The Frisians
Die Friesen / Do Fräisen / De Freesen
LeaderRalf Bieneck
Founded2007 (2007)[1]
Dissolved7 May 2023 (7 May 2023)[2]
HeadquartersLeer, Lower Saxony, Germany
IdeologyFrisian minority interests
European affiliationEuropean Free Alliance[3]
ColoursBlack, red, blue
Website
www.die-friesen.eu

The Frisians (German: Die Friesen, Saterland Frisian: Do Fräisen, Low German: De Freesen) was a regionalist political party in the state of Lower Saxony in Germany, seeking to promote the interests of the Frisian minority ethnic group in Germany.[4]

The party seeks self-determination.[5] Their political policies include: the introduction of Low German as a compulsory subject in schools.

Die Friesen was a member of the European Free Alliance until 2018.

See also

References

  1. "POLITIK". nwzonline.de.
  2. https://www.oz-online.de/artikel/1366053/Die-Friesen-gibt-es-nicht-mehr
  3. "Member Parties". e-f-a.org.
  4. "The European Free Alliance gives green light to EU internal enlargement". nationalia.info.
  5. "Die Friesen - Bessere Politik für uns! - Wir fordern". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2013-01-08.


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