Overview
- The Federal Constitutional Court’s Second Senate ruled on June 24 that the AfD parliamentary group’s organ complaint was inadmissible under case number 2 BvE 3/20.
- The challenge arose from two night sessions in June and November 2019 where the AfD claimed vice presidents refused a Hammelsprung vote despite quorum doubts.
- Judges found the June 2019 complaint filed after the deadline and held the November case failed to demonstrate any concrete rights violation.
- Key laws approved during those sessions, including data privacy adaptations and energy service amendments, remain in effect following the ruling.
- The court also rejected the AfD’s bid for procedural cost reimbursement and dismissed allegations of a secret quorum pact among Bundestag presidium members.