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.