutional judges in the Bundestag, the head of the Green Group warns against a "sleeping party over the summer." Union leader Jens Spahn, in particular, must organise majorities.
The Bundestag postpones the election of three judges for the Federal Constitutional Court - does this create a dangerous vacuum? It is not quite as dramatic as it is: If there is no timely election in parliament, then rules are laid down. An overview.
The election of three new constitutional judges has been postponed. Greens are strongly critical of the Union, Merz and Spahn. The SPD is also shocked.
The failure of the judges' elections in the Bundestag is a dampening factor for the leadership of the Union, but not a defeat for democracy. Members of the CDU and CSU, contrary to the agreement, have prevented the controversial candidate of the SPD. That is legitimate and correct.
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