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At stake in this election:

  • 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés)

Description of government structure:

  • Chief of State: Grand Duke HENRI
  • Head of Government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER
  • Assembly: Luxembourg has a unicameral Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) with 60 seats.

Description of electoral system:

  • The Grand Duke is hereditary N/A.
  • In the Chamber of Deputies (Chambre des Députés) 60 members are elected by a proportional representation system with preferential vote to serve 5-year terms.***

*** Members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected via a mixed one-person, one-vote system and via proportional representation. Voters can vote in one of two ways. They can either vote for a particular party list, in which case the party receives as many votes as the voter is entitled to cast. Alternatively, voters can choose to vote for individual canddiates on any party list, in which case their votes may not exceed the number of deputies to be elected from the districts.

Main parties in the electoral race:

  • Party: Christian Social People's Party (CSV/PCS) / Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei,
    Leader: Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES
    Seats won in this election: 24
    Seats won in last election: 19
  • Party: Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP/POSL) / Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei
    Leader: Jean ASSELBORN
    Seats won in this election: 14
    Seats won in last election: 13
  • Party: Democratic Party (DP) / Demokratesch Partei
    Leader: Lydia POLFER
    Seats won in this election: 10
    Seats won in last election: 15
  • Party: The Greens / Déi Gréng
    Leader: François BAUSCH
    Seats won in this election: 7
    Seats won in last election: 5
  • Party: Action Committee for Democracy and Justice (ADR) / Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei
    Leader: Robert MEHLEN
    Seats won in this election: 5
    Seats won in last election: 6
  • Party: Others
    Leader: N/A
    Seats won in this election: 0
    Seats won in last election: N/A

Last Parliamentary election:

  • Parliamentary elections were last held in Luxembourg on June 13, 1999.

Population and number of registered voters:

  • Population: 454,157 (July 2003 est.)
  • Registered Voters: 217,979 (June 2004 )

Last Updated on 12/27/2005

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