Liberalism in Luxembourg

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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 ⇒ means a reference to another party in that scheme. For inclusion in this scheme it isn't necessary so that parties labeled themselves as a liberal party.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 The timeline 2.1 From Liberal League to Radical Liberal Party 2.2 Liberal Left 2.3 Radical Party 2.4 From Patriotic and Democratic Group to Democratic Party 3 Liberal leaders 4 References 5 See also

[edit] Introduction

Organized liberalism is since 1904 one of the three major political forces in the Grand-Duchy. The Democratic Party (Demokratesch Partei/Parti Démocratique, member LI, ELDR) is the traditional liberal party.

[edit] The timeline

[edit] 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

[edit] Liberal Left

• 1925: The Liberal Left (Gauche Libérale) seceded from the ⇒ Liberal League
• 1934: The liberal parties re-united into the ⇒ Radical Liberal Party

[edit] Radical Party

• 1925: The Radical Party (Parti Radical) seceded from the ⇒ Liberal League
• 1934: The liberal parties re-united into the ⇒ Radical Liberal Party

[edit] 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)

[edit] Liberal leaders

• Gaston Thorn - Colette Flesch

[edit] References

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[edit] See also

• History of Luxembourg
• Politics of Luxembourg
• List of political parties in Luxembourg