Brosius-Gersdorf after failed judicial election: Accusations are “inaccurate, incomplete, irrelevant”

Following the failed attempt to elect three new constitutional judges to the Bundestag, lawyer Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf has emphatically rejected allegations against her. Critics had accused her of, among other things, "ultra-left" views, radical positions on abortion, and affinity with gender and parity demands. Brosius-Gersdorf also advocated for mandatory vaccination during the coronavirus pandemic.

Just hours before the scheduled election, allegations of plagiarism were made against Brosius-Gersdorf, which ultimately contributed to the postponement of the vote. In an open letter, the lawyer nominated by the SPD now addresses the allegations for the first time.

The lawyer prescribes her positions in the democratic center

The portrayal of her in some media outlets was "inaccurate and incomplete, unobjective, and non-transparent." "It was not fact-based, but rather driven by the goal of preventing the election," states the letter, which was seen by ZDF and Deutschlandfunk .

In particular, she rejects the labels "ultra-left" or "left-wing radical." Such labels are not only false, but also defamatory and politically motivated. A closer examination of her academic work shows that her positions, as a whole, belong to the democratic center.

She describes the claim that she advocates for the legalization of abortions up to birth as defamation. Her legal positions on parity models in federal elections and a possible headscarf ban have also been repeatedly misrepresented in public. Here, too, she refers to her academic work.

In addition to the media, Brosius-Gersdorf also criticized anonymous statements by political officials. The letter states: "At a time when politicians are rightly demanding greater protection against verbal attacks and discussing a 'digital ban on face coverings,' anonymous statements from the ranks of politically responsible officials in the state are disconcerting."