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Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania

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The Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (De.: Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien; Ro.: Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România) is a political party representing the German minority in Romania. It was founded at the end of 1989.


Introduction

In the minority-friendly Romanian voting law, the Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (DFDR) has been granted a seat in parliament since the fall of the Ceauşescu Regime. All other government-recognized ethnic minorities in Romania also benefit from the same scheme.

Under the term "Romanian Germans" (Rumäniendeutschen) are included a wide variety of different regional German-speaking groups, including: Siebenbürger Saxons, Banat Swabians, Sathmar Swabians, Bukovina Germans, Landler Germans, Zipser Germans, and Regat Germans. The term Regat refers to what was Romanian territory until the First World War.

Since the year 2000, the DFDR has won offices on both the local and regional levels. In Sibiu (De. Hermannstadt), the DFDR has held the office of mayor since 2000, and in 2004 it gained 60.43% of the vote in elections for the Lokalrat or city parliament. The DFDR holds 16 out of the 23 seats in the Sibiu Lokalrat, which gives it an absolute majority. In the District of Sibiu (around 450,000 residents), the DFDR has 11 of the 33 seats in the Kreisrat, where it is the strongest faction.

The DFDR has also had mayors in office since 2004 in the cities of Mediaş (De. Mediasch) and Cisnădie (De. Heltau), as well as in a few villages in the Satu Mare (De. Sathmar) District.

DFDR mayors

Since 2004:

  • Ciumeşti (De. Schamagosch)
  • Cisnădie (De. Heltau)
  • Foieni (De. Fienen)
  • Mediaş (De. Mediasch)
  • Petreşti (De. Petrifeld)
  • Sibiu (De. Hermannstadt)
  • Tiream (De. Terem)

DFDR politicians

See also

References

  • The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent.
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