08:08⇢The Blocked Judge Vote
⌨German media primarily focuses on the escalating dispute over the election of SPD candidate Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf to the Constitutional Court. After initial plans to support her, the Union, facing outrage, is now seeking to block or postpone the vote, citing plagiarism and liberal stances (FAZ, FR, Junge Freiheit, RP Online, Spiegel, Sueddeutsche, Tagesspiegel, Zeit, merkur.de). This dramatic reversal by Chancellor Merz highlights significant domestic political friction.