List of political parties in Luxembourg

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Political parties in Luxembourg lists political parties in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg has a multi-party system, with three strong parties, with two other moderately successful parties having emerged recently. No single party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Contents 1 Current parties 2 Defunct parties 2.1 Pre-1945 parties 2.2 Post-1945 parties 3 See also 4 Footnotes

[edit] Current parties

Name			Ideology	Chamber	Euro	Local
	Alternative Democratic Reform Party Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei Parti réformiste d'alternative démocratique	ADR	Conservative populism	4	0	5
	Christian Social People's Party Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei Parti populaire chrétien social	CSV	Christian democracy	24	3	151
	Communist Party of Luxembourg Kommunistesch Partei Lëtzebuerg Parti communiste luxembourgeois	KPL	Communism	0	0	0
	Democratic Party Demokratesch Partei Parti démocratique	DP	Liberalism	10	1	100
	The Greens Déi Gréng Les verts		Green	7	1	41
	The Left[1] Déi Lénk La gauche		Socialism	0	0	1
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Arbechterpartei Parti ouvrier socialiste luxembourgeois	LSAP	Social democracy	14	1	165

The number given for local councillors is the total of councillors elected to communal councils that employ proportional representation. In majoritarian communes, parties do not usually run in the same manner, making comparisons difficult.^[2]

[edit] Defunct parties

[edit] Pre-1945 parties

• Independent National Party
• Liberal League
• Liberal Left
• Party of the Right
• Radical Liberal Party
• Radical Party
• Socialist Party
• Volksdeutsche Bewegung

[edit] Post-1945 parties

• Communist League of Luxemburg (Kommunistischer Bund Luxemburg)
• Free Party of Luxembourg
• Green and Liberal Alliance
• National Movement
• Party of the Third Age
• Social Democratic Party
• The Taxpayer

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals

[edit] Footnotes

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Represented in the Chamber of Deputies	Alternative Democratic Reform Party • Christian Social People's Party • Democratic Party • The Greens • Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Other parties	Communist Party of Luxembourg • The Left
Pre-1945 defunct parties	Independent National Party • Liberal League • Party of the Right • Volksdeutsche Bewegung
Post-1945 defunct parties	Communist League • Free Party • Green and Liberal Alliance • National Movement • Social Democratic Party • The Taxpayer • Party of the Third Age
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