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Bastian Ernst, head of the Reservist Association and CDU member, warned that the secret Operationsplan Deutschland should be taken back from the state if the AfD governs, citing a risk of Russian access.","category":"Conflict & Security","area":"European Union","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T05:25:18.983Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-14T04:45:55.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T05:25:18.983Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":62,"critic":95,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 62: named source Bastian Ernst and several independent outlets corroborate facts, but no direct document cited.","critic":"Critic 95: offers context, quotes, specific names and figures, and is clearly written.","hype":"Hype 15: language is measured with no sensationalist headline."}},"tags":["#GermanPolitics","#AfD","#OperationsplanDeutschland","#Defense","#SaxonyAnhalt","#ReservistAssociation"],"entities":["Bastian Ernst","AfD","Operationsplan Deutschland","Saxony‑Anhalt","Bundeswehr Reservist Association"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["AfD secured just under 44% of the vote in the Saxony‑Anhalt state election","Bastian Ernst, head of the Reservist Association and CDU member, said the secret Operationsplan Deutschland should be retrieved if the AfD forms government","Operationsplan Deutschland is a classified document of more than 1,000 pages held by all 16 German state governments","Right‑rated outlets highlighted the security risk and possible Russian leakage; the left‑rated outlet focused on Ernst’s call to block AfD access"]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Alternative for Germany (AfD) won just under 44 percent of the vote in the Saxony‑Anhalt state election, making it the party with the largest share of the electorate. No other party achieved a majority, and a coalition involving the AfD and the BSW could potentially command a parliamentary majority."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Operationsplan Deutschland is a secret defence document of more than 1,000 pages that is stored by the governments of all 16 German states. 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