Security is a key concern for Germany's government as a far-right party seeks to gain control of a state for the first time since World War II. 

Preliminary election results in Saxony-Anhalt show the AfD party is three seats short of an outright majority. 

The party is assessed by domestic intelligence as "far-right extremist", a classification the party rejects. 

Europe Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking if in government, the AfD would have control of security. 

She says the party —which is very pro-Russian— would be privy to all the information federal authorities have on Russia. 

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Security is a key concern for Germany's government as a far-right party seeks to gain control of a state for the first time since World War II.&nbsp;
Preliminary election results in Saxony-Anhalt show the AfD party is three seats short of an outright majority.&nbsp;
The party is assessed by domestic intelligence as "far-right extremist", a classification the party rejects.&nbsp;
Europe Correspondent Catherine Field told Mike Hosking if in government, the AfD would have control of security.&nbsp;
She says the party —which is very pro-Russian— would be privy to all the information federal authorities have on Russia.&nbsp;
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Catherine Field: Europe Correspondent on Germany's far-right AfD party winning the Saxony-Anhalt election

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