Jean Ersfeld is a local personality with a limited following in that region, who previously stood for election for the leftist Déi Lénk.
Since the FPL took an essentially right-wing nationalist position, this marked a notable political metamorphosis for Ersfeld.
After the FPL ceased to function, Ersfeld later ran for the Citizens' List in the 2009 Luxembourg general election.
Subsequently, Ersfeld stood as a candidate for déi Konservativ (en.
"The Conservatives") of politician Joe Thein for the South in the Luxembourg general election, 2018.