Christian Social People's Party Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei | |
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| Abbreviation | CSV PCS |
| President | Luc Frieden |
| General Secretary | Françoise Kemp Alex Donnersbach |
| Founded | December 1944; 80 years ago (1944-12) |
| Preceded by | Party of the Right |
| Youth wing | Christian Social Youth |
| Ideology | Christian democracy Conservatism Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Regional affiliation | Christian Group |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| European Parliament group | European People's Party Group |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| Colours | Black Light blue Orange White |
| Slogan | Kloer, no & gerecht. (Clear, close, and just.) |
| Chamber of Deputies | 21 / 60 |
| European Parliament | 2 / 6 |
| Local councils | 192 / 722 |
| Benelux Parliament | 2 / 7 |
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TheChristian Social People's Party (Luxembourgish:Chrëschtlech-Sozial Vollekspartei,French:Parti populaire chrétien-social,German:Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei;CSV orPCS) is the largestpolitical party inLuxembourg. The party follows aChristian democratic[1][2][3][4] andconservative[5][6][7] ideology and has been described ascentre-right.[8][9][10][11][12] Furthermore, akin to most parties inLuxembourg, it is stronglypro-European.[13] The CSV is a member of theChristian Group,[14]European People's Party, and theCentrist Democrat International.
The CSV has been the largest party in theChamber of Deputies since the party's formation, and currently holds 21 of 60 seats in the Chamber. Since theSecond World War, everyPrime Minister of Luxembourg has been a member of the CSV, with only two exceptions:Gaston Thorn (1974–1979), andXavier Bettel (2013–2023). It holds two ofLuxembourg's six seats in theEuropean Parliament, as it has for 14 of the 44 years for whichMEPs have been directly elected.
The party'sPresident has been Prime MinisterLuc Frieden since March 2024. A leading figure from the party is the formerprime minister,Jean-Claude Juncker, who previously governedin coalition with theLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) until the2013 general election.
The earliest roots of the CSV date back to the foundation of theParty of the Right on 16 January 1914.
In December 1944, the Party of the Right was officially transformed into the Luxembourg Christian Social People's Party. "Luxembourg" was dropped from the name by late March 1945. The first elections after the Second World War took place in 1945; the party won 25 out of 51 seats, missing an absolute majority by a single seat.
From 1945 to 1974, the party was in government and gave Luxembourg the following Prime Ministers:Pierre Dupong,Joseph Bech,Pierre Frieden, andPierre Werner. Mostly in coalition with theDemocratic Party (DP), it gave Luxembourg a certain economic and social stability.
In the 1950s, the party structure underwent a certain democratisation: the party's youth section (founded in 1953) and women's section received representation in the party's central organs.[15]
The party went into opposition for the first time in 1974, when the Democratic Party'sGaston Thorn became Prime Minister in coalition with theLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP). In 1979, the party returned to government after its victory in the1979 general election;Pierre Werner became PM.
In 1984,Jacques Santer became PM. He remained as such until 1995, whenJean-Claude Juncker became PM, with Santer meanwhile taking up the post of President of the European Commission.
Following the2013 general election, the party went into opposition for the second time in its history as the Democratic Party'sXavier Bettel became Prime Minister in coalition with the LSAP andThe Greens, making it the first time in Luxembourg's history that a three-party coalition government had been formed. This also marked the first time that The Greens were part of a governmental coalition. Despite remaining the largest party, the result of the2018 general election represented the lowest public support in the party's history.
As of 2023, CSV is against makingluxembourgish anofficial language in the european insititutions, citing thatfrench andgerman already being official languages is enough for the needs of Luxembourg.[16]
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Status | |
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| 1945 | Pierre Dupong | 907,601 | 44.7 (#1) | 25 / 51 | New | Coalition | |
| 1948[a] | 386,972 | 36.3 (#1) | 9 / 26 | 22 / 51 |  2 | Coalition | |
| 1951[a] | 425,545 | 42.1 (#1) | 12 / 26 | 21 / 52 | 1 | Coalition | |
| 1954 | Joseph Bech | 1,003,406 | 45.2 (#1) | 26 / 52 |  5 | Coalition | |
| 1959 | Pierre Frieden | 896,840 | 38.9 (#1) | 21 / 52 | 5 | Coalition | |
| 1964 | Pierre Werner | 883,079 | 35.7 (#1) | 22 / 56 | 1 | Coalition | |
| 1968 | 915,944 | 37.5 (#1) | 21 / 56 | 1 | Coalition | ||
| 1974 | 836,990 | 29.9 (#1) | 18 / 59 | 3 | Opposition | ||
| 1979 | 1,049,390 | 36.4 (#1) | 24 / 59 | 6 | Coalition | ||
| 1984 | Jacques Santer | 1,148,085 | 36.7 (#1) | 25 / 64 | 1 | Coalition | |
| 1989 | 977,521 | 32.4 (#1) | 22 / 60 | 3 | Coalition | ||
| 1994 | 887,651 | 30.3 (#1) | 21 / 60 | 1 | Coalition | ||
| 1999 | Jean-Claude Juncker | 870,985 | 30.1 (#1) | 19 / 60 | 2 | Coalition | |
| 2004 | 1,103,825 | 36.1 (#1) | 24 / 60 | 5 | Coalition | ||
| 2009 | 1,129,368 | 38.0 (#1) | 26 / 60 | 2 | Coalition | ||
| 2013 | 1,103,636 | 33.7 (#1) | 23 / 60 | 3 | Opposition | ||
| 2018 | Claude Wiseler | 999,381 | 28.3 (#1) | 21 / 60 | 2 | Opposition | |
| 2023 | Luc Frieden | 1,099,427 | 29.2 (#1) | 21 / 60 |  | Coalition | |
| Election | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
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| 1979 | Pierre Werner | 352,296 | 36.13 (#1) | 3 / 6 | New | EPP |
| 1984 | Jacques Santer | 345,586 | 34.90 (#1) | 3 / 6 | | |
| 1989 | 346,621 | 34.87 (#1) | 3 / 6 | | ||
| 1994 | Jean-Claude Juncker | 319,462 | 31.50 (#1) | 2 / 6 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 321,021 | 31.67 (#1) | 2 / 6 | | EPP-ED | |
| 2004 | 404,823 | 37.14 (#1) | 3 / 6 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | Viviane Reding | 353,094 | 31.36 (#1) | 3 / 6 | | EPP |
| 2014 | 441,578 | 37.66 (#1) | 3 / 6 | | ||
| 2019 | Christophe Hansen | 264,665 | 21.10 (#2) | 2 / 6 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 317,334 | 22.91 (#1) | 2 / 6 | |
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