German President suspends Parliament after Lost Vote of Confidence

Yesterday the German President Köhler suspended the German Parliament (Bundestag) after Chancellor Schröder lost purposely a vote of confidence. Not only in this blog but also other people share the opinion that this procedure is unconstitutional. From an article on expatica:

Greens MP Werner Schulz accuses Schroeder of having bent the law to bring about a new election when in fact the legal avenue would be for him to resign.

Schulz's constitutional lawyer is Wolf Ruedigar Schenke, who also challenged the vote of no-confidence in 1982 that brought down Chancellor Helmut Schmidt and elevated Helmut Kohl to power. The high court turned down Schenke's objections then, but legal experts say it is unclear whether they will do so this time.

If the constitutional court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) has not objections, then new elections will be held on September 18th. Also you can read on CNN "Schroeder's poll verdict imminent".