In the dispute over his office, former Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has now failed before the Federal Administrative Court (Ref.: 2 C 16.24 of 10 April 2025). He had also unsuccessfully appealed in the first and second instance against the fact that he would not continue to be provided with an office and staff. In May 2022, the Bundestag Budget Committee cancelled the funding on the grounds that Schröder no longer had any obligations from his previous office. perceive.

The Federal Administrative Court has now dismissed Schröder's complaint as unfounded because, in the opinion of the judges, it concerns „disputes about specific constitutional rights and duties of supreme state bodies“, which only the Federal Constitutional Court can decide on.   

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