The Frisians
| The Frisians | |
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| Party leader | Thomas Möller-Tobiassen |
| vice-chairman | Elke Wilkens |
| Federal Treasurer | ? |
| founding | July 11, 2007 |
| Place of foundation | Hesel |
| Headquarters | Friedeburg |
| Number of members | ~ 40 |
| Minimum age | 15th |
| Website | www.die-friesen.eu |
The Frisians is a German political association . She campaigns for the interests of the Frisian national minority in Lower Saxony . It is trilingual ( High German , East Frisian Platt and Sater Frisian ) and accordingly bears the names De Freesen and Do Fräisen according to the statutes .
Content profile
According to the website and newspaper reports, the political association advocates self-determination with a directly elected regional parliament, better coastal protection in the face of climate change, regional economic and agricultural support, better rail connections and the preservation and promotion of the regional language (by introducing Low German as a compulsory subject in school) and Culture. Another focus of the politics of the political association The Frisians is the energy supply, whereby they reject the planned new construction of coal-fired power plants. It represents the continuation and innovation of wind and solar energy in all Frisian regions.
According to their own information, their focus is in the traditional settlement area of the Frisians in the Federal Republic of Germany.
structure
The general assembly, the federal board and the main committee are named as the highest organs of the political organization.
General meeting
The general assembly consists of all members of the political association.
Federal Executive
| Chairman | Thomas Möller-Tobiassen |
| vice-chairman | Elke Wilkens |
| Treasurer | ? |
| Secretary | Stefan Gaidies |
| Assessor (alphab.) | Janna-Luise Felix, Horst Hattensaur, Konstanze Iken, Holger Kleihauer |
history
The founding meeting with the election of the board took place on July 11, 2007. In the state elections in Lower Saxony in 2008 , the party ran with a state list and three direct candidates in the constituencies of Leer (83), Leer / Borkum (84) and Aurich (86). Nationwide it achieved 0.3 percent of the second vote. She achieved her best result in the constituency of Leer / Borkum with 4.5 percent.
In a letter to the President of the Lower Saxony state parliament in December 2007, the party called for an exception to the five percent hurdle due to its position as a minority representative. However, the regional returning officer denied the role of minority representation. After the state elections, the Friesians lodged an election review complaint with the Lower Saxony State Court, which rejected it as obviously unfounded , since the Lower Saxony constitution does not provide for any exceptions to the threshold clause for minorities. Since 2011, the official complaint (5% hurdle) against the state of Lower Saxony had been submitted to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg.
On April 11, 2008, the party was accepted into the European Free Alliance (EFA) as a member with observer status, on April 12, 2009 it became a full member. In the meantime (2019) it is no longer listed as a member.
On September 11, 2011, “The Frisians” ran for the first time in local elections in Lower Saxony , but not yet nationwide in their area of work. The party moved with one candidate each to the district council of Leer , the joint councils of Brookmerland and Hesel and the council of Rhauderfehn . In addition to Brookmerland, these mandates were also held in 2016 .
In 2013, the Frisians did not run for the state elections in Lower Saxony . The party has decided to boycott the election.
On February 3, 2015, "The Frisians" were removed from the collection of documents of the Federal Returning Officer in accordance with Section 2 (2) sentence 1 of the PartG.
On January 28, 2016, the ECHR decided that the 5% hurdle does not violate the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The Court stated that the "Friesen" was not treated differently in the election in Lower Saxony than other small parties in Lower Saxony. The complaint was thus dismissed.
In 2017, “The Friesians” did not run for the state elections in Lower Saxony.
Party leader
| Period | Surname |
| July 11, 2007 - May 14, 2011 | Arno Rademacher |
| May 14, 2011 - August 22, 2013 | Eike Steinig |
| August 22nd - November 23rd, 2013 | Ralf Bieneck (acting) |
| November 23, 2013 - May 5, 2018 | Ralf Bieneck |
| since May 5, 2018 | Thomas Möller-Tobiassen |
Known members
The linguist Marron Curtis Fort was accepted as an honorary member because of his services to the preservation of the Sater Frisian and Low German languages.
Web links
supporting documents
- ↑ Bundeswahlleiter.de: Statutes of the party Die Friesen ( Memento from November 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 224 kB) § 3.2, viewed on September 19, 2012.
- ↑ Overview of the board members, statutes and program of the party Die Friesen ( Memento from November 1, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 224 kB)
- ↑ a b The Federal Returning Officer : DIRECTORY of the parties and political associations that have deposited party documents with the Federal Returning Officer in accordance with Section 6 Paragraph 3 of the Political Parties Act. In: Selected data from political associations. The Federal Returning Officer, December 31, 2016, p. 20 of 236 , accessed on October 1, 2017 .
- ↑ See Baden's latest news of December 29, 2007.
- ↑ staatsgerichtshof.niedersachsen.de: Complaint in the election review of the party "The Friesians" rejected as obviously unfounded , viewed on September 10, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.efa.org/member-parties
- ^ "Election boycott 2013" Red card for Lower Saxony ( memento of the original from January 22nd, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "The Frisians" do not take part in the state elections! - The Frisians - Better politics for East Frisia! In: The Frisians - Better Politics for East Frisia! August 27, 2017 ( die-friesen.eu [accessed October 18, 2017]).
