Overview

• The SPD nominated Federal Administrative Court judge Sigrid Emmenegger for one of three open seats on Germany’s top court.
• CDU/CSU floor leader Jens Spahn said on ARD he expects Thursday’s election to succeed and called Emmenegger a very good, convincing candidate.
• Union lawmakers reported a meeting with Emmenegger and voiced no objections to her professional suitability.
• The Bundestag’s electoral committee is scheduled to meet Monday evening to formally place the candidates on the ballot.
• The slate also includes Ann-Katrin Kaufhold (SPD) and Günter Spinner, the presiding judge at the Federal Labour Court, after a July attempt failed when the SPD’s earlier nominee withdrew.