Group of Transylvanian Saxons
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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 | edit source]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 | edit source]Legislative elections
[edit | edit source]| Election | Votes | % | Assembly | Senate | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 8 / 568
|
3 / 216
|
8th |
References
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- ^ Nohlen & Stöver, p1596
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