Far-right AfD files legal challenge against spending package

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed urgent legal motions with the constitutional court challenging Germany’s €500 billion spending package, aiming to stop the outgoing parliament from authorizing a massive increase in defense and infrastructure spending. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz and the Social Democrats plan to eliminate borrowing restrictions and establish a new infrastructure fund, facing opposition from the AfD and the Left party, who vow legal action, as the Bundestag prepares to vote on the measures on March 18.

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