Liberal Party (Luxembourg)

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The Liberal Party was a political party in Luxembourg in the 1930s and 1940s.

History

The party was established by liberals in the north of Luxembourg and was linked to the Radical Liberal Party.^[1] It was led by former National Independent Party and Progressive Democratic Party of the North MP Nicholas Mathieu.^[1]

In the 1937 elections it received 3.6% of the vote, winning a single seat. It did not contest any further elections.^[2]

Two further Liberal parties were established; the first after World War II failed to win any seats in the 1945 elections and most of its members joined the Patriotic and Democratic Group in the mid-1950s.^[1] The second was founded in 1974 as a breakaway from the Democratic Party.^[1] It contested elections in 1974 and 1979, but failed to win a seat.

References

1 2 3 4 Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1249 ISBN 978-3-8329-5609-7
↑ Nohlen & Stöver, p1250

Political parties in Luxembourg

Chamber of Deputies	Christian Social People's Party (23) Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (13) Democratic Party (13) The Greens (6) Alternative Democratic Reform Party (3) The Left (2)

Extraparliamentary	Citizens' List Communist Party Pirate Party Party for Full Democracy

Defunct parties

Pre-1945	Free List of Farmers, the Middle Class and Workers Independent National Party Independent Party of the Right Independent People's Party Left Liberals Liberal League Liberal Party National Independent Union Party of Farmers and the Middle Class Party of Independents of the East Party of the Right Progressive Democratic Party of the North Radical Liberal Party Radical Party Radical Socialist Party Volksdeutsche Bewegung

Post-1945	Communist League Enrôlés de Force Free Party Green and Liberal Alliance Independent Socialist Party National Movement New Left Popular Independent Movement Social Democratic Party The Taxpayer Party of the Third Age Popular Independent Movement Revolutionary Socialist Party

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