Democratic Party (Luxembourg)

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The Democratic Party (DP; Luxembourgish: Demokratesch Partei, French: Parti démocratique, German: Demokratische Partei) is the major social-liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre to centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism. Founded in 1955, the party is currently led by Lex Delles. Its former president, Xavier Bettel, was the Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 2013 to 2023, leading the Bettel I and II governments in coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) and The Greens. It is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, with fourteen seats out of sixty, having won 17.8% of the vote at the 2023 general election, and has one seat in the European Parliament out of six. The party's stronghold is around Luxembourg City, where it, and its predecessor, the Liberal League (LL), have held the mayorship for all but...

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