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The government became accountable to the Chamber. In addition, its sessions were now public. [1] In 1853, William III called on the government to write a new constitution to limit the powers of the Chamber. The latter refused to approve the government's revisions, and the Grand Duke dissolved the legislature.
Luxembourg is a parliamentary representative democratic monarchy, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and the multi-party system. Executive power is under the constitution of 1868, as amended, exercised by the government, by the grand duke and the Council of Government (cabinet), which consists of a prime minister and several other ministers.
In the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the 2023-2028 legislature of the Chamber of Deputies is a parliamentary cycle which opened on 24 October 2023, following the legislative elections of 8 October 2023. [1]
In the last elections, Bettel’s coalition controlled 31 of the 60 seats in the Luxembourg parliament. Coalition talks might take anywhere from a few days to several weeks. Luxembourg is the ...
The Secretariat of the European Parliament is located in Luxembourg, but the Parliament usually meets in Brussels and sometimes in Strasbourg. [98] Luxembourg is also site of the EFTA Court, which is responsible for the three EFTA members who are part of the European Single Market through the EEA Agreement. [99]
The main institution to which members are elected is the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature and the sole source of membership, confidence and supply of the government. Luxembourg is represented by six MEPs to the European Parliament, who are elected simultaneously with elections held in other European Union member states.
After this, the government's number of ministers increased in parallel with the growth of the State's scope of activities, and Luxembourg's integration in international politics. [3] At the beginning of the 2009-2013 legislature, the government was composed of 15 ministers.
The prime minister of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Premierminister vu Lëtzebuerg; French: Premier ministre luxembourgeois; German: Premierminister von Luxemburg) is the head of government of Luxembourg. The prime minister leads the executive branch, chairs the Cabinet and appoints its ministers.