Overview

• Die Linke has formally demanded a share of nominations for Bundesverfassungsgericht judges and threatened to veto any proposals unless included in the process.
• In a letter to the Union, SPD and Greens, the left party called for altering the 2018 Proporz formula that currently allocates judicial slots based on faction strength.
• Coalition partners lack a two-thirds majority without Linke votes and must secure its support to avoid relying on the AfD.
• The Union plans to nominate Günter Spinner, president of the Federal Labour Court, to fill the vacant seat in the court’s first senate.
• Negotiations remain tense as parliament prepares for Thursday’s vote on three new justices, with the court’s pluralistic composition hanging in the balance.