The Frisians Explained

The Frisians
Native Name:Die Friesen / Do Fräisen / De Freesen
Colours:Black, red, blue
Leader:Ralf Bieneck
Foundation:[1]
Dissolution:[2]
Ideology:Frisian minority interests
European:European Free Alliance[3]
Headquarters:Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany
Country:Germany
Colorcode:blue

The Frisians (German: '''Die Friesen''', Saterland Frisian: Do Fräisen, Low German; Low Saxon; German, Low; Saxon, Low: 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: POLITIK. nwzonline.de.
  2. https://www.oz-online.de/artikel/1366053/Die-Friesen-gibt-es-nicht-mehr
  3. Web site: Member Parties. e-f-a.org.
  4. Web site: The European Free Alliance gives green light to EU internal enlargement. nationalia.info.
  5. Web site: Die Friesen - Bessere Politik für uns! - Wir fordern . 2013-01-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121212134431/http://www.die-friesen.eu/index.php/de/wir-fordern . 2012-12-12 . dead .