Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy,whereby the prime minister is the head of government,and the multi-party system. Executive power is under the constitution of 1868,as amended,exercised by the government,by the grand duke and the Council of Government (cabinet),which consists of a prime minister and several other ministers. Usually,the prime minister is the leader of the political party or coalition of parties having the most seats in parliament. Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The Greens is a green political party in Luxembourg.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Luxembourg since 1 January 2015. A bill for the legalisation of same-sex marriages was enacted by the Chamber of Deputies on 18 June 2014 and signed into law by Grand Duke Henri on 4 July. Luxembourg was the last Benelux country,the sixteenth country in the world,and the tenth in Europe to allow same-sex couples to marry nationwide. Partnerships have also been available in Luxembourg since November 2004.
Claude Meisch is a Luxembourgish politician with a degree in financial mathematics from Trier university. Meisch was appointed Minister of Education in 2013 in the government of Xavier Bettel,a post he held until 2023. He was appointed Minister of Education and Youth and as Minister of Housing in 2023 in the government of Luc Frieden He has been a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 1999 to 2013 and Mayor of Differdange since 2002. He was President of the Democratic Party (DP) from 2004 until 2013,of which he has been a member since 1994.
Luc Frieden is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer who serves as the 25th prime minister of Luxembourg since November 2023. A member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV),he held numerous cabinet positions in the Luxembourgish government between 1998 and 2013,notably serving as the minister for the Treasury and Budget during the transition from the Franc to the Euro and as Minister of Finance during the European debt crisis. Frieden was president of the Luxembourgish Chamber of Commerce and Eurochambres,the business federation of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
Lesbian,gay,bisexual,and transgender (LGBT) people in Luxembourg have the same legal rights as non-LGBT people. Partnerships,which grant many of the benefits of marriage,have been recognised since 2004. In June 2014,the Luxembourgish Parliament passed a law enabling same-sex marriage and adoption rights,which took effect on 1 January 2015. Additionally,discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and "change of sex" in employment,healthcare and the provision of goods and services is outlawed,and transgender people are allowed to change their legal gender on the basis of self-determination.
Xavier Bettel is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician who serves as the 14th deputy prime minister of Luxembourg and as the minister for Foreign Affairs since 2023. He served as the 24th prime minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (1999–2013) and Mayor of Luxembourg City (2011–2013).
Etienne Schneider is a Luxembourgish politician and economist who served as First Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2020. He is a member of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).
Joe Thein is a Luxembourgish politician and former councillor.
The Allianz vun Humanisten,Atheisten an Agnostiker is a Luxembourgish association that serves the interests of atheists,humanists,skeptics and agnostics in the Grand-Duchy. It also explicitly supports secularist positions. Its official abbreviation is A.H.A. Lëtzebuerg;usually this is shortened to AHA,sometimes with an extra exclamation mark. The AHA was founded on 13 May 2010 as an association without lucrative purpose (asbl). AHA is a member of the European Humanist Federation and the International Humanist and Ethical Union. From 2010 up to 10 May 2019,the association was chaired by biologist Dr. Laurent Schley. The current chair is psychologist Dr. Robert A.P. (Bob) Reuter.
Cannabis in Luxembourg is legal for recreational and medical use for adults under specific circumstances. A bill was passed in the country's parliament June 2023 to legalise the following for adults in Luxembourg:recreational possession,home-use of cannabis,and growing up to four cannabis plants per household. The law took effect on 21 July 2023.
Félix Braz is a Luxembourgish politician who served as Second Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2018 to 2019. A member of the Greens,Braz also served as Minister of Justice in the Bettel-Schneider coalition government. In October 2019,he resigned as Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice because of health issues.
Tilly Metz is a Luxemburgish politician of the Green Party. After teaching humanities and social sciences,she was appointed as deputy director of the Lycée Technique pour Professions Educatives et Sociales (LTPES) in Mersch. She was the mayor of the municipality of Weiler-la-Tour (Luxembourg) and has been a Member of the European Parliament since June 2018,as part of the Greens/EFA political group. She is particularly known for her stance on animal welfare,health-related issues and human rights.
Stéphanie Empain is a Luxembourgish politician of The Greens party.
Paulette Lenert is a Luxembourgish lawyer and politician of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. She held the positions of Deputy Prime Minister,Minister of Health,Minister Delegate of Social Security,and Minister of Consumer Protection. She was Minister of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs from 5 December 2018 to 4 February 2020.
Semiray Ahmedova is a Luxembourgian architect and politician of The Greens. She became a deputy in 2019.
Fernand Etgen is a Luxembourgish politician of the Democratic Party (DP) who served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2018 to 2023.
Djuna Bernard is a Luxembourgish politician and member of the Luxembourg's Green Party,Déi Gréng. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from December 2018 to 2023. A candidate in the 2018 legislative election,she was not directly elected but replaced Sam Tanson when she became Minister for Housing and Culture,making her the youngest deputy in the Chamber at 26 years old. She stood as a candidate for the co-presidency of The Greens in January 2019,and subsequently won in March that year and currently serves with Meris Šehović. Bernard and Šehovićwere both re-elected unopposed in March 2021.
Meris Šehović is a Luxembourgish politician and political scientist. Since 9 July 2020,he has been co-chairman of the Green Party with Djuna Bernard. From 2017 to 2020,he was spokesman of déi jonk gréng,the political youth movement of the Green Party. Šehovićwas the lead candidate of the Green Party for the 2019 European Parliament election,together with Tilly Metz.
General elections were held in Luxembourg on 8 October 2023 to elect all 60 seats of the Chamber of Deputies.
