Luxembourg Will Be World's First Country to Make All Public Transport Free to Combat Carbon Emissions. ... It now holds 31 seats in the 60-seat chamber—12 for Bettel's Democratic Party, ...

The party of Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker suffered losses in the country's elections on Sunday, with its worst showing since 1999, but it will remain by far the largest in parliament.

CSV has been a heavyweight in Luxembourg politics for years, winning 21 seats in the 2018 elections. But the party lost its chance to govern when the Democratic Party (DP) teamed up with the Green ...

The party of Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker suffered losses in the country's elections yesterday (20 October), with its worst showing since 1999, but it will remain by far the ...

While Bettel’s Democratic Party (DP) grew its support, the Green Party lost a total of 5 seats on Sunday, securing the government only 29 of the required 31 seats to reach a majority in the 60 ...

2013 December - Xavier Bettel of the Democratic Party forms a centre-left coalition with the Socialists and Greens on a programme of spending cuts, tax rises and social liberalisation.

2013 December - Xavier Bettel of the Democratic Party forms a centre-left coalition with the Socialists and Greens on a programme of spending cuts, tax rises and social liberalisation.

The Christian Social Party had been in government since 1979. Mr Bettel, the mayor of Luxembourg City in 2011-2013, is the country's first openly gay prime minister.