Germany: Left and AfD defend themselves with pressing procedures in Karlsruhe | EUROtoday

AfD and Linke have filed a lawsuit from the Federal Constitutional Court towards the deliberate particular conferences of the Bundestag to amend the Basic Law. In Karlsruhe, the parliamentary faction “will submit an organization system along with an urgent application” in Karlsruhe, the AfD parliamentary group introduced on Monday afternoon. “With its urgent application, the parliamentary group asserts the unconstitutionality of the convening of the special meetings and also relies on the rights of the Bundestag itself.”

Previously, President of the Bundestag Bärbel Bas (SPD) made it clear that she wouldn’t cancel the particular conferences deliberate for thirteenth and 18th March. On the 2 days, the majorities of the Basic Law adjustments agreed within the explorations of the Union and the SPD are to be suggested on a billion greenback monetary program. This requires a two-thirds majority, which, after the structure of the brand new Bundestag on March 25, is not potential with out votes from AfD or Left Party.

“The AfD parliamentary group is convinced that the Bundestag president is obliged to convene the new Bundestag in the current situation,” stated the parliamentary group. “This applies in particular since the Federal President has dissolved the old Bundestag, and since the convening of the newly elected Bundestag, which could already take place in the coming week, would not be a major delay.”

AfD: “Such decisions can and may only make the newly elected Bundestag”

The AfD additionally complains that, as prescribed, a 3rd of all MPs wouldn’t have requested the particular classes, however solely the group excursions of the Union and SPD. From this, Bas desires to “derive a third”. How many MPs truly expressed this need didn’t examine.

Parliament managing director Stephan Brandner stated that BAS ignores her resolution “the will to voters, which showed himself in the Bundestag election two weeks ago, and continues to undermine confidence in the parliamentary processes”. Both “all legal arguments as well as common sense and political circumstances” spoke for the view of the AfD parliamentary group that BAs ought to “call up the old Bundestag at best and exceptionally in particularly urgent emergencies”.

Brandner, emphasised, weren’t a part of such far -reaching selections as to “decide on several” extremely controversial adjustments to the Basic Law “. “Such selections can and will solely make the newly elected Bundestag.” Previously, several AfD MPs had already submitted urgent application to the Federal Constitutional Court against the planned special meetings.

Die Linke also wants to prevent billions of billions with old majorities in the Bundestag with an urgent procedure in front of the Federal Constitutional Court. As the faction management announced, individual members of the Bundestag and the future parliamentary group in Karlsruhe made the application for an interim order.

The aim is not to convene the old Bundestag after the determination of the end result of the Bundestag election on February 26th after the determination of the final result planned for Friday. The reason for the application states that the new MPs Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken-the left-wing federal chairs-are injured in their participation rights.

Left open for special funds

The left considers it inadmissible to make far -reaching decisions with old majorities.

The left has signaled that it would be available for discussions about the abolition or reform of the debt brake. However, it is against drastically increased defense spending.

Special meetings in the transition period in the Basic Law are legally regulated: Article 39 defines the composition of the new parliament as the end of an election period. This passage was explicitly added in 1976: the composition takes place at the latest on the 30th day after the election. This time the constituent session of the newly elected Bundestag is planned for March 25.