After negotiations: Coalition in Luxembourg is in place
Around five weeks after the parliamentary elections, Luxembourg is about to form a new government: in negotiations, the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP) have agreed on a government program, said the CSV's national lead candidate Luc Frieden, who is tasked with forming the government, on Monday. The coalition agreement is to be signed on Thursday.
The aim was to bring the two programs of the parties with the same objectives to a common result, Frieden said. He was "very happy" that this had been achieved. "This was possible because we negotiated seriously, intensively, constructively and in a good atmosphere." The individual texts should be finalized in the next two days.
For the DP, former Prime Minister Xavier Bettel said: "This is a contract where two parties have reached an agreement." The DP party committees are to vote on the program on Wednesday evening.
The three-party coalition of Liberals, Greens and Social Democrats led by the Liberal Bettel, which has been in power since the end of 2013, was voted out of office on October 8 due to the Greens' heavy losses. The CSV emerged as the strongest party, followed by the DP. The alliance has a majority of 35 of the 60 seats in parliament.
Frieden said that no details of the program would be announced yet. However, the priorities include housing construction, strengthening people's purchasing power, reconciling work and family life as well as an environmental and climate policy that takes people with it. "And, of course, we want to ensure that security is guaranteed in the country," he said.
The CSV is now returning to government after ten years in opposition.
The newly formed coalition in Luxembourg, consisting of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) and the Democratic Party (DP), is set to officially take office following the signing of the coalition agreement on Thursday. After the recent elections, the CSV and DP have managed to finalize their government program and achieve a common result, which has been crucial for the formation of the new government.
Source: www.dpa.com
