The decision ends early with the coalition government of Social Democrats, Greens and La Izquierda
The city-state of Berlin will have to repeat the parliamentary elections for the election of its regional parliament due to the irregularities and problems in the casting of the vote that arose on September 26, 2021. A few days after the Bundestag passed the federal parliament , ordered the partial repetition in the German capital of the general elections held on the same date throughout Germany, the Berlin Constitutional Court declared the regional elections in the Prussian metropolis, which will be held within three months must be repeated in their entirety. This means the end of the current governing coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), Greens and the Left in the Berlin Senate commanded by Mayor-Governor Franziska Giffey, formed after elections more than a year ago.
The Constitutional Chamber of the State of Berlin acknowledged in its ruling that the annulment of these elections presupposes the greatest possible intervention of the judicial system in a democratic process, but stressed that it must be ensured that the composition of the parliament of the city-state and the chambers of deputies of their various districts is carried out in response to the demands of democratic elections. During a hearing on September 28, the same court had already questioned the legality of the elections for the regional parliamentarians of the German capital because of the serious irregularities that had occurred during the celebration. The registered problems would have had consequences for the composition of the Land Chamber, according to the judges at the time.
During the election day of September 26, 2021, on which Berliners voted for the Bundestag, the regional parliament and the municipal chambers of the 12 districts, massive irregularities took place. Among them the lack of ballot papers, their misdistribution or making copies in an uncertified manner, as well as the shortage of ballot boxes, long queues for voting with many hours of waiting and the exercise of the right to vote in some polling stations after the official close of the vote at 6 p.m. local time. The court’s decision now obliges new regional and municipal elections to be held in Berlin within a maximum period of 90 days. The most likely date is February 12, according to calculations by the chairman of the German capital’s electoral commission, Stephan Böchler. His predecessor resigned a year ago after the electoral chaos in Berlin.
It is not yet clear when the partial rerun of the Bundestag elections will take place in various districts in the German capital. The federal parliament last week agreed to recall part of the electorate to the polls for the same irregularities seen in the regional elections. The German Lower House determined that these elections must be repeated in 431 Berlin polling stations. However, it is believed that this decision will soon be appealed to the German Constitutional Court by the conservative opposition party Christian Democrats (CDU) and Bavarian Social Christians (CSU). In this case, and until the highest German judicial authority has ruled, these partial elections cannot be held.
Source: La Verdad
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