Group of Transylvanian Saxons
Appearance
The Group of Transylvanian Saxons (Romanian: Gruparea Sașilor Transilvăneni, GST) was a political party active in interwar Romania representing the minority rights of the Transylvanian Saxons, a sub-group of the ethnic German community in Romania who have been living in Transylvania since the High Middle Ages.
History[edit]
In the 1919 elections it won eight seats in the Chamber of Deputies and three in the Senate.[1] However, it did not contest any further elections.[2]
Electoral history[edit]
Legislative elections[edit]
Election | Votes | % | Assembly | Senate | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1919 | 8 / 568
|
3 / 216
|
8th |
References[edit]
- ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1609–1611 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1596