Why Friedrich Merz must get the Greens on his side within the next two weeks | DW News

In Germany, lawmakers have been debating the likely next chancellor's plans to transform restrictive borrowing rules. Conservative leader Friedrich Merz hopes to gain support for a massive boost to defense and infrastructure spending. Even with the support of likely coalition partners - the center-left Social Democrats - the initiative still lacks the two-thirds majority needed to get it through parliament. So Friedrich Merz has some convincing to do.

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