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Country
name:
conventional
long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
conventional
short form: Luxembourg
local
long form: Grand-Duche de Luxembourg
local
short form: Luxembourg
Government type: constitutional monarchy
Capital: Luxembourg
Administrative divisions: 3 districts; Diekirch, Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
Independence: 1839 (from the Netherlands)
National holiday: National Day, 23 June (1921) (public celebration of the Grand Duke's birthday)
Constitution: 17 October 1868, occasional revisions
Legal system: based on civil law system; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal and compulsory
Executive
branch:
chief
of state: Grand Duke JEAN (since 12 November 1964); Heir Apparent Prince
HENRI (son of the monarch, born 16 April 1955)
head
of government: Prime Minister Jean-Claude JUNCKER (since 1 January 1995)
and Vice Prime Minister Jacques F. POOS (since 21 July 1984)
cabinet:
Council of Ministers appointed by the monarch, responsible to the Chamber
of Deputies
elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; prime minister and vice prime minister
appointed by the monarch but are responsible to the Chamber of Deputies
Legislative
branch: unicameral Chamber of Deputies or Chambre des Deputes (60 seats;
members are elected by direct popular vote to serve five-year terms)
elections:
last held 12 June 1994 (next to be held by 13 June 1999)
election
results: percent of vote by party—NA; seats by party—CSV 21, LSAP 17, DP
12, Action Committee for Democracy and Pension Rights 5, Greens 5
note:
the Council of State or Conseil d'Etat, which has 21 members who are appointed
for life, is an advisory body whose views are considered by the Chamber
of Deputies
Judicial branch: Superior Court of Justice or Cour Superieure de Justice, judges are appointed for life by the monarch; Administrative Court or Tribunale Administratin, judges are appointed for life by the monarch
Political parties and leaders: Christian Social People's Party or CSV [Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES]; Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party or LSAP [Ben FAYOT]; Democratic Party or DP [Lydie Wurth POLFER]; Action Committee for Democracy and Pension Rights [Roby MEHLEN]; the Green Alternative [Abbes JACOBY]; other minor parties
Political pressure groups and leaders: group of steel companies representing iron and steel industry; Centrale Paysanne representing agricultural producers; Christian and Socialist labor unions; Federation of Industrialists; Artisans and Shopkeepers Federation
International organization participation: ACCT, Australia Group, Benelux, CCC, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EIB, EMU, EU, FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ITU, MTCR, NATO, NEA, NSG, OECD, OPCW, OSCE, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WEU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO, ZC
Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and light blue; similar to the flag of the Netherlands, which uses a darker blue and is shorter; design was based on the flag of France
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Última actualització: 8 de juny de 2000