The Swabian Group (, SB) was an
ethnic German political party
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in
Romania
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supporting the
minority
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rights of the
Banat Swabians
The Banat Swabians are an ethnic German population in the former Kingdom of Hungary in Central-Southeast Europe, part of the Danube Swabians. They emigrated in the 18th century to what was then the Austrian Empire's Banat of Temeswar province, la ...
.
History
In the
1919 elections it won six seats in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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.
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ...
& Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp1609–1611 However, it did not contest any further elections.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p1596]
Electoral history
Legislative elections
References
{{Historical Romanian political parties
Defunct political parties in Romania
German organizations in Romania
Political parties of minorities in Romania