2013 Luxembourg general election

none 2013 Luxembourg general election Luxembourg 2009 2018 All 60 seats in the Chamber of Deputies 31 20 October 2013 91.15% ( 0.22 pp) Jean-Claude Juncker Christian Social People's Party 26 23 33.68 Etienne Schneider Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 13 13 20.28 Xavier Bettel Democratic Party (Luxembourg) 9 13 18.25 No spitzenkandidat The Greens (Luxembourg) 7 10.13 6 Gast GibéryenFernand Kartheiser Alternative Democratic Reform Party 4 6.64 3 No spitzenkandidat The Left (Luxembourg) 1 4.94 2 Luxembourg general election, 2013 results by conscription.svg Results by constituency Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker Christian Social People's Party Xavier Bettel Democratic Party (Luxembourg) Early general elections were held in Luxembourg on 20 October 2013.Luxembourg calls early elections after spy scandal https://archive.today/20130719225056/http://www.france24.com/en/20130719-luxembourg-calls-early-elections-after-spy-scandal 2013-07-19 France 24, 19 July 2013 The elections were called after Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker, at the time the longest-serving head of government in the European Union, announced his resignation over a spy scandal involving the Service de Renseignement de l'État (SREL).Luxembourg spying scandal breaks Juncker government https://www.reuters.com/article/us-luxembourg-government-spying-idUSBRE9690U520130710 11 July 2013 Reuters 10 July 2013Luxembourg PM Juncker offers government resignation https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23275318 11 July 2013 BBC News 11 July 2013 The review found Juncker deficient in his control over the service. Although the elections saw Juncker's Christian Social People's Party (CSV) lose three seats, but remain the largest party in the Chamber of Deputies with 23 of the 60 seats, Xavier Bettel of the Democratic Party (DP) succeeded him as Prime Minister. Background Jean-Claude Juncker#Resignation After a spy scandal involving the Service de Renseignement de l'État illegally wiretapping politicians, the Grand Duke and his family, as well as allegations of paying for favours in exchange for access to government ministers and officials leaked through the press, Prime Minister Juncker submitted his resignation to the Grand Duke on 11 July 2013, upon knowledge of the withdrawal of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party from the government and thereby losing its confidence and supply in the Chamber of Deputies. Juncker urged the Grand Duke for the immediate dissolution of parliament and the calling of a snap election. Electoral system thumb|left|Sample ballot of the Sud constituency The 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected by proportional representation in four multi-member constituencies; 9 in North constituency, 7 in East, 23 in South and 21 in Centre. Voters could vote for a party list or cast multiple votes for as many candidates as there were seats. Seat allocation was calculated in accordance with the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota.Electoral system IPU Voting was compulsory for all citizens between the age of 18 and 75, whilst those over 75 and citizens living abroad were the only ones allowed to vote by post. Failure to vote could have resulted in a fine of between €100 and €250. Parties Nine parties contested the election, of which five won seats in the Chamber of Deputies at the last election: the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), the Democratic Party (DP), the Greens, the Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR), and The Left.The Left is technically not a party, but an electoral alliance. Two extra-parliamentary parties also ran: the Communist Party (KPL) and Pirate Party Luxembourg (PPLU). In addition, the Party for Full Democracy (PID), which was headed by independent deputy Jean Colombera, also contested the election. All parties that ran in the election submitted lists in all constituencies. left List # Party Running in Seats Centre East North South 2009 Pre-election 1 The Left 18px 18px 18px 18px 1 1 2 Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) 18px 18px 18px 18px 4 3Jean Colombera was elected as a member of the Alternative Democratic Reform Party in 2009, but left part way through the legislative session to sit as an independent, and ran for Party for Full Democracy in this election. 3 Communist Party (KPL) 18px 18px 18px 18px 0 0 4 Democratic Party (DP) 18px 18px 18px 18px 9 9 5 Pirate Party Luxembourg (PPLU) 18px 18px 18px 18px 0 0 6 Greens 18px 18px 18px 18px 7 7 7 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) 18px 18px 18px 18px 13 13 8 Christian Social People's Party (CSV) 18px 18px 18px 18px 26 26 9 Party for Full Democracy (PID) 18px 18px 18px 18px 0 1 Opinion polls PublishedCompanyCSVLSAPDPThe GreensADRThe LeftKPPiraten 27.08-13.09.2013 TNS 33% 15% 15% 10% 1% 4% 1% 1% 2009 elections 38.0% 21.5% 15.0% 11.7% 8.1% 3.3% 1.4%   Seat projections Publication date Source CSV LSAP DP DG ADR DL 15 June 2013 TNS 23 11 11 8 4 3 8 Dec 2012 TNS 24/25 12 11/12 8 2 2 9 June 2012 TNS 23 14 9 8 4 2 10 Dec 2011 TNS 23 13 9 10 3 2 10 June 2011 TNS 24 11 9 9 5 2 11 Dec 2010 TNS 25 12 10 8 3 2 12 June 2010 TNS 26 13 9 7 4 1 12 Dec 2009 TNS 26 13 9 7 4 1 7 June 2009 Election 26 13 9 7 4 1 Results File:2013 Luxembourg election.svg Raw results Weighted resultsCalculated separately for each constituency (rounded to the nearest whole number) using the formula: Christian Social People's Party 1103636 23 –3 Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party 664586 13 0 Democratic Party 597879 13 +4 The Greens 331920 6 –1 Alternative Democratic Reform Party 217683 3 –1 The Left 161759 2 +1 Pirate Party Luxembourg 96270 0 New Communist Party of Luxembourg 53669 0 0 Party for Full Democracy 49290 0 New black 69253 39291 38669 20966 13799 9156 6020 2958 3445 0 203557 14896 239668 Elections in Luxembourg, IFES By locality thumb|203px|The CSV was the largest party in almost every commune (in orange) — as in all elections since the CSV was founded. The DP was the largest in four (in blue) and the LSAP the biggest in three (red). #F7911D CSV#004A90 DP#CC0000 LSAP As in 2004 and 2009, the CSV won pluralities in each of Luxembourg's four constituencies. However, the CSV's performance declined in all constituencies from 2009. The CSV held up the best in Centre, where it lost only 3.29% compared to its 2009 result. The CSV's sharpest decline was in North, where the party lost 5.91%. It nonetheless held a 10% lead over DP in North; North was the last constituency to not vote for the CSV at the national level, when the DP beat the CSV by 2% in North in 1999. Overall, despite a relative decline, the CSV retained a comfortable lead in all constituencies, both in votes and in seats. Votes by constituency ConstituencyCSVLSAPDPGréngADRLénkPPLKPLPIDCentre38539035.3115990514.6527306925.0211414510.46547095.01518514.7594250.86296332.72133181.22East7178636.902838614.593623718.632548613.10169018.6959413.0515370.7952262.6930181.55North10716333.695478817.227542623.71286469.01202466.3681382.5625750.81107333.37103843.26South53929732.2042150725.2321314712.7616364310.131258277.55958295.70401322.39506783.03225701.35 Seats by constituency ConstituencyTotalseatsSeats wonCSVLSAPDPGréngADRLénkCentre 21836211East 73121North 94221South 23873221 Government formation Following the elections, the Democratic Party, the Socialist Workers' Party and The Greens began initial talks about forming a coalition (dubbed the "Gambia coalition", after Gambia's flag colours, a local variant of the German traffic light coalition), pushing the Christian Social People's Party into the opposition for the first time since 1979.http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/news/dossier/elections_lux/story/DP-LSAP-et-Dei-Greng-feront-menage-a-trois-31442665 DP, LSAP et Déi Gréng feront ménage à trois 21 October 2013 L'essentiel fr DP, LSAP and The Greens to form a threesome On 25 October, Xavier Bettel, the leader of the Democratic Party and mayor of Luxembourg City, was named formateur by the Grand Duke of Luxembourg.http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/news/dossier/elections_lux/story/Xavier-Bettel-nomme-formateur-par-le-Grand-Duc-15111689 Xavier Bettel nommé formateur par le Grand-Duc 25 October 2013 L'essentiel fr Xavier Bettel named formateur by the Grand Duke The negotiations were finished by 29 November, as planned.http://www.lessentiel.lu/fr/news/dossier/negociations/story/16268800 Un nouveau gouvernement dans onze jours 18 November 2013 L'essentiel fr A new government in eleven dayshttp://www.lequotidien.lu/politique-et-societe/50983.html Au Luxembourg, une grande coalition pour tourner la page Juncker 29 November 2013 Le Quotidien https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004717/http://www.lequotidien.lu/politique-et-societe/50983.html 3 December 2013 dead The new Bettel–Schneider Ministry was sworn in on 4 December. It succeeded the Juncker–Asselborn Ministry II.http://www.gouvernement.lu/3311168/04-assermentation Assermentation des membres du nouveau gouvernement 4 December 2013 Government of Luxembourg fr Swearing-in of the members of the new government https://web.archive.org/web/20131208224240/http://www.gouvernement.lu/3311168/04-assermentation 8 December 2013 dead dmy-all Notes References Luxembourg Category:General elections in Luxembourg Category:2013 in Luxembourg Category:October 2013 in Europe