Elections in Luxembourg

Luxembourg is a liberal representative democracy, with universal suffrage guaranteed under its constitution.

The main institution to which members are elected is the Chamber of Deputies, the national legislature and the sole source of membership, confidence and supply of the government.

Luxembourg's electoral system operates on the basis of compulsory voting, with a few exceptions.

The failure of a person to vote when required to law to do so is punishable upon the first offence by a fine of between €100 and €250.

[3][4] To be eligible to vote in elections to the Chamber of Deputies, one must fulfil the following criteria: In addition to the criteria outlined above, a person standing for election to the Chamber of Deputies must be resident in Luxembourg.

[5] As the constituencies are based on geographical regions and traditional borders, they have greatly differing populations.

[5] To be eligible to vote in elections to the European Parliament, one must fulfil the following criteria: In addition to the criteria outlined above, any person standing for election to the European Parliament to represent Luxembourg must be resident in Luxembourg.

There is one extra requirement for non-Luxembourgish citizens: they must be in full possession of their political rights in both Luxembourg and their Member State of citizenship.

The law of 15 December 2017 further defines that if the parliamentary and communal elections coincide, the latter are held in June of that year.

The only details on the carrying out of referendums are found in Article 114, which deals with constitutional amendments.