Democratic Forum of Germans of Romania
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Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania
Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien |
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| President | Paul-Jürgen Porr |
| Chamber leader | Ovidiu Ganț |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Ideology |
German minority interests Monarchism |
| 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 grew quite popular amongst many ethnic Romanians, especially in parts of Transylvania or Banat, including the major city of Sibiu, where the party still has a majority in the local city council (12 out of 23 seats).
The party is regarded as independent, whilst its politicians, including former Sibiu mayor, former party leader, and current President of Romania, Klaus Johannis, have earned respect as thorough 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.
At local administration level, (most notably in Timișoara or Baia Mare), the FDGR/DFDR has also co-operated with another Romanian centre-right historical party, namely the PNȚ-CD.
The history of the German minority in Romania, and more specifically, their presence in the historical region of Transylvania, spans for almost a millennium. Under the term "Romanian Germans" (Rumäniendeutsche) are included a wide variety of different regional German-speaking groups, including most notably:
Since the year 2000, the FDGR/DFDR has won offices on both local and regional levels. In Sibiu (Hermannstadt), the DFDR's Klaus Johannis has held the office of mayor from 2000 to 2014. In 2004, the party gained 60.43% of the vote in local elections for the Municipal Council. The FDGR/DFDR holds 12 out of the 23 seats in the Sibiu Municipal Council, forming an absolute majority alongside the PNL.
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