[HIGHLIGHTS] Churches and parties criticize the compulsory meeting of the Federal Election Committee on Good Friday

Churches and parties criticize the compulsory meeting of the Federal Election Committee on Good Friday. According to the European Elections Act, the committee must decide on the admission of applicants exactly 72 days before the EU elections.

The European elections will take place in Germany on June 9th. The "Alliance C - Christians for Germany" had already called for the law to be changed in January so that the meeting could be moved to the working day before Good Friday, says the group. The proposal is now also supported by the SPD, FDP and the German Bishops' Conference.