KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's highest court cleared the way on Thursday for an early election on Sept. 18 that polls show will oust Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder and bring in a conservative government led by Angela Merkel.
Responding to a challenge by two parliamentarians, the Federal Constitutional Court voted 7-1 that President Horst Koehler had acted correctly in dissolving parliament last month and calling the election one year ahead of schedule.
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