According to simulations resulting from the poll, it is estimated that both CSV and déi Gréng would lose seats in the chamber if the elections were to be held this coming Sunday. DP would win three more seats, but party president Corinne Cahen cautions against reading too much into the poll results.
Although good news, we are currently in the middle of a legislative period, with elections still three years away, Cahen noted: “I believe in our administration and the prime minister, who are more than capable of handling this crisis. We are working tirelessly on adapting to the ever-changing situation and it is great to see that we are rewarded with voter confidence.”
Déi Lénk would also gain a seat in the chamber, which would provide them with three representatives in total. Party speaker Carole Thoma links this evolution to their successful opposition politics: “We believe that people recognised our philosophy as constructive and coherent throughout the crisis.”
Déi Gréng are naturally not amused at the prospect of losing one of their seats in the chamber of deputies, but will not attribute too much meaning to the momentary poll. Party co-president Djuna Bernard explains: “We are aware that our methods and politics can be polarising, so we need to assure to get our message across as precisely as possible and use these times of change to work on the problems that people feel strongly about. It appears we were not able to do these things in the past.”
CSV seemed unsurprised about the poll, noting that this evolution of administration support was observable throughout Europe since the beginning of the crisis. President Frank Engel reacted: “I believe it is clear that we need to learn from the situation and question ourselves. Polls can be overvalued, but we have not registered positive results since the 2018 elections. I have to conclude that this means we have not been able to deliver on the first half of the legislative period.”
Nonetheless, Engel emphasised that CSV remained the strongest party with a seven-point-lead in the polls.
