# CDU uses the Karlsruhe climate-fund judgment against the traffic light

Date: 2023

After the 15 November 2023 Constitutional Court judgment, [Merz](/people/friedrich-merz)’s CDU treated the ruling as proof of fiscal dishonesty. Using a court win politically is not the judgment itself. It is a completed opposition act.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Public-Debt Sustainability: https://factrail.ai/drivers/public-debt-sustainability

## Sources

- https://www.cdu.de/artikel/karlsruhe-nachtragshaushalt
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-court-rules-against-government-climate-spending-plan-2023-11-15/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-opposition-budget-2023