Group of Transylvanian Saxons

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

  1. ^ Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1609–1611 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
  2. ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1596