German govt may withhold classified info from states if far-right start winning

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German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said Sunday that the federal government is considering withholding information from ministers in state administrations if they are formed by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).The AfD is regularly criticised for close ties to Moscow.Polls indicate that the AfD could win an absolute majority in a state election in September in Saxony-Anhalt, meaning that it would form a state government for the first time.Under Germany’s federal system, state...