Wahlprüfungsbeschwerde and recusal motions dismissed via summary reference to reporting judge's letter under § 26 Abs. 3 Satz 3 EuWG

The Federal Constitutional Court dismissed the election review complaint and rejected the motions for recusal as inadmissible, thereby upholding the validity of the challenged election and leaving the election outcome intact. The dispute involved a complaint contesting an electoral result, accompanied by simultaneous applications for the recusal of seven judges, which were consolidated with the main proceeding. The Court invoked § 26 Abs. 3 Satz 3 of the Act on the Election of Members of the European Parliament and Members of the European Parliament (EuWG) in conjunction with § 24 Satz 2 of the Federal Constitutional Court Act (BVerfGG), adopting the reasoning provided in a reporting judge's letter from February 21, 2017, to deny the relief sought and forego a detailed written justification.