LuxembourgInstitutions 126 · State and communal institutions
How is a government most often formed in Luxembourg after a general election?
In the exam (French)
Comment un gouvernement est-il le plus souvent formé au Luxembourg après les élections législatives ?
- aBy a single party governing alonePar un seul parti qui gouverne seul
- bBy drawing ministers by lotPar un tirage au sort des ministres
- cBy a coalition of several partiesPar une coalition de plusieurs partisCorrect answer
Why?
The proportional system rarely gives one party an absolute majority, so governments are coalitions that rely on a majority in the Chamber.
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