Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Lëtzebuerger Sozialistesch Aarbechterpartei | ||
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Chamber of Deputies 11 / 60 | ||
European Parliament | 1 / 6 | |
Local councils | 154 / 722 | |
Benelux Parliament | 2 / 7 | |
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The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (
. The LSAP sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum.The LSAP is the third-largest party in the
The party is close to the
History
The party was formed on 5 July 1902 as the Social Democratic Party. Left-wing elements split in 1905 to create the Social Democratic Workers' Party. These were both re-united in 1912. In 1916, the party was renamed to 'Socialist Party', part of the Second International.
On 2 January 1921, communist elements split to create the
Post-war
The party was reformed after the Second World War as the 'Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party', in the mould of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom,[13] where the government had been exiled. In the first election after the war, in 1945, the LSAP was the big loser, falling to 26% of the vote, but remained in the National Union Government, along with all other parties.[13] In 1947, the party started its process of re-building itself, and it managed to join a coalition government (1951–1959 in the Dupong-Bodson and Bech Bodson governments, and 1964–1968 in the Werner-Cravatte government). The discussions over the party's direction split the LSAP again. On 2 May 1970, Henry Cravatte was ejected as President by a trades union-led coup. In March 1971, centrist elements, led by Cravatte, split to create the Social Democratic Party.[14] Those who left included 6 Deputies and most of the party leadership.
However, the LSAP could recover by 1974 and joined the DP in a centre-left coalition (the
In 1984, the LSAP were re-united with most of the Social Democratic Party (some members joined the Christian Social People's Party).
Recent history
Following the
Following the
Election results
Chamber of Deputies
Election | Votes | % | Elected seats | Seats after | +/– | Government |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1919 | 231,672 | 15.6 (#2) | 8 / 48
|
New | Opposition | |
1922[a] | 73,963 | 10.7 (#4) | 4 / 25
|
6 / 48
|
2 | Opposition |
1925 | 253,256 | 16.2 (#2) | 8 / 47
|
Opposition | ||
1928[a] | 352,970 | 32.6 (#2) | 10 / 28
|
12 / 52
|
4 | Opposition |
1931[a] | 153,805 | 19.2 (#2) | 5 / 27
|
15 / 54
|
3 | Opposition |
1934[a] | 404,729 | 29.4 (#2) | 10 / 29
|
14 / 54
|
1 | Opposition |
1937[a] | 238,665 | 24.7 (#2) | 7 / 26
|
18 / 55
|
4 | Coalition |
1945 | 569,025 | 23.4 (#2) | 11 / 51
|
7 | Coalition | |
1948[a] | 481,755 | 37.8 (#1) | 10 / 26
|
15 / 51
|
4 | Opposition |
1951[a] | 372,177 | 33.8 (#2) | 9 / 26
|
19 / 52
|
4 | Coalition |
1954 | 831,836 | 35.1 (#2) | 17 / 52
|
2 | Coalition | |
1959 | 848,523 | 34.9 (#2) | 17 / 52
|
Opposition | ||
1964 | 999,843 | 37.7 (#1) | 21 / 56
|
4 | Coalition | |
1968 | 837,555 | 32.3 (#2) | 18 / 56
|
3 | Opposition | |
1974 | 875,881 | 29.2 (#2) | 17 / 59
|
1 | Coalition | |
1979 | 787,863 | 24.3 (#2) | 14 / 59
|
3 | Opposition | |
1984 | 1,104,740 | 33.6 (#2) | 21 / 64
|
7 | Coalition | |
1989 | 840,094 | 26.2 (#2) | 18 / 60
|
3 | Coalition | |
1994 | 797,450 | 25.4 (#2) | 17 / 60
|
1 | Coalition | |
1999 | 695,718 | 22.3 (#3) | 13 / 60
|
4 | Opposition | |
2004 | 784,048 | 23.4 (#2) | 14 / 60
|
1 | Coalition | |
2009 | 695,830 | 21.6 (#2) | 13 / 60
|
1 | Coalition | |
2013 | 664,586 | 20.2 (#2) | 13 / 60
|
Coalition | ||
2018 | 621,332 | 17.6 (#2) | 10 / 60
|
3 | Coalition | |
2023 | 711,890 | 18.9 (#2) | 11 / 60
|
1 | Opposition |
European Parliament
Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | 211,106 | 21.6 (#3) | 1 / 6
|
|
1984 | 296,382 | 29.9 (#2) | 2 / 6
|
1 |
1989 | 252,920 | 25.4 (#2) | 2 / 6
|
|
1994 | 251,500 | 24.8 (#1) | 2 / 6
|
|
1999 | 239,048 | 23.6 (#2) | 2 / 6
|
|
2004 | 240,484 | 22.1 (#2) | 1 / 6
|
1 |
2009 | 219,349 | 19.5 (#2) | 1 / 6
|
|
2014 | 137,504 | 11.7 (#4) | 1 / 6
|
|
2019 | 152,900 | 12.2 (#4) | 1 / 6
|
Presidents
The formal leader of the party is the president. However, often, a government minister will be the most important member of the party, as Jean Asselborn is now. Below is a list of presidents of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party since 1945.
- Michel Rasquin (1945–1951)
- Paul Wilwertz (1951–1952)
- Albert Bousser (1952–1954)
- Émile Ludwig (1954–1955)
- Paul Wilwertz (1955–1959)
- Henry Cravatte (1959–1970)
- Antoine Wehenkel (1970–1974)
- Lydie Schmit (1974–1980)
- Robert Krieps (1980–1985)
- Ben Fayot (1985–1997)
- Jean Asselborn (1997–2004)
- Alex Bodry (2004–2014)[16]
- Claude Haagen (2014–2019)
- Franz Fayot (2019–2020)
- Yves Cruchten (2020–2022)
- Francine Closener and Dan Biancalana (2022–present)
Footnotes
- ^ "Comité directeur". lsap.lu. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Comité directeur". lsap.lu. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-136-34039-0. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Luxembourg". Europe Elects.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-136-21077-8. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ISBN 978-0-203-94609-1. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ "Politieke fracties". Benelux Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ LSAP is more commonly used, although the French POSL is also mandated by the party's statutes. "LSAP party statutes" (in French). Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. 17 March 2002. Archived from the original on 12 January 2006. Retrieved 19 July 2006.
- ^ "Comité directeur". lsap.lu. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b Hearl (1987), p. 255
- ^ Kowalski, Werner. Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923 – 19. Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften, 1985. p. 308
- ^ a b Thewes (2006), p. 123
- ^ Lucardie, A.P.M. "De Stiefkinderen van de Sociaal-Democrati" (PDF). Jaarboek Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen 1990 (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.
- ^ "Luxembourg Prime Minister Juncker calls for new elections amid scandal". Deutsche Welle. 10 July 2013. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
- ^ "Les présidents du LSAP depuis 1945". Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
References
- Hearl, Derek (1987). "Luxembourg 1945–82: Dimensions and Strategies". In Budge, Ian; Robertson, David; Hearl, Derek (eds.). Ideology, Strategy, and Party Change. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 254–69. ISBN 978-0-521-30648-5.
- Thewes, Guy (October 2006). Les gouvernements du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg depuis 1848 (PDF) (in French) (2006 ed.). Luxembourg City: Service Information et Presse. ISBN 978-2-87999-156-6. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
External links
- Official website (in Luxembourgish and French)