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The Frisians Die Friesen / Do Fräisen / De Freesen

Leader	Ralf Bieneck
Founded	2007; 17 years ago (2007)^[1]
Dissolved	7 May 2023; 18 months ago (7 May 2023)^[2]
Headquarters	Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany
Ideology	Frisian minority interests
European affiliation	European Free Alliance^[3]
Colours	Black, red, blue
Website
www.die-friesen.eu
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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 seeked self-determination.^[5] Their political policies included the introduction of Low German as a compulsory subject in schools.

Die Friesen was a member of the European Free Alliance until 2018.^{[citation needed]}

References

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^ "POLITIK". nwzonline.de. 31 January 2008.
^ "Partei hat sich aufgelöst: "Die Friesen" gibt es nicht mehr".
^ "Member Parties". e-f-a.org.
^ "The European Free Alliance gives green light to EU internal enlargement". nationalia.info. 9 April 2024.
^ "Die Friesen - Bessere Politik für uns! - Wir fordern". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2013-01-08.

Political parties in Germany

Represented in the Bundestag
(733 seats)

SPD (206)
CDU (153)
The Greens (117)
FDP (90)
AfD (77)
CSU (43)
The Left (28)
BSW (10)
SSW (1)

Represented in the European Parliament
(96 seats for Germany)

Major parties	CDU (23) AfD (15) SPD (14) The Greens (12) CSU (6) BSW (6) FDP (5) The Left (3) Free Voters (3)
Minor parties	Volt (3) Die PARTEI (2) PMUT (1) ÖDP (1) Family Party (1) Party of Progress (1)

Represented in the 16 state parliaments

Major parties	SPD (16/16) CDU (15/16; not in Bavaria) AfD (14/16) The Greens (13/16) FDP (9/16) The Left (7/16) BSW (6/16) Free Voters (3/16)
Regional parties	CSU (85; only in Bavaria) BD (10; only in Bremen) SSW (4; only in Schleswig-Holstein)

Minor parties (without representation
above the district level)

Notes:

CDU: does not participate in the state election in Bavaria; instead, an associated party CSU is participating here.
Greens: are currently not in the state parliament of the Saarland
FDP: is currently not in state parliaments of Brandenburg, Lower Saxony, Saarland and Saxony.
AfD: is currently not in the state parliament of Schleswig-Holstein.
The Left: is currently not in the state parliaments of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Hesse, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Schleswig-Holstein.
Free Voters: are currently only in the state parliaments of Bavaria and Rhineland-Palatinate.

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Observers	Hungarian People's Party of Transylvania Latvian Russian Union New Canaries Party of Friendship, Equality and Peace Pro Lombardy Independence
Former members	Hungarian Christian Democratic Association Lista za Rijeku – Lista per Fiume Lusatian Alliance Rainbow Sardinian Action Party Slovene Union The Other South
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