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Luxembourg
Last reviewed: 29 March 2005

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Recent Political Developments

The present government, which came to power on 31 July 2004 following elections on 13 June 2004, is a coalition of the Christian Social Party (CSV) and the Socialist Party (LSAP), headed respectively by Jean- Claude Juncker (CSV), who is Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and Jean Asselborn (LSAP) who is Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Asylum. The Democratic Party (DP) (the previous coalition partner with the CSV) lost a significant number of seats at the elections and is now the main opposition party. The next national elections will be in June 2009.

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