2023 Luxembourg general election

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2023 Luxembourg general election
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←  2018 8 October 2023
All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies
31 seats needed for a majority
Turnout87.20% (Decrease2.svg 2.46pp)
PartyLeader%Seats+/–
CSV Luc Frieden 29.22210
LSAP Paulette Lenert 18.9211+1
Democratic Party Xavier Bettel 18.7014+2
ADR Fred Keup 9.275+1
The Greens Sam Tanson 8.554−5
Pirate Party Sven Clement 6.743+1
The Left David Wagner3.9320
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
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Most voted-for party by municipality and constituency
Prime Minister beforePrime Minister after
Xavier Bettel
DP 		Luc Frieden
CSV

General elections were held in Luxembourg on 8 October 2023 to elect all 60 seats of the Chamber of Deputies. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The incumbent Bettel II Government was a coalition of the Democratic Party (DP), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) and The Greens.

Electoral system

The 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies are elected by proportional representation in four multi-member constituencies; nine in North constituency, seven in East, 23 in South and 21 in Centre. Voters can vote for a party list or cast multiple votes for as many candidates as there are seats. Seat allocation is calculated in accordance with the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota. [4]

Only Luxembourgish citizens may vote in general elections. A proposal to extend voting rights to foreigners who have lived in Luxembourg for at least ten years and have previously voted in a European or local election in Luxembourg, was rejected in a 2015 referendum. Voting is mandatory for eligible Luxembourg citizens who live in Luxembourg and are under 75 years of age. [5] Luxembourg citizens who live abroad may vote by post at the commune in which they most recently lived in Luxembourg. [6] Luxembourg citizens who were born in Luxembourg but have never lived there may vote by post at the commune in which they were born. [6] Luxembourg citizens who were not born in Luxembourg and have never lived there may vote by post at the commune of Luxembourg City. [6]

Parties

List
No.		NameAbbr.Lead
candidate		IdeologyPolitical
position		 Last election Notes [7]
 % Seats
1 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei		LSAP Paulette Lenert [8] Social democracy Centre-left 17.60
10 / 60
2 Democratic Party
Demokratesch Partei		DP Xavier Bettel Liberalism Centre to centre-right 16.91
12 / 60
3 The Greens
Déi Gréng		DG Sam Tanson Green politics Centre-left 15.12
9 / 60
4 Christian Social People's Party
Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei		CSV Luc Frieden [9] Christian democracy Centre to centre-right 28.31
21 / 60
5 The Left
Déi Lénk		DLDavid Wagner Democratic socialism Left-wing 5.48
2 / 60
6 Alternative Democratic Reform Party
Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei		ADR Fred Keup National conservatism Right-wing to far-right 8.28
4 / 60
7 Pirate Party Luxembourg
Piratepartei Lëtzebuerg		PPLU Sven Clement Pirate politics 6.45
2 / 60
9 [10] Focus
Fokus		FOK Frank Engel [11] Pragmatism Centre New
10 Volt Luxembourg
Volt Lëtzebuerg		VOLTNone [12] European federalism Centre to centre-left NewOnly presenting lists in the South
and East constituencies
11 Communist Party of Luxembourg
Kommunistesch Partei vu Lëtzebuerg		KPLAli Ruckert Communism Far-left 1.27
0 / 60
Only presenting lists in the South,
East and Centre constituencies
12 Liberté - Fräiheet!  [ lb ]
Liberté - Fräiheet!		LF Roy Reding Right-wing populism Right-wing to far-right New
13 The Conservatives
Déi Konservativ		DK Joe Thein Conservatism Centre-right to right-wing 0.27
0 / 60
Only presenting lists in the South
and North constituencies

Opinion polls

Voting intention

Fieldwork datePolling firm CSV LSAP DP DG ADR PPLU DL KPL Dem. DK Volt Fokus
7–16 Aug 2023 ILRES 28.3%19.8%17.4%10.7%6.9%9.9%5%0.4%–0.1%0.3%1.1%
11 Jun 2023Municipal elections [13] [14] 26.06%21.30%20.64%12.69%3.22%3.98%3.22%0.40%–0.18%–0.84%
23 Mar − 6 Apr 2023 TNS 27.1%17.9%17.1%12.8%7.5%10.0%4.3%0.5%0.3%0.1%0.4%2.0%
14−28 Nov 2022 TNS 23.3%20.7%18.4%12.1%7.7%9.6%5.8%0.5%0.3%0.1%0.1%1.5%
24 May − 7 Jun 2022 TNS 23.0%18.0%18.1%13.7%7.6%9.7%5.6%0.4%0.3%0.2%0.5%2.9%
11−19 Nov 2021 TNS 21.6%20.2%16.2%12.4%11.3%11.1%5.0%0.8%0.6%0.5%0.3%–
9−21 Jun 2021 TNS 24.6%17.8%19.3%13.4%7.6%8.0%7.0%1.0%0.6%0.2%0.5%–
10–24 Nov 2020 TNS 25.7%19.8%19.9%11.5%9.6%5.9%5.8%0.9%0.5%0.3%0.1%–
4–24 Jun 2020 TNS 27.5%16.4%20.6%13.4%8.2%4.8%7.3%1.1%0.3%0.2%––
14–23 Nov 2019 TNS 30.1%15.0%16.6%15.9%10.4%5.4%5.5%0.8%0.1%0.2%––
14 Oct 2018 Election [15] 28.31%17.60%16.91%15.12%8.28%6.45%5.48%1.27%0.29%0.27%––

Seat projections

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Map of Luxembourg's constituencies with number of seats
Fieldwork datePolling firm CSV DP LSAP DG ADR PPLU DL Gov.
7–16 Aug 2023 ILRES 191113735231
23 Mar − 6 Apr 2023 TNS 171112846231
14−28 Nov 2022 TNS 151213846233
24 May − 7 Jun 2022 TNS 161212846232
11−19 Nov 2021 TNS 15912877229
9−21 Jun 2021 TNS 171311844332
10–24 Nov 2020 TNS 171412852234
4–24 Jun 2020 TNS 191510841333
14–23 Dec 2019 TNS 201191062230
14 Oct 2018 Election [16] 211210942231

Results

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PartyVotes%Seats+/–
Christian Social People's Party 1,099,53629.22210
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 711,87618.9211+1
Democratic Party 703,70518.7014+2
Alternative Democratic Reform Party 348,9599.275+1
The Greens 321,8998.554–5
Pirate Party Luxembourg 253,5576.743+1
The Left 147,8403.9320
Fokus 93,8322.490New
Liberté - Fräiheet!  [ lb ]42,6531.130New
Communist Party of Luxembourg 24,0440.6400
The Conservatives 8,4960.2300
Volt Luxembourg 7,0030.190New
Total3,763,400100.00600
Valid votes231,34392.52
Invalid votes10,7864.31
Blank votes7,9053.16
Total votes250,034100.00
Registered voters/turnout286,73987.20
Source: Government of Luxembourg

Government formation

On 9 October 2023 Grand Duke Henri appointed Luc Frieden as government formateur with the intention that Frieden would become the next Prime Minister. The CSV leader began negotiations with outgoing Prime Minister Xavier Bettel and his DP. Bettel expressed his willingness to participate in government, though not as Prime Minister. [17]

On 13 November Frieden announced a coalition agreement between the CSV and DP. Bettel led the DP's delegation to coalition negotiations, while the CSV delegation was led by party president Claude Wiseler. [18] Frieden stated that he expected to take office by the end of the week following the announcement. [19] The new cabinet was sworn in by the Grand Duke and Frieden assumed the office of Prime Minister on 17 November. [20]

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