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A constitutional referendum was held in
Luxemburger Wort, 22 September 2014 # Lowering the
"Do you approve of the idea that Luxembourg people aged between sixteen and eighteen should have the right to optionally register on electoral lists in order to participate as voters in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the European elections, municipal elections and referendums?" #
"Do you approve of the idea that residents without Luxembourg nationality should have the right to optionally register on electoral lists in order to participate as voters in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, on the double condition that they have resided at least ten years in Luxembourg and that they have previously participated in European or municipal elections in Luxembourg? # Introducing
"Do you approve of the idea of limiting to ten years the maximum period during which someone can continuously be part of the government (cabinet)?" Another intended question was abandoned after an agreement between the Luxembourgish government and the religious representatives in January 2015: # Do you approve of the idea that the State should no longer have the obligation to take charge of wages and pensions of ministers of the recognised religions?
A constitutional referendum was held in Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
on 7 June 2015. Although the referendum was non-binding, the government said they would adhere to the result. All three proposed constitutional amendments were ultimately rejected by voters.
Questions
Voters were asked three questions:Four questions for Luxembourg referendumLuxemburger Wort, 22 September 2014 # Lowering the
voting age
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to 16:"Do you approve of the idea that Luxembourg people aged between sixteen and eighteen should have the right to optionally register on electoral lists in order to participate as voters in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, the European elections, municipal elections and referendums?" #
Right of foreigners to vote
In most countries, suffrage, the right to vote, is generally limited to citizens of the country. In some countries voting rights are extended to resident non-citizens. Such rights are often restricted or limited in some ways, with the details of th ...
:"Do you approve of the idea that residents without Luxembourg nationality should have the right to optionally register on electoral lists in order to participate as voters in the elections to the Chamber of Deputies, on the double condition that they have resided at least ten years in Luxembourg and that they have previously participated in European or municipal elections in Luxembourg? # Introducing
term limit
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s:"Do you approve of the idea of limiting to ten years the maximum period during which someone can continuously be part of the government (cabinet)?" Another intended question was abandoned after an agreement between the Luxembourgish government and the religious representatives in January 2015: # Do you approve of the idea that the State should no longer have the obligation to take charge of wages and pensions of ministers of the recognised religions?
Campaign
A "yes" () vote to all three questions was supported by the threegoverning
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parties (Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to:
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, Socialist Workers' Party and The Greens The Greens or Greens may refer to:
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), as well as by The Left and the Pirate Party
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. A "no" () vote to all questions was supported by the conservative Alternative Democratic Reform Party
The Alternative Democratic Reform Party (ADR; lb, Alternativ Demokratesch Reformpartei, french: Parti réformiste d'alternative démocratique, german: Alternative Demokratische Reformpartei) is a conservative and mildly populist political party ...
. The largest political party, the Christian Social People's Party
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, also supported three "no" votes but emphasised that voters should be well-informed before voting.
Opinion polls
A March 2015 poll indicated support for the third question, but not for the first and second ones.Results
References
External links
* {{Luxembourg elections 2015 referendums 2015 in Luxembourg2015
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