Special session approved
Karlsruhe gives the green light for a billion -dollar package from Union and SPD
The Union and SPD’s billion package will come: The Federal Constitutional Court has allowed a special meeting of the “old” Bundestag.
The old Bundestag can probably vote on the planned billion dollar package for defense and infrastructure next week. The Federal Constitutional Court rejected several urgent requests against the planned special meetings of the old Bundestag. The court in Karlsruhe decided that the applications were unfounded. There were also urgent requests against the design of the legislative procedure.
In their explorations for a possible future coalition, the SPD and Union agreed a special fund for infrastructure of 500 billion euros and a relaxation of the debt brake for defense expenditure. The plans require changes to the Basic Law, for which two -thirds majorities are required in the Bundestag and the Federal Council. In the new Bundestag – who has to meet for the first time on March 25 at the latest – such a majority would only come about with voices from the left or the AfD.
According to Karlsruhe, Bundestag work and quorate
As long as the new Bundestag has not constituted, the old one is still considered to work and quorate. Bundestag President Bärbel BAS (SPD) had therefore convened special meetings of the old parliament for 13 and 18 March after consultations by the Union and SPD. According to Article 39 in the Basic Law, special meetings can be convened if a third of the members of the Bundestag requests this.
The Federal Constitutional Court confirmed this in its decision. The election period of the old Bundestag will only be ended in accordance with the Basic Law through the meeting of the new Bundestag. “Until then, the old Bundestag is not limited in its options for action.”
Several lawsuits against special sessions
Against these special sessions, several lawsuits at the Federal Constitutional Court have received an interim arrangement (also: urgent applications). These orders are intended to prevent irreversible conditions from arising before the Karlsruhe judges decide on the lawsuits.
The Federal Constitutional Court decided on four procedures, including the applications from AfD and Linke. According to a court spokesman, three organ dispute procedures and four constitutional complaints of individual citizens are pending.
Note: This article has been updated several times.
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Source: Stern
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