The Social Democratic Party (SPD) to Germany It continues to complain after the withdrawal of the Frauke Broso-Gersdorf’s candidacy for the post judge in the federal constitutional court.
The head of the SPD parliamentary group, Matthias Mirs, spoke of “shaken confidence” among government partners in Germany, while the Chancellor rejects any reference to a government crisis on the position of judge in the federal constitutional court.
“After the SPD candidate has been withdrawn, we are expecting greater credibility and commitment from our partners,” Mirs said in an internal letter. He denounced a “orchestrated campaign” against the Law, which, he said, “left its mark in our Republic.” He openly raised the question of whether the government coalition still stands, citing the CDU/CSU attitude.
Election of Judges in the Constitutional Court
The election of Brosion-Gersdorf and two more judges were due to take place in July by Budestag. However, members of the CDU/CSU have expressed reservations about the SPD candidate, mainly due to its views on abortions and compulsory vaccination during the pandemic. The charges of plagiarism in her doctoral dissertation had been officially rejected. Although initially maintained her candidacy, she eventually retired so that the court of the court would not be attentive.
Federal Justice Minister Stefi Hubig (SPD) has warned that such attacks may discourage capable nominations, especially women. SPD MP Ralph Stengner was even sharper: “This day will remain in history as the day the far -right mob celebrated its first victory. Democratic parties proved to be defenseless. ” Call CDU/CSU to reflect on the size of the crisis.
On the part of the Chancellor, Chancellor’s head of Chancellor, Torsten Fry, assured that “there is no danger to government stability”, arguing that the CDU/CSU and SPD cooperation remains strong. He praised Brosion-Gersdorf’s profile, but he acknowledged that there may have been a reaction earlier. He said he was expecting a new SPD candidacy proposal and was confident that parliamentary groups would soon end up in a joint choice.