page_title: Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania
section_title: Localities with FDGR/DFDR mayors
hierarchical_section_title: Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania / Localities with FDGR/DFDR mayors
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Wahlplakat des Demokratischen Forums der Deutschen in Rumänien, Abteilung Kronstadt/Braşov. Text: Adevărata Alternativă! Forumul German = Die wahre Alternative! Das deutsche Forum.
context_page_description: The Democratic Forum of Germans in Romania is a centrist political party representing the interests of the German minority in Romania.
  The forum was founded at the end of 1989, in the wake of the Romanian Revolution. Despite originally being a German minority party, it gradually grew quite popular amongst many ethnic Romanians, especially in parts of Transylvania and Banat, including, most notably, the major city of Sibiu, where the party still holds a majority in the local city council, as well as in the County of Sibiu. Aside from its significant presence in Transylvania and Banat, the FDGR/DFDR is also active in Bukovina, yet without any elected representatives in the local politics, acting more like a cultural foundation.
  In terms of reputation, the party is regarded as independent, whilst its politicians, including former Sibiu mayor, former party leader, and current President of Romania, Klaus Johannis, have earned respect as thorough administrators. The FDGR/DFDR has often cooperated with the National Liberals, to which Johannis became a member and one of its prime leaders starting from February, 2013.
context_section_description: After the 2016 Romanian local elections, the FDGR/DFDR candidates won the following localities (most of them belonging to Satu Mare County):
  Cămin (German: Kalmandi), Imre Sütő
  Sanislău (German: Stanislau), Ioan-Zoltan Kardosi
  Turulung (German: Turterebesch), Gheorghe-Nicolae Gyákon
  Petreşti (German: Petrifeld), Iosif Mellau
  Sibiu (German: Hermannstadt), Astrid Fodor
  Furthermore, the FDGR/DFDR holds 91 local councillor seats in 32 communes.
caption: FDGR/DFDR electoral poster in Brașov (German: Kronstadt)
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