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Early general elections were held inLuxembourg on 20 October 2013.[1] The elections were called after Prime MinisterJean-Claude Juncker, at the time the longest-serving head of government in theEuropean Union, announced his resignation over a spy scandal involving theService de Renseignement de l'État (SREL).[2][3] The review found Juncker deficient in his control over the service.[3]
Although the elections saw Juncker'sChristian Social People's Party (CSV) lose three seats, but remain the largest party in theChamber of Deputies with 23 of the 60 seats,Xavier Bettel of theDemocratic Party (DP) succeeded him as Prime Minister.
After a spy scandal involving theService de Renseignement de l'État illegallywiretapping politicians, theGrand 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 hisresignation to the Grand Duke on 11 July 2013, upon knowledge of the withdrawal of theLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party from the government and thereby losing itsconfidence and supply in theChamber of Deputies. Juncker urged the Grand Duke for the immediatedissolution of parliament and the calling of asnap election.[2]
The 60 members of theChamber of Deputies were elected byproportional representation in fourmulti-member constituencies; 9 inNorth constituency, 7 inEast, 23 inSouth and 21 inCentre. 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 theHagenbach-Bischoff quota.[4]
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.[4]
Nine parties contested the election, of which five won seats in the Chamber of Deputies at the last election: theChristian Social People's Party (CSV), theLuxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), theDemocratic Party (DP),the Greens, theAlternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR), andThe Left.[5] Two extra-parliamentary parties also ran: theCommunist Party (KPL) andPirate Party Luxembourg (PPLU). In addition, theParty for Full Democracy (PID), which was headed byindependent deputyJean Colombera, also contested the election. All parties that ran in the election submitted lists in all constituencies.
| List # | Party | Running in | Seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | East | North | South | 2009 | Pre-election | |||
| 1 | The Left |  | | | | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) | | | | | 4 | 3[6] | |
| 3 | Communist Party (KPL) | | | | | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Democratic Party (DP) | | | | | 9 | 9 | |
| 5 | Pirate Party Luxembourg (PPLU) | | | | | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Greens | | | | | 7 | 7 | |
| 7 | Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) | | | | | 13 | 13 | |
| 8 | Christian Social People's Party (CSV) | | | | | 26 | 26 | |
| 9 | Party for Full Democracy (PID) | | | | | 0 | 1[6] | |
| Published | Company | CSV | LSAP | DP | The Greens | ADR | The Left | KP | Piraten |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | ||
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
| Christian Social People's Party | 1,103,636 | 33.68 | 23 | –3 | |
| Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party | 664,586 | 20.28 | 13 | 0 | |
| Democratic Party | 597,879 | 18.25 | 13 | +4 | |
| The Greens | 331,920 | 10.13 | 6 | –1 | |
| Alternative Democratic Reform Party | 217,683 | 6.64 | 3 | –1 | |
| The Left | 161,759 | 4.94 | 2 | +1 | |
| Pirate Party Luxembourg | 96,270 | 2.94 | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party of Luxembourg | 53,669 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 | |
| Party for Full Democracy | 49,290 | 1.50 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 3,276,692 | 100.00 | 60 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 203,557 | 93.18 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 14,896 | 6.82 | |||
| Total votes | 218,453 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 239,668 | 91.15 | |||
| Source:Elections in Luxembourg,IFES | |||||
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 inCentre, where it lost only 3.29% compared to its 2009 result. The CSV's sharpest decline was inNorth, 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.
| CSV | LSAP | DP | Greens | ADR | Left | KPL | PPLU | PID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | 35.31% | 14.65% | 25.02% | 10.46% | 5.01% | 4.75% | 0.86% | 2.72% | 1.22% |
| East | 36.90% | 14.59% | 18.63% | 13.10% | 8.69% | 3.05% | 0.79% | 2.69% | 1.55% |
| North | 33.69% | 17.22% | 23.71% | 9.01% | 6.36% | 2.56% | 0.81% | 3.37% | 3.26% |
| South | 32.20% | 25.23% | 12.76% | 10.13% | 7.55% | 5.70% | 2.39% | 3.03% | 1.35% |
| CSV | LSAP | DP | Greens | ADR | Left | KPL | PPLU | PID | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | 8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| East | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| North | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| South | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Following the elections, the Democratic Party, the Socialist Workers' Party and The Greens began initial talks about forming a coalition (dubbed the "Gambia coalition", afterGambia's flag colours, a local variant of the Germantraffic light coalition), pushing the Christian Social People's Party into the opposition for the first time since 1979.[7] On 25 October,Xavier Bettel, the leader of the Democratic Party and mayor ofLuxembourg City, was namedformateur by theGrand Duke of Luxembourg.[8] The negotiations were finished by 29 November, as planned.[9][10]
The newBettel–Schneider Ministry was sworn in on 4 December. It succeeded theJuncker–Asselborn Ministry II.[11]
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