Bundestag: Greens boss calls on Left for the election of the judges candidates | EUROtoday

The Greens need to vote for all three candidates for the Federal Constitutional Court within the election of recent constitutional judges within the Bundestag on Thursday – and have additionally known as up the left faction for this step. “This is one of the main differences between the left and us,” mentioned inexperienced co-party chief Felix Banaszak to the “Redaktion Network Germany” (“RND”). “In terms of content, we are crystal clear in the opposition to this government – but we know when Democrats have to take responsibility. And that’s a moment.”

The new SPD candidate Sigrid Emmenegger is “a good candidate,” mentioned about all doubt, “said Banaszak. The task of the coalition is now to “finish the unworthy spectacle of the previous few months and to make sure democratic majorities for all three candidates – additionally with the democratic opposition fractions”.

According to their party leader, the Greens do not want to risk that the Federal Constitutional Court is damaged by failing again. Many people are concerned “the place society drifts. Especially with a CDU/CSU, which sadly remains to be on the lookout for their course,” he said. This showed “the debacle concerning the constitutional decide candidate Brosius-Gersdorf”. The Union had “pushed himself from a right-wing populist rush portal and risked the harm to democratic establishments,” criticized the Greens boss.

On Thursday, the Bundestag will decide on three new judges’ positions at the Federal Constitutional Court on Thursday. The black and red coalition does not have a two-thirds majority in the Bundestag; Even if the opposition Greens voted with the coalition for the candidates, seven votes would still be missing. These would have to come from the left faction or AfD.

The first attempt to election of judges failed in July shortly before the parliamentary summer break because the Union had withdrawn its previously guaranteed approval for the SPD candidate Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf. As a result, this pulled back her candidacy, the SPD nominated the lawyer Emmenegger instead. The process caused significant moods in the coalition.

In addition to Emmenegger, the legal scientist Ann-Katrin Kaufhold and the Union, nominated by the SPD, have nominated labor judges Günter Spinner. In contrast to laws, a secret choice is planned here – this increases the uncertainty factor because faction tours cannot put a disciplined pressure on MPs. Union faction leader Jens Spahn (CDU) this time, however, promised an approval of his parliamentary group for the SPD candidates.

A result can be expected around 6.30 p.m.

The ballot boxes are open for 120 minutes, with a result at around 6.30 p.m. Unlike in July, only one ballot is planned this time. This means that the MPs will have all three names of the candidates on a single ballot. You can vote for the individual candidates with “sure”, “no” or “abstention” – which should therefore have different results.

The judge is elected who unites a majority of two thirds of the votes cast – and at the same time the majority of the votes of the members of the Bundestag. If all 630 MPs are present, the CDU/CSU, SPD and Greens come together to 413 MPs. 420 yes votes would be necessary.

In coalition circles, a model calculation circulates if fewer members come to the vote: In order for both quorums to be reached, at least 474 parliamentarians would have to vote (without abstentions). At least two -thirds must agree to this so that both majority requirements are met. (316 are two -thirds of 474 and more than half of 630).

Günter Spinner is the shaky of the three candidates. The Union is based on the fact that its candidate has the backing of all Karlsruhe judges and is therefore elected. The left is angry because the Union did not want to talk to it about the candidate. The reason for this is a CDU party conference decision that has prohibited content cooperation with the left.

According to parliamentary group leader Heidi Reichinnek, the left is closed behind the two SPD candidates, and the parliamentary group leaves the decision to its MPs. “Various MPs will vote in a different way,” said Reichinnek in the ARD “every day subjects”.

The AfD is not integrated into the agreements. The parliamentary group said that neither with spinners nor Emmenegger, but rejected the candidate Kaufhold.