As of: March 28, 2024, 10:28 a.m
By: Florian Naumann
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Ampel and Union want to protect the Federal Constitutional Court. But there is apparently no agreement yet.
Berlin - Poland is seen as a warning example - now the major parties in the Bundestag want to make the Federal Constitutional Court weatherproof. This means protecting against possible attempts at undermining by the AfD, for example. But, contrary to what was reported on Thursday night (March 29), there is apparently no agreement yet.
Because the traffic light coalition and the Union faction are continuing to negotiate a draft law to protect the Federal Constitutional Court from extremists. Corresponding discussions were confirmed to the dpa from the CDU/CSU parliamentary group. But there is no agreement. “Further discussions are planned after Easter,” it said. The
Rheinische Post (RP)
had previously reported that Ampel and Union had agreed on an initial draft law.
AfD and Co. worry Berlin: First draft for Constitutional Court in the Basic Law known
In a 12-page draft from the Federal Ministry of Justice by FDP politician Marco Buschmann, which was presented to the newspaper, it is said that the new regulation should “help prevent efforts that want to question the independence of the constitutional judiciary.”
According to RP,
the basic law should stipulate
the independence of the court, the number of two senates, the election of eight judges each by the Bundestag and Bundesrat as well as their term of office of twelve years and the age limit of 68 years. The following passage should be added: “The decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court bind the constitutional bodies of the federal and state governments as well as all courts and authorities.”
CDU leader Friedrich Merz (left) and Justice Minister Marco Buschmann in the Bundestag. (Archive image) © IMAGO/Frederic Kern
As the newspaper further quotes from the draft, these regulations “are therefore exempt from change by a simple majority in the future”. This could prevent judges from being removed from office relatively easily after a change of government.
Constitutional Court cornerstone in the Basic Law: Union and traffic light are still struggling to reach an agreement
Last weekend, Union parliamentary group leader Friedrich Merz (CDU) asked Justice Minister Buschmann to make a proposal to protect the Karlsruhe court. “We are open to talking about anchoring a core of proven structures of the Federal Constitutional Court in the Basic Law,” Merz told the newspapers of the
Funke media group
. The Union takes the concerns and discussions of the past few weeks seriously. Now Buschmann is asked to present a draft law.
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The reason for the considerations is concern about the growing influence of extreme parties in Germany. A two-thirds majority in the Bundesrat and the Bundestag is required for changes to the Basic Law - so the Union would have to go along. The CDU and CSU ended initial talks in February with the declaration that they saw no compelling need for the constitutional change sought by the traffic light coalition. Merz later appeared open to further discussions. (
dpa/AFP/fn
)