Do AfD and left new constitutional judges help? The situation in the morning

Good morning, dear readers!

Imagine the following picture: a club in which dancing and celebrating. There are 16 bouncers in front of the door and around the dance floor. They make sure that everyone adheres to the house rules and that no forbidden moves are shown. The club stands for our democracy, the house rules for the Basic Law and the dance moves for the actions of the state and its actors. The bouncers are the judges of the Federal Constitutional Court. Now three new bouncers are supposed to go to the club. Welcome to Germany’s Next constitutional judge!

In the late Monday evening, the Bundestag election committee agreed to send two candidates from the SPD and one of the Union into the race: Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, Ann-Katrin Kaufhold and Günter Spinner. At first it did not look as if the government parties dance in the same rhythm.

Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf, nominated by the SPD, caused frowning at the Union. This had been strongly compatible with the obligation to vaccinate during corona apandemia. Her attitude to abortion has also brought some conservative MPs on the scene. The CDU member of the Bundestag Saskia Ludwig, for example, even described the Jura professor on platform X. Aua.

So is Brosius-Gersdorf doomed to fail? According to the DJ aka Union faction leader Jens Spahn (CDU), one was able to agree on a compromise. Accordingly, the Social Democrats should assure that Brosius-Gersdorf should not become Vice President of the Constitutional Court.

The final decision in the Bundestagplenum is to be made on Friday. But here comes the catch: Union and SPD have no two -thirds majority together with the Greens. And this is necessary for the election of the constitutional judges in SPE. So it takes either the voices of the left or the AfD. It doesn’t work without one of the two. However, in a fundamental decision, the Union has determined not to swing the legs with any of the two opposition parties.

The AfD parliamentary group management recommends that its members vote for the Union candidate. But for the SPD candidates? No thanks! And the left wants to talk to the Union before choosing their candidates.

Well, and now? There is still some time to find the right dance steps by Friday. Perhaps the necessary majorities can be obtained through skillful conversations. After all, the choice is secret and, who knows, maybe someone will put a few surprise moves. If the candidates fail in the Bundestag, the GroKo parties would take their toes properly at the Wahlwalk.

Money, Money, Money
Must be funny
In the Rich Man’s World
Money, Money, Money
Always Sunny
In the Rich Man’s World
Aha
All the things i could do
If i had a little money
It’s a Rich Man’s World

Of course that sang Abba. If you have Moneten, life is more beautiful and easier. That’s right, but money alone doesn’t make you happy either, I think. But if you are a godfather state, then you need money. Otherwise nothing runs and you just argue. “Traffic lights” tells you something else, right?

But we don’t want to look back. The budget week begins in the Bundestag today. What sounds like the cleaning service for the political groups is one of the most important sessions of parliament. It culminates in the infamous general debate on Wednesday, which is often used to hand out. Not talking about money, but from blows.

Federal Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) brings the draft household 2025 and the federal financial plan until 2029. More investments are planned for this year. This is the good news. However, the downside of the medal is significantly higher new debts. In numbers: The estimated expenditure amounts to 503 billion euros for the current year, the federal debt of the federal government is 81.8 billion euros. All the things i could do, if i had this money …

The number of asylum applications in Germany is noticeable. The AfD should actually be happy about it. But that also poses a problem. After all, the party put asylum and migration in its election campaigns – with success. But if the asylum seekers become fewer, the main and favorite theme of right-wing extremists lose importance. Is it therefore the new strategy of Weidel and Co.? The star-Politik bosses Veit Medick and Jan Rosenkranz discuss the background in our “5-minute talk” podcast:

The Pride parade in Budapest on June 28 was the largest in Hungary to date despite an official ban on the Orban government. The organizers spoke of more than 200,000 participants. Observers rated the large number of participants as a damper for the power -conscious right -wing populist head of government Orban. This actually wanted to have participants in the parade punished with fines of up to 500 euros. But they can breathe a sigh of relief: the Budapest police do not initiate any investigations against the Pride participants, as the responsible police headquarters surprisingly announced. The reason: The organizers would have unsettled the citizens regarding the legal situation. Among them was Mayor Gergely Karacony. The left-green-liberal politician had declared the Pride for an official celebration of the city of Budapest to avoid the ban. Drops of bitterness: Police investigations have been running against Karacony for four days. He threatens up to a year in prison.

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I wish you a good start to Tuesday! Warm, you