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Liberalism in Luxembourg

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This article gives an overview of liberalism in Luxembourg. While liberal thought has had a long history within Luxembourg, organized political liberalism has only been since 1904 when the Liberal League was formed. It wasn't until 1925 that a liberal party became relatvant and since then, a liberal party has been one of the three major political forces in the Grand-Duchy.[1] It is limited to liberal parties with substantial support, mainly proved by having had a representation in parliament. The sign ⇒ denotes another party in that scheme. Not all parties listed have the word "liberal" in their names.

History

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Each of the following sections describes an element of Luxembourg's liberalism, beginning with the 20th century. The Democratic Party (Demokratesch Partei/Parti Démocratique, member LI, ALDE) is the traditional liberal party.

From Liberal League to Radical Liberal Party

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  • 1904: The Luxembourgian liberals organised themselves in the Liberal League (Ligue Libérale)
  • 1925: The Liberal League fell apart in the Radical Socialist Party (Parti Radical-Socialiste), the ⇒ Radical Party (1928) and the ⇒ Liberal Left
  • 1931: The Radical-Socialist-affiliated Progressive Democratic Party of the North (Parti Démocratique Progressiste du Nord) was established.
  • 1934: The liberal parties re-united into the Radical Liberal Party (Parti Radical-Libérale)
  • 1937: The PDPN is renamed into the Liberal Party (Parti Libéral).
  • 1940: The party is banned by Germany
  • 1945: A new Liberal Party (Parti Libéral) was founded.
  • 1950: The Liberal Party merged into the ⇒ Patriotic and Democratic Group.
  • 1974: A new Liberal Party (Parti Libéral) seceded from the ⇒ Democratic Party.
  • 1980: The Liberal Party disbanded.

Liberal Left

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  • 1925: The Liberal Left (Gauche Libérale) seceded from the ⇒ Liberal League
  • 1934: The liberal parties re-united into the ⇒ Radical Liberal Party

Radical Party

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  • 1925: The Radical Party (Parti Radical) seceded from the ⇒ Liberal League
  • 1934: The liberal parties re-united into the ⇒ Radical Liberal Party

From Patriotic and Democratic Group to Democratic Party

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  • 1944: After the liberation liberals and members of resistance groups established the Patriotic and Democratic Group (Groupement Patriotique et Démocratique)
  • 1952: The party is renamed into the Democratic Group (Groupement Démocratique)
  • 1954: The party is renamed into the Democratic Party (Parti Démocratique or Demokratesch Partei)

Prominent liberals

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References

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  1. ^ Hearl, Derek (1988-11-03), Kirchner, Emil J. (ed.), "The Luxemburg Liberal Party", Liberal Parties in Western Europe (1 ed.), Cambridge University Press, pp. 376–395, doi:10.1017/cbo9780511521843.018, ISBN 978-0-521-32394-9, retrieved 2023-08-28

See also

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