Constitution of Saarland

After the Second World War, France originally intended to secede the entire area to the left of the Rhine from Germany.

This commission drew up a draft constitution, which, however, was not accepted by the French occupying forces.

On October 23, 1955, after a heated election campaign, a referendum on the future of the country was finally held, with Saarlanders voting against the Saar Statute.

On October 27, 1956, the Saar Treaty was concluded in Luxembourg, and in 1957 the region became the tenth state (excluding Berlin) to join the Federal Republic of Germany.

Among other things, the preamble, which closely aligned Saarland with the French Republic, was deleted without replacement.