European elections in Luxembourg 2019
The 2019 European elections in Luxembourg took place on May 26th as part of the 2019 EU- wide European elections . Six European Parliament mandates were awarded in Luxembourg .
Suffrage
The election took place according to proportional representation , with the seats being awarded according to the D'Hondt procedure . The whole country was a single constituency . The voters were able to give six votes, which they could either give to a list or distribute to individual candidates who may also be on different lists. And wherein two votes per candidate could be awarded .
There was compulsory voting for all Luxembourgers between 18 and 75 years of age. EU citizens who have lived in Luxembourg for at least two years and were registered on the electoral roll were also allowed to vote in Luxembourg.
Starting position
In the 2014 European elections , the parties in the ruling coalition of the liberal DP , the social democratic LSAP and the Greens ( Déi Gréng ) suffered losses. For the first time, however, the Greens were second strongest in a national election.
The Christian Social CSV gained votes and became - as in every European election so far - the strongest party. The former head of government of the CSV Jean-Claude Juncker stood as the European top candidate of the EPP and became President of the European Commission after the election .
As a result, nothing changed in the distribution of seats compared to 2009 . The CSV received three mandates; Greens, LSAP and DP one each.
In the 2018 chamber election , the Bettel-Schneider government was able to just defend its majority in the Chamber of Deputies, with the DP and LSAP losing votes, but the Greens gaining them. The CSV remained the strongest party despite losses. For the first time, the pirate party moved into parliament.
Parties
The following parties ran for election:
| List number |
Abbreviation | Surname | European party | Mandates Chamber |
Mandates EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | CSV | Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei | European People's Party | 21st | 3 |
| 1 | DP | Democratic Party | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | 12 | 1 |
| 8th | LSAP | Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei | European Social Democratic Party | 10 | 1 |
| 7th | déi gréng | Déi Gréng | European Green Party | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | ADR | Alternatively, the Democratic Reform Party | European Conservatives and Reformers | 4th | - |
| 2 | Pirates | Lëtzebuerg pirate party | European pirate party | 2 | - |
| 5 | déi Lénk | Déi Lénk | European left | 2 | - |
| 3 | Déi Conservative | déi conservative | - | - | - |
| 4th | KPL | Communist Party Lëtzebuerg | - | - | - |
| 6th | VOLT | Volt Luxembourg | Volt Europe | - | - |
In order to run for elections, parties had to submit 250 signatures from eligible voters or a signature from a (Luxembourg) member of the European Parliament or the Chamber. Volt, for example, received approval through the signature of Max Hahn, member of the DP Chamber .
Results
Parties
| Political party | List votes and candidate votes |
Seats | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
| Democratic Party (DP) | 268.910 | 21.44% | +6.67 | 2 | +1 | |
| Chrëschtlech Sozial Vollekspartei (CSV) | 264,665 | 21.10% | -16.55 | 2 | -1 | |
| Déi Gréng | 237.215 | 18.91% | +3.90 | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei (LSAP) | 152,900 | 12.19% | +0.44 | 1 | ± 0 | |
| Alternatively, the Democratic Reform Party (ADR) | 125,988 | 10.04% | +2.51 | 0 | - | |
| Lëtzebuerg Pirate Party (Pirates) | 96,579 | 7.70% | +3.47 | 0 | - | |
| Déi Lénk | 60,648 | 4.83% | -0.93 | 0 | - | |
| Volt Luxembourg (VOLT) | 26,483 | 2.11% | New | 0 | New | |
| Communist Party Lëtzebuerg (KPL) | 14,323 | 1.14% | -0.35 | 0 | - | |
| déi conservative | 6,652 | 0.53% | New | 0 | New | |
| total | 1,254,363 | 100.00% | - | 6th | - | |
| Valid votes | 217,806 | 90.74% | ||||
| Invalid votes | 22,238 | 9.26% | ||||
| Votes cast | 240.044 | 100.00% | ||||
| Number of eligible voters and turnout | 285,435 | 84.10% | ||||
| Source: result | ||||||
Political groups in the European Parliament
| Political party | Seats | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| number | +/- | % | ||
| Renew Europe (RE) | 2 | +1 | 33.33% | |
| European People's Party (EPP) | 2 | -1 | 33.33% | |
| The Greens / European Free Alliance (Greens / EFA) | 1 | ± 0 | 16.67% | |
| Progressive Alliance of Social Democrats (S&D) | 1 | ± 0 | 16.67% | |
| European Conservatives and Reformists (EKR) | 0 | ± 0 | - | |
| United European Left / Nordic Green Left (GUE / NGL) | 0 | ± 0 | - | |
| Identity and Democracy (ID) | 0 | New | - | |
| non-attached | 0 | ± 0 | - | |
| total | 6th | - | 100.0 | |
See also
Web links
- Election results on the Luxembourg government website (French)
- Candidates and programs on the Luxembourg government website
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://orf.at/wahl/eu19/#specials/eu-results/lu
- ↑ Européennes 2014: Résultats officieux. Retrieved June 19, 2019 (French).
- ↑ Formation of a government in Luxembourg - a three-way union that lasts. Retrieved on June 19, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Tageblatt Lëtzebuerg: European elections: These are the Luxembourg lists. In: Tageblatt.lu. March 28, 2019, accessed June 19, 2019 (German).
- ↑ European elections: MP Max Hahn gives the green light for Volt to present candidates. Retrieved June 19, 2019 .
