Former constitutional court candidate Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf blames nationalist groups for blocking her appointment

In 2025, law scholar Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf was put forward by the SPD as a judge for Germany's Federal Constitutional Court, but she withdrew her candidacy amid intense controversy. Speaking on the Deutschlandfunk Kultur program Studio 9, she explained that her decision was driven by three main concerns: avoiding a split in the governing coalition, protecting the court's integrity, and ensuring the election of the other two candidates.

She accused organized nationalist circles of running a coordinated campaign to block her appointment, employing what she described as unfair methods. Brosius-Gersdorf also said that certain media outlets, including the right-leaning site one outlet, as well as some representatives of quality press and churches, spread misinformation about her views on issues such as abortion, the COVID-19 crisis and the prospect of banning the AfD. She emphasized her desire to bring academic perspectives into public debate without being silenced.