Jean Ersfeld (born c.1953) is a politician from

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 ...

Background and political stances

He founded the Free Party of Luxembourg (FPL) in 2003 and led it in

's legislative elections in 2004. None of the FPL's candidates, including Ersfeld, was elected. Ersfeld, like most of the FPL's candidates, is from the

Oesling The Oesling or Ösling () is a region covering the northern part of both the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm, within the greater Ardennes area that also covers parts of Belgium and France. The Oesling covers 32% of the terri ...

region of Luxembourg, a sparsely populated area which is characterized by its relative remoteness from the south of Luxembourg. 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 The Citizens' List ( lb, Biergerlëscht, french: Liste des citoyens) is a Luxembourgian political party. It was founded in the run-up to the 2009 Chamber of Deputies election and European election. It ran in two circonscriptions; in Sud, the ...

in the 2009 Luxembourgian legislative election. Subsequently, Ersfeld stood as a candidate for déi Konservativ ( en."The Conservatives") of politician

Joe Thein Joe Thein (born 17 July 1991 in Esch-sur-Alzette) is a Luxembourgish politician and former councillor. He is living in Lamadelaine in the commune of Pétange. He supports the philosophy of conservatism by Edmund Burke. After obtaining his com ...

for the South in the Luxembourg general election, 2018.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20070607005730/http://www.land.lu/html/dossiers/dossier_legislatives/fpl_060204.html *http://images.newmedia.lu/rtl.lu/news/wahlen2004/site/candidat/185x229/408.jpg (photo) Luxembourgian politicians 1953 births Living people Citizens' List politicians {{Luxembourg-politician-stub

Background and political stances

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