Overview

• Merz said the coalition remains undamaged and will improve its communication and procedural preparation following the Bundestag’s failure to elect new constitutional judges.
• SPD nominee Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf rejected claims of being “ultralinks” or “linksradikal” as defamatory and emphasized her mainstream legal credentials.
• CDU/CSU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn conceded he underestimated objections to the candidate but asserted there is no urgency since the court remains fully operational.
• SPD parliamentary co-leader Dirk Wiese described the Union’s inability to deliver on vote commitments as a breach of trust within the coalition.
• Parties are continuing talks on a new vote schedule or alternative procedures and the Greens have called for a special Bundestag session before the summer recess.