Judge appointments seek revisions proposed by Woidke
The appointment process for three judges at Germany's Federal Constitutional Court is currently at a standstill, with intra-coalition tensions causing a deadlock. The dispute, primarily between the SPD and the Union (CDU/CSU), has led to the postponement of a vote on one of the candidates, Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, due to political and plagiarism issues.
Brandenburg's Minister President Dietmar Woidke (SPD) has proposed a fresh start to the dispute, suggesting the inclusion of opposition parties, the Left Party, and the Greens, in the decision-making process, excluding the AfD. Woidke believes this approach would reflect better on the coalition at the federal level.
The SPD had initially proposed law professor Brosius-Gersdorf as a candidate, but her nomination faced fierce opposition from the CDU/CSU. The CDU/CSU withdrew their support just hours before a parliamentary vote, citing plagiarism allegations and disagreements over her progressive stances on abortion and support for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations.
The Greens have called for postponing votes for all three judge candidates to maintain fairness, while the CDU/CSU has proposed Federal Labour Court judge Günther Spinner as an alternative candidate. Other parties like the Left Party have not been prominently mentioned in the recent dispute.
Meanwhile, in Hamm, the public baths saw fewer visitors in July compared to previous months. Elsewhere, work on noise protection walls along the A2 is scheduled to begin in August. The Hamm Sports Club, on the other hand, is progressing towards the German championship title.
In a surprising turn of events, Woidke suggests all candidates should withdraw and the German Bundestag should restart the procedure. This proposal, if accepted, could potentially lead to a resolution in the ongoing dispute over the Federal Constitutional Court appointments.
Policy-and-legislation discussions regarding the appointment of judges at Germany's Federal Constitutional Court intensified, after Brandenburg's Minister President Dietmar Woidke (SPD) suggested including the Left Party and the Greens in the decision-making process, bypassing the AfD. General-news reports also highlighted Woidke's proposal for all candidates to withdraw and restart the selection process, aiming to resolve the ongoing dispute over political and plagiarism issues that caused a standstill in the appointment process.
