Election review: Fixing the amount in controversy for attorney fee purposes

The German Federal Constitutional Court fixed the amount in controversy for the purpose of attorney fee calculation at €250,000, resolving the procedural administrative matter without determining the substantive merits of the underlying dispute. The decision arose in the context of an election review procedure (*Wahlprüfungsverfahren*), where a challenge to the validity of an election result required a formal assessment of the value of the subject matter. The court’s determination served as the decisive legal basis for subsequent cost calculations, establishing the specific monetary value attributed to the constitutional complaint for the purposes of the Federal Court of Justice’s fee structure, thereby enabling the precise calculation of party and counsel fees associated with the litigation.