Ulrich Rippert

Germany: Constitutional Court legitimises new elections

In a seven-to-one vote, the Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe ruled on Thursday that the early general election called by the government of Chancellor Gerhard Schröder complies with the German constitution. Nothing now stands in the way of the Bundestag (parliamentary) election scheduled for September 18.

Partei für Soziale Gleichheit

Germany: Socialist Equality Party stands in Hesse election

On November 18, the Partei für Soziale Gleichheit (PSG—Socialist Equality Party) filed 1,100 voter signatures with the electoral registration office in the German state of Hesse. This fulfilled conditions for participating in the election for the state legislature on February 2, 2003. The state elections committee will take the final decision regarding the party’s application on December 6.

Partei für Soziale Gleichheit