Luxembourg Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Type, constitutional monarchy

Capital: Luxembourg

Political subdivisions: unitary state, but for administrative purposes has 3 districts (Luxembourg, Diekirch, Grevenmacherjand 12 cantons

Legal system, based on civil law system; constitution adopted 1868, accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

National holiday: 23 June

Branches- parliamentary democracy; seven ministers compose Council of Government headed by President, which constitutes the executive; it is responsible to the unicameral legislature (Chamber of Deputies); the Council of State, appointed for indefinite term, exercises some powers of an upper house; judicial power exercised by independent courts; coalition governments are usual

Government leaders: JEAN, Grand Duke (since 1964); Jacques SANTER, Prime Minister (since June 1984)

Suffrage: universal and compulsory over age 18

Elections: every five years for entire Chamber of Deputies; latest elections June 1984

Political parties and leaders: Christian Social Party, Jacques Santer, parliamentary president, and Jean Spautz, party president; Socialist Workers Party Ben Fayot, party president; Social Democrat, Henry Crava-tte, party president, Liberal, Colette Flesch; Communist, Dominique Urbany; Independent Socialists, Jean Gremling, party president; Green Alternative, Jean Huss· Enroles de Force

Luxembourg

Voting strength: (1984) Chamber of Deputies—Christian Social Paarty, 25; Socialist Workers Party, 21; Liberals, 14; Communists, 2; Green Alternative, 2

Communists: 500 party members (1981)

Other political or pressure groups: group of steel industries representing iron and steel industry. Centrale Pa^sanne representing agricultural producers; Christian and Socialist labor unions; Federation of Industrialists; Artisans and Shopkeepers Federation

Member of: Benelux, BLEU, Council of Europe, EC, E1B, EMS, FAO, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, 1EA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOOC, IPU, ITU, NATO, OECD, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding Luxembourg on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Luxembourg 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Luxembourg 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.