# Germany plans to restrict Saxony-Anhalt’s access to Russia-related intelligence after AfD election win

https://mins.news/en/item/68560

- Meduza, 2026-09-22 08:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/22/germany-wants-to-restrict-saxony-anhalt-s-access-to-classified-information-on-russia-after-afd-election-win

> German authorities are preparing to limit Saxony-Anhalt’s access to sensitive intelligence after the AfD won 43.8 percent in the state election, officials told The New York Times. Berlin fears classified information could reach Moscow and says allies are concerned about leaks. AfD representative Jork Herrmann called the possible restrictions “utterly undemocratic.”

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