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Germany debates limiting intelligence sharing after AfD gains
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- Germany's ruling coalition is debating restricting intelligence sharing after AfD and Left Party election successes.
- AfD neared an absolute majority in Saxony-Anhalt on September 6 2026 and the Left Party led Berlin on September 20 2026.
- CSU leader Alexander Hoffmann warned Berlin intelligence could leak organized-crime data and Saxony-Anhalt intelligence might face Russian influence.
- CDU premier Hendrik Wuest called for a federal-state committee to address intelligence sharing with an AfD government.