Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania

Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania
Romanian: Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România
German: Das Demokratische Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien/Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien
PresidentPaul-Jürgen Porr
Leader in the Chamber of DeputiesOvidiu Victor Ganț
Managing director[a]Benjamin Józsa
Founded28 December 1989 (28 December 1989) in Sighișoara/Schäßburg[1]
HeadquartersSibiu, Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania
Membershipc. 40,000 (2004)
c. 20,000[b][2]
IdeologyGerman minority interest
Christian democracy
Conservative liberalism
National affiliationNational Minorities Parliamentary Group
Regional affiliationCoalition for Baia Mare (2016)
European Parliament groupEPP-ED (January – November 2007)
International affiliationFederal Union of European Nationalities[3]
Colours  Red-burgundy
Senate
0 / 136
Chamber of Deputies
1 / 330
European Parliament
0 / 33
Mayors
5 / 3,176
County Councillors
5 / 1,340
Local Council Councillors
52 / 39,900
Website
www.fdgr.ro

The Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania (German: Das Demokratische Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien or Demokratisches Forum der Deutschen in Rumänien, DFDR; Romanian: Forumul Democrat al Germanilor din România, FDGR; in short Forumul German or Das Forum) is a political party (legally recognized as an association of public utility according to the governmental decision HG 599 as per 4 June 2008) organised on ethnic criteria representing the interests of the German minority in Romania.[4][5][6]

Initially, the FDGR/DFDR was a cultural association representing the culture of the German community in Romania, but it subsequently became a moderately successful local political party (especially amongst Romanian voters as well), most notably in parts of Transylvania (central Romania) and Banat (south-western Romania). Consequently, the counties where the FDGR/DFDR obtained the highest political scores in many local elections after 1989 are Sibiu (German: Kreis Hermannstadt) and Timiș (German: Kreis Temesch) respectively.


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  1. ^ "Aniversarea de 50 de ani a emisiunii Akzente (@TVR1)". Akzente, the public TV show of the German minority in Romania on TVR (in Romanian and German). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania". The official website of Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN). Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  3. ^ Liste der Mitgliedsorganisationen, FUEN - Federal Union of European Nationalities
  4. ^ Markus Nowak. "Minderheit mit Brückenfunktion". Deutsches Kulturforum östliches Europa (in German). Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Statul - FDGR". Forumul German Sibiu (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Romania, Historical Development". European Commission (official website) (in Romanian). 1 December 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2022.