On July 24, 2025, in Germany, the nomination of public law professor Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to the Constitutional Court was suspended under pressure from the CDU (Christian Democratic Union). The conservative party opposed her due to her support for the legalization of abortion — still a highly controversial issue in the country, where abortion remains technically illegal, though decriminalized up to 12 weeks.
Brosius-Gersdorf had been nominated by the SPD (Social Democratic Party), with backing from the Greens, and was expected to be elected by a two-thirds majority in the Bundestag. However, the CDU abruptly canceled the vote at the last minute, despite a prior agreement.
Meanwhile, the far-right AfD stirred controversy by launching a hostile campaign and spreading false accusations of plagiarism against the candidate.
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