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The next general election in Luxembourg will be held by October 2018. All 60 seats of the Chamber of Deputies will be elected.
The incumbent Bettel–Schneider Ministry is made up of a coalition of the Democratic Party (DP), the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), and The Greens. The largest party in Parliament, the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), is in the opposition.
There was some debate about when the election ought to be held. Article 56 of the Constitution of Luxembourg defines that deputies are elected for a five-year term, which would mean holding an election by October 2018, five years after the 20 October 2013 snap election. However, article 123 of the Electoral Law of 2003 states that "In case of dissolution of the Chamber, the end of tenure dates for deputies elected after the dissolution, will occur in the year following the opening of the fifth ordinary session." Since the fifth ordinary session would be opened in late 2018, the election would need to be held in 2019, likely concurrent with the June 2019 European Parliament elections. The electoral law is thus seen as conflicting with the constitution, and the politicians intend to amend the law and hold general elections in October 2018. The law modification moves regular parliamentary elections from June to October.
The 60 members of the Chamber of Deputies will be elected by proportional representation in four multi-member constituencies; 9 in North constituency, 7 in East, 23 in South and 21 in Centre. Voters can vote for a party list or cast multiple votes for as many candidates as there are seats. Seat allocation is calculated in accordance with the Hagenbach-Bischoff quota.