While invitations were extended to representatives of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers’ Party (LSAP) and the Green Party (déi Gréng), information obtained by RTL suggests that no members from these parties attended the dinner, despite the invitations extended to them, as confirmed by Giorgetti.
However, according to RTL sources, former LSAP minister and current administrator at the real estate group BESIX, Etienne Schneider, was also present. Giorgetti stressed that the dinner was of a private nature and comprised individuals he personally knew.
Among the guests were prominent figures such as Luxembourg City’s Mayor Lydie Polfer, Alain Kinsch, the Vice-President of the Council of State, and from the CSV, the national lead candidate Luc Frieden, along with MPs Laurent Mosar, Serge Wilmes, and Claude Wiseler. All participants maintain that they attended the dinner in their personal capacities.
It is common practice ahead of elections for major parties to gauge the sentiment among potential coalition partners. Nevertheless, the composition of a new government will ultimately depend on the post-election parliamentary landscape and possible coalition majorities.
What sets the 2023 legislative elections apart from previous ones is the fact that the governing parties do not see eye to eye on many issues. However, the governing parties do not agree with the CSV either. A key point of contention revolves around the CSV’s desire for increased support measures for rental housing investments, including tax incentives that were previously curtailed or eliminated by the DP in collaboration with LSAP and the Green Party.
