Group of Transylvanian Saxons

The Group of Transylvanian Saxons (Romanian: Gruparea Sașilor Transilvăneni, GST) was a political party active in interwar Romania representing the minority rights of the Transylvanian Saxons, a sub-group of the ethnic German community in Romania who have been living in Transylvania since the High Middle Ages.

History

In the 1919 elections it won eight seats in the Chamber of Deputies and three in the Senate.^[1] However, it did not contest any further elections.^[2]

Electoral history

Legislative elections

Election	Votes	%	Assembly	Senate	Position
1919			8 / 568	3 / 216	8th

References

1. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, pp1609–1611 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
2. Nohlen & Stöver, p1596