Overview

• Union’s demand led to the removal of Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf from the agenda, postponing Friday’s planned election of new Federal Constitutional Court judges.
• SPD and Greens convened special faction meetings to coordinate their response to the unfolding coalition crisis.
• CDU/CSU cited fresh plagiarism allegations against Brosius-Gersdorf as grounds for changing the agenda and delaying her vote.
• The governing coalition lacks a two-thirds majority on its own and now must secure votes from AfD or Die Linke to confirm any candidate.
• Senior figures warn that public infighting and procedural brinkmanship risk undermining the Bundesverfassungsgericht’s reputation and institutional trust.