After being elected to the Luxembourg City municipal council, Minister Corinne Cahen is expected to keep her campaign promises and step down from her role in the Bettel administration before the end of the week.
Although coalition talks in the capital have not yet officially started, the results from Sunday's municipal elections will have an impact on the composition of the current government administration as some significant changes are expected over the coming few days.
Minister for Family Affairs and Integration Corinne Cahen finished third on the list of the Democratic Party (DP) in the Luxembourg City vote, which means that her days as a member of the government are numbered if she keeps her campaign promises. "I have said that if voters want me to play a role in the capital's mayoral office, then I will respect that choice and keep my word by giving up the Family Ministry", said Cahen.
According to the Minister, she might step down before the end of this week. However, the question of her successor is still unclear.
When it comes to the Luxembourg City council, Cahen already sees herself as an alderwoman given that she finished third on the DP list. Nevertheless, Luxembourg City Mayor Lydie Polfer has pointed out that decisions on the composition of the new coalition between the DP and the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) have not yet been taken. On Sunday, the liberals won one additional seat at the expense of the CSV.
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Even with one less seat, the CSV sees itself stable as the coalition will retain the same number of spots on the council. Serge Wilmes noted: "We are keeping our majority with 16 seats and we are cultivating this excellent personal relationship between Mrs Polfer and myself, I think that also played a role. I also achieved the second-best result in the capital when looking at individual votes. I feel strengthened by this, although we might not emerge stronger as a party."
As for the Greens, they showed themselves a little disappointed on Monday. Lead candidate François Benoy believes that his party should have been contacted for coalition talks. While the Greens registered some narrow losses, other opposition parties suffered greater defeats.
