Overview

• The Bundestag’s Richterwahlausschuss convenes Monday evening to question and vote on SPD replacement candidate Sigrid Emmenegger.
• Unionsfraktionschef Jens Spahn endorsed Emmenegger as a very good choice and said he is confident the plenary vote will succeed on Thursday.
• The coalition lacks a self‑sufficient supermajority and will need backing or abstentions from opposition lawmakers, particularly from the Greens and the Left.
• Attention centers on CDU/CSU nominee Günter Spinner, whose path could otherwise hinge on AfD votes as the Left signals mixed positions and the Union rejects talks with Die Linke.
• If the Bundestag fails to reach the required threshold, the right to elect the three judges, including Ann‑Katrin Kaufhold and Spinner alongside Emmenegger, can pass to the Bundesrat.