Saxony-Anhalt safeguards AUF1 questions preparations

2026

AUF1 examines preparations for a possible AfD government while Ulrich Siegmund's December premier bid and a supporting majority remain unresolved. A replayed Rausch interview expresses optimism from earlier talks; Pollak questions whether possible CDU defectors would withstand pressure and predicts, rather than reports, Antifa threats. Eva von Angern's inaugural-sitting speech advocates constitutional review to protect minorities and respect for the state constitutional court. The report describes the Gesellschaft für Freiheitsrechte fundraising for jurists in Magdeburg and strategic litigation, using naturalization restrictions as an example and quoting Jannik Jaschinski on challenging unconstitutional measures. It discusses judges' terms, a May succession reform and their backgrounds, explicitly conceding that those backgrounds alone do not establish partisan rulings. Pollak then speculates that court disputes could lead to federal coercion and removal of a state government; no such action or announced plan is established. Susan Sziborra-Seidlitz pledges parliamentary and legal action where representatives' or minorities' rights are infringed and defense of independent academia, culture and media. The report describes the spring founding of the German Fund for Democracy, supported by Campact, as a private funding backstop if associations lose state grants; no actual grant withdrawal is reported. In an AUF1 evening excerpt, Magnet alleges that staged legal proceedings target political frontrunners, citing Bystron, Le Pen and Ballweg. His allegations and the narrator's anticipated-government-removal theory remain attributed claims.

The German Fund for Democracy was founded in spring 2026, according to AUF1, with support including Campact. It collects private donations to continue supporting associations and initiatives if state funding disappears. AUF1 presents this as a possible backstop under a future AfD state government, without reporting an actual grant withdrawal or completed replacement payment.