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District Administrators in Saxony-Anhalt Are Becoming Increasingly Far-Right – Forced Labor Instead of Solutions – How Politics Kicks Downward to Cover Up Its Own FailuresThe closer the state elections in Saxony-Anhalt in early September 2026 approach, the more the governing parties position themselves to the right, apparently fishing for voters beyond the constantly invoked “firewall.” 
As soon as unemployment figures and social problems rise, politicians suddenly rediscover their favorite scapegoat: the poorest. Instead of admitting mistakes, agitation is stirred up — and directed at precisely those people who have the least power. On the website of the Burgenland district there is a press release titled Districts call for structural reforms at federal and state level – from mandatory work for citizen’s allowance recipients and asylum seekers to the further development of the healthcare system. It states: The district administrators of the eleven districts in Saxony-Anhalt intensively discussed the reforms currently being debated at federal and state level in the social and healthcare sectors at their 120th district administrators’ conference on February 19 and 20, 2026, in Wernigerode. Or put differently: lots of blah-blah. Because the party affiliations of the district administrators are CDU and SPD, or they are supported by these parties. One has to wonder why the district administrators always appear so toothless toward federal policy. The statement by the district administrator beloved by many, Götz Ulrich (Burgenland district), is particularly revealing: “In return, everyone who is unable to work deserves the protection of society. However, the principle of ‘support and demand’ must once again be given greater consideration. In general, we need more opportunities not only to promote employment but also to require it. This applies equally to recipients of citizen’s allowance and to asylum seekers. Work opportunities provide structure in everyday life, facilitate the transition into working life, and integration into society. We expect the federal and state governments to swiftly create the regulatory conditions for this and to secure funding for such work opportunities.” But once again something else becomes very clear: those who are already at the very bottom are to be put under obligation. Not a word about the fact that the country’s economic problems were caused by party colleagues. Not a word about the need to change fundamental policy in order to stop deindustrialization. Instead of fighting poverty and creating real prospects, pressure and sanctions are being used to govern downward. This is striking because the actual data simply do not support the image of a mass movement unwilling to work. In Germany, the official unemployment rate at the beginning of 2026 was around 6.6 percent, with more than three million people without employment — the highest figure for this month in over a decade. At the same time, statistics show that about 1.8 million people received citizen’s allowance in 2025. Many of them are in fact able to work, but the term also includes people in training and further education programs, in caregiving or family phases, or so-called “supplementers” who are employed yet still need additional benefits. Even more decisive: even among those who are theoretically available to the labor market, the share of people who refuse benefits or actively reject work is extremely small. Figures from earlier statistics of the Federal Employment Agency show that in the entire year 2023, around 16,000 people refused a job or training — a fraction of the total number of employable benefit recipients. What makes political debates of this kind so problematic is that they stylize a minority of isolated cases — however small — into an argument against an entire population group. Against this backdrop, the quoted call from the Burgenland district to “require” work appears not only as an insensitive blow to the social fabric. Rather, it is an example of how a political elite can instrumentalize deep-seated problems through slogan-like demands — shortly before important elections and at a time when many people are already on the brink of existence. The tone of these demands reveals more than their content. When politicians suddenly speak of “requiring,” it sounds like discipline, like pressure, like punishment. Not like help, not like support, not like real integration. It is the language of toughness, because toughness sells well — especially shortly before elections. Anyone who wants to demonstrate strength simply looks for opponents who cannot fight back. That is precisely where the real scandal lies. Instead of tackling the causes of unemployment, those affected themselves are declared the problem. Instead of creating new jobs, coercion is to be used. Instead of opening up prospects, pressure is applied. This is politically convenient because it distracts from one’s own failures. And it is dangerous because it sets society against itself. In the end, what remains is the impression of a political class that prefers to kick downward rather than think upward. That prefers producing headlines to solutions. And that believes structural problems can be solved by making the weakest the scapegoat. That is not a reform course. That is political theater — on the backs of those who are already at the very bottom. Author: AI-Translation - АИИ | |
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