Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania
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Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania
Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România |
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| President | Paul-Jürgen Porr |
| Chamber leader | Ovidiu Ganț |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Ideology | German minority interests |
| European Parliament group | not represented, EPP-ED (Jan - Nov 2007) |
| Colours | Red |
| Seats in the Senate |
0 / 176
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| Seats in the Chamber |
1 / 412
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| Seats in the European Parliament |
0 / 33
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| Website | |
| fdgr.ro | |
The Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (German: Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien, DFDR; Romanian: Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România, in short Forumul German, abbreviated FDGR) is a centrist political party representing the German minority in Romania. It was founded at the end of 1989. Despite originally being a German minority party, the party is popular also with many ethnic Romanians, notably in parts of Transylvania including the major city of Sibiu, where the party has a majority in the city council. The party has an image as independent and politicians of the FDGR, including former Sibiu mayor, former party leader and current President of Romania, Klaus Johannis, have earned respect as efficient and uncorrupted administrators. The party has often cooperated with the National Liberal Party to which Iohannis became a member and one of its prime leaders in February 2013.
Under the term "Romanian Germans" (Rumäniendeutsche) are included a wide variety of different regional German-speaking groups, including: Transylvanian Saxons, Banat Swabians, Sathmar Swabians, Bukovina Germans, Transylvanian Landler, Zipser Germans, and Regat Germans (the term Regat refers to what was Romanian territory until World War I). The history of the German minority in Romania, and more specifically, the historical region of Transylvania, spans almost a millennium.
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