Liberalism in Luxembourg
This article gives an overview of liberalism in Luxembourg. It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. Not all parties listed have the word "liberal" in their names.
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Background
Organized liberalism has since 1904 been one of the three major political forces in the Grand-Duchy.
History
The Democratic Party (Demokratesch Partei/Parti Démocratique, member LI, ALDE) is the traditional liberal party.
From Liberal League to Radical Liberal Party
- 1904: The Luxembourgian liberals organised themselves in the Liberal League (Ligue Libérale)
- 1925: The Liberal League fell apart in the Radical Socialist Party (Parti Radical-Socialiste), the ⇒
Radical Party and the ⇒ Liberal Left
- 1934: The liberal parties re-united into the Radical Liberal Party (Parti Radical-Libérale)
- 1940: The party is banned by Germany
Liberal Left
- 1925: The Liberal Left (Gauche Libérale) seceded from the ⇒ Liberal League
- 1934: The liberal parties re-united into the ⇒ Radical Liberal Party
Radical Party
- 1925: The Radical Party (Parti Radical) seceded from the ⇒ Liberal League
- 1934: The liberal parties re-united into the ⇒ Radical Liberal Party
From Patriotic and Democratic Group to Democratic Party
- 1944: After the liberation liberals and members of resistance groups established the Patriotic and Democratic Group (Groupement Patriotique et Démocratique)
- 1952: The party is renamed into the Democratic Group (Groupement Démocratique)
- 1954: The party is renamed into the Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique or Demokratesch Partei)
Prominent liberals
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