Overview

• SPD nominee Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf’s vote was postponed after internal Union objections derailed the planned Bundestag election of three constitutional court judges.
• Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil held extensive talks and government spokespeople urged parliamentary groups to broker a resolution without haste.
• SPD parliamentary leader Matthias Miersch called on the Union to invite Brosius-Gersdorf for a formal hearing as factions seek the two-thirds majority required under the Basic Law.
• President Frank-Walter Steinmeier warned that the coalition had “self-damaged” its credibility and urged a swift decision to safeguard the court’s authority.
• Parliamentary groups aim to reconvene before September to confirm the candidates or allow the Bundesrat to decide if the Bundestag remains deadlocked.