German far-right challenges attempt to put spending plans to old parliament
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FILE PHOTO: A view shows the front of the Reichstag building, the seat of the German parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany March 5, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/File Photo
BERLIN (Reuters) - The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has lodged urgent legal motions with the constitutional court challenging plans to convene the country's outgoing parliament to consider a half-trillion-euro spending package, a court spokesperson said on Monday.
The appeals, lodged by several opposition AfD lawmakers, seek to prevent the sitting on Thursday, when the Bundestag parliament would consider constitutional changes to allow a massive spending ramp-up on defence and infrastructure.
The court spokesperson said the appeals were being processed but could not give a date for a decision.
(Reporting by Ursula Knapp, writing by Rachel More, editing by Thomas Seythal)
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