German Party (Romania)

The German Party ( DP) or German People's Party was the largest party or faction of the German minority in Greater Romania 1919 until 1938.

General

The German party was less a party in the traditional sense, but rather the parliamentary arm of the German people's councils that were organized across the country as the Association of Germans in Romania. The district committees of the People's Councils nominated the candidates of the German Party for the elections and organized the campaign.

The party initially pursued bourgeois positions the center. 1935, the Association of German was renamed in Romania in German national community in Romania and on November 9, 1940 in National Socialist Party of the German minority in Romania. It is accompanied by orientation of the policy to that of the Empire, and thus the Nazi Party. Chairman were:

People's Councils

The chairman of the local People's Councils (from 1935: provinces of the People's Community ) were:

Transylvania

In Transylvania, the German People's Council Saxon or German People's Council of Transylvania was the following chairmen:

Bukovina

In Bukovina consisted of 18 September 1918 to October 1940 the German People's Council of Bukovina with the following chairmen:

Bessarabia

In Bessarabia consisted of 30 July 1920 to 1940 the German People's Council of Bessarabia with the following chairmen:

Banat

German - Swabian People's Party

For the Banat and Arad, the German - Swabian People's Party ( DSVP ) was founded as a party of the German minority on 8 September in Timisoara. It held positions of bourgeois middle. However, radical views were represented in national terms. Chairman was Michael Kausch ( 1877-1942 ). In the elections of 1919 the party won six seats in the Chamber of Deputies of Romania and United put two senators. The deputies were Heinrich user, Stefan Frecot, Josef Gabriel, Karl Josef, Peter Kausch and Hans Tengler. Senators were Kopony Wilhelm and Karl von Moller. In this Parliament deputies belonged to the faction of the German party. Also entered in the elections of 1920 to the DSVP, but reached no mandates.

Swabian autonomy Party

In May 1920, the Swabian autonomy Party (SAP) was founded. Chairman Kaspar Muth. The party took conservative positions. The core of the program was the demand for autonomy of the Banat Swabians. In the 1920 election, two deputies were (next to Kaspar Muth this was Franz herbs). In addition, Senator Karl von Moller SAP joined.

German - Swabian folk community

On March 13, 1921, the DSVP and SAP was dissolved and went to the German - Swabian folk community. This organization, which corresponded to the People's Councils of the other areas, had the following chairmen:

Dobrogea

In Dobrogea, the Association of Romanian citizens of German descent was in Dobrogea between 6 February 1923 and 28 November 1940, following chairmen:

Gau Satu Mare

In Gaussian Sathmar consisted of 10 January 1926 to 30 August 1940, the German - Swabian folk community Gau Sathmar with the following chairmen:

Altreich

In the old Reich was from 1935 to 1941 the German national community in Romania, Gau Altreich with the following chairmen:

Electoral participation

1919, the German party had achieved 14 seats in the House of Representatives and six seats Senator. In the following elections, the election was conducted in accordance counties. This option required the meeting of choice agreements to obtain mandates. The German party closed up to the election in 1927 always dial agreements with the respective governing party. Thus, each between eight and eleven deputies and three to six Senator seats were won. Only in the 1927 elections closed to a choice agreement with the Party of the Hungarian minority. This method did not prove itself. Only one senator and seven deputies were obtained.