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6 seats to the European Parliament | ||
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Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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Christian Social People's Party | 345,586 | 34.90 | 3 | 0 | |
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 296,382 | 29.93 | 2 | +1 | |
Democratic Party | 218,481 | 22.07 | 1 | –1 | |
The Greens | 60,152 | 6.08 | 0 | New | |
Communist Party of Luxembourg | 40,395 | 4.08 | 0 | 0 | |
Independent Socialist Party | 25,355 | 2.56 | 0 | New | |
Revolutionary Communist League | 3,791 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 990,142 | 100.00 | 6 | 0 | |
Valid votes | 173,888 | 90.75 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 17,714 | 9.25 | |||
Total votes | 191,602 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 215,792 | 88.79 | |||
Source: Public.lu |
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