After the Bundestag Election – Veto Options for Die Linke and AfD

After the 2025 Bundestag election, the right-populist party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) and the socialist “Die Linke” jointly will have 34 percent of the seats in the Bundestag. This gives them the opportunity to block certain activities that require a 2/3 majority: Changes to the constitution, the election of constitutional court judges. In an interview with ZDF heute, Sven T. Siefken argues that a systematic cooperation of the two parties is unlikely and that possible blockage will need negotiated solutions. Read the article here: https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/politik/deutschland/afd-linke-sperrminoritaet-schuldenbremse-100.html