Luxembourg - 2009 Elections
| 2009 election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Party | % | seats | |
| 1 | KPL | Communists | 1.47% | 0 |
| 2 | déi Gréng | 11.71% | 7 | |
| 3 | ADR | Alternative Democratic Reform | 8.13% | 4 |
| 4 | LSAP | Socialists | 21.56% | 13 |
| 5 | DP | Democratic Party | 14.98% | 9 |
| 6 | déi Lénk | 3.29% | 1 | |
| 7 | CSV | Christian Social Party | 38.04% | 26 |
| 8 | Luxembourgian | 0.81% | 0 | |
The elections and the European elections were held on June 7, 2009 in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The voters were asked to elect 60 members that make up the national as well as six representatives to the European Parliament Luxembourg Parliament.
Following the 2009 parliamentary elections, the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV) obtained 26 seats and formed a government with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) that got 13 mandates. The other four political parties represented in the parliament are the Democratic Party with 9 seats, the Greens that won 7 seats, the Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR) and the Left Party with 4 and 1 mandates, respectively. The CSV has led all but one government since 1945.
Prime Minister Juncker, first elected in 1995, was the longest serving leader in the European Union. The government elected in general elections on 7 June 2009, chaired by Jean-Claude Juncker, was a coalition between the Christian Social Party (CSV) and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP).
Juncker was a member of the Luxembourg Government for over 30 years. It was thus the young dean of European politicians. He was one of the architects of the Maastricht Treaty and the Economic and Monetary Union, crucial steps for European integration. Juncker was the first president of the Eurogroup in 2005-2006 and was reappointed to the post since 2008, before being replaced by Dutchman Jeroen Dijsselbloem in January 2013.
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