Pascal Ricquier, former president of the National Union of the Grand-Ducal Police, was ranked last in the recent union elections, though he could still ascend due to vacant positions; meanwhile, he has also resigned from the CGFP following internal tensions.
The former president of the National Union of the Grand-Ducal Police (SNPGL), Pascal Ricquier, was ranked last in the recent elections for the new union committee. However, he could still move up the ranks, as four positions became vacant due to resignations.
Ricquier has not responded to RTL's request for comment. Until the summer of 2023, he served as president of the SNPGL. He stepped down from this position to run for office with the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) in the elections but was not elected and therefore could not enter the Chamber of Deputies. A year earlier, Ricquier had left CSV due to disagreements with Minister of Home Affairs Léon Gloden's security policies, particularly concerning the creation of local police forces. Ricquier had reportedly expected to be appointed as an adviser at the Ministry of Home Affairs, but Gloden was not supportive of this idea.
In a surprising move during the social elections for the Chamber of Civil Servants and Employees, Ricquier joined the Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation (OGBL), despite having previously campaigned for the SNPGL, which collaborates with the General Confederation of the Civil Service (CGFP).
In recent months, Ricquier and the SNPGL have faced multiple challenges and disagreements, particularly regarding reforms to the pensioners' representation within the union. Ricquier accused his successor, Marlène Negrini, and her team of instating these changes as a means to push him out.
As a result, a vote was held within the committee to remove Negrini from her position as president. Christian Hoffmann, the general secretary, was appointed as interim president. Hoffmann is one of the four members who resigned from the committee. SNPGL is set to hold its general assembly on Monday evening, after which the new committee will announce who will take charge of which roles.
Pascal Ricquier resignes from the CGFP
CGFP spokesman Max Lemmer confirmed that Pascal Ricquier had also left the civil servants' union.
According to Radio 100.7, Ricquier resigned from the CGFP following a meeting with the executive committee. During the meeting, he was expected to address whether his campaign alongside the OGBL in the social elections had harmed the CGFP's reputation.
