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Bundestag Votes Today on Three Constitutional Court Judges With Outcome Dependent on Cross-Party Support

The supermajority rule forces the governing parties to rely on Greens and uncertain votes from the Left.

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Im Bundestag ist im zweiten Anlauf die Richterwahl für das Bundesverfassungsgericht angelaufen. Abgestimmt wird über die beiden von der SPD aufgestellten Juristinnen Ann-Katrin Kaufhold und Sigrid Emmenegger und den Unions-Kandidaten Günter Spinner.
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Overview

  • Lawmakers are casting a secret ballot on one paper listing Sigrid Emmenegger, Ann‑Katrin Kaufhold and Günter Spinner, with yes, no or abstain for each.
  • The vote begins at 16:00, ballot boxes are open for 120 minutes, and results are expected in the early evening.
  • A two‑thirds majority is required, and even with the Greens the coalition falls short, so success hinges on additional Left votes to avoid counting on the AfD.
  • The Greens plan to back all three, the Left promises unified support for the SPD’s two nominees but leaves a free vote on Spinner, and the AfD signals support for Emmenegger and Spinner but rejects Kaufhold.
  • CDU/CSU leaders rule out talks with the Left yet express confidence in passage, and a failure could trigger the new Bundesrat fallback after a July attempt collapsed and the SPD replaced Frauke Brosius‑Gersdorf with Emmenegger.