Die Friesen

The Frisians Die Friesen / Do Fräisen / De Freesen
Leader	Ralf Bieneck
Founded	2007[1]
Headquarters	Leer, Lower Saxony, Germany
Membership	90
Ideology	Ethnic minority interests
European affiliation	European Free Alliance[2]
Colours	Black, red, blue
Website
www.die-friesen.eu
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Die Friesen (German; English: The Frisians, Frisian: Do Fräisen, Low German: De Freesen) is 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.^[3]

The party seeks self-determination.^[4] Their political policies include: the introduction of Low German as a compulsory subject in schools.^[5]

Die Friesen is a member of the European Free Alliance.

See also

• East Frisia
• East Frisians
• Frisia
• Frisians
• Frisian languages

References

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