German court nominee faces key vote as confirmation battle ramps up

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2025-09-22

Berlin (dpa) - A German parliamentary committee is set to vote on Monday on a nominee for the country's top court, as a tough confirmation battle that has exposed tensions within Chancellor Friedrich Merz's coalition government nears its final step. The committee is expected to approve the nomination of Sigrid Emmenegger, who was selected to serve on the Constitutional Court by the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) after their original candidate......

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