Foreigners must no longer live in Luxembourg for five years before they can vote in municipal elections.

In addition, the delay to register on the voting lists has been lowered from 87 to 55 days prior to the election. The goal is to reinforce citizen participation.

This was announced by Minister for Home Affairs Taina Bofferding, Minister for Family Affairs Corinne Cahen, and Minister of Justice Sam Tanson on Thursday afternoon.

The next municipal elections will not be held in October, as is tradition, but on 11 June 2023. The electoral law and the municipality law will be amended accordingly.