Esch-sur-Alzette communal council is the local council

Local government

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 for the commune

Communes of Luxembourg

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 of Esch-sur-Alzette

Esch-sur-Alzette

Esch-sur-Alzette is a commune with city status, in south-western Luxembourg. It is the country's second city, and its second-most populous commune, with a population of 29,853 people...

, in south-western Luxembourg

Luxembourg

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It consists of nineteen members, elected every six years by proportional representation

Proportional representation

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. The last elections were held on 9 October 2005, and resulted in a victory for the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party

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 (LSAP). In the collège échevinal, the LSAP forms a coalition with The Greens

The Greens (Luxembourg)

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, who have the third-largest contingent, under the leadership of LSAP mayor Lydia Mutsch

Lydia Mutsch

Lydia Mutsch is a Luxembourgian politician.Lydia Mutsch studied in Göttingen. She is a member of the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, in which she has sat since being first elected in 1989. Since 2000, she has been the Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette, having previously been a member of...

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Party		Seats	Councillors
	Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party , abbreviated to LSAP or POSL, is a social democratic political party in Luxembourg.The LSAP is the second-largest party in the Chamber of Deputies, having won 13 of 60 seats at the 2009 election, and has one seat in the European Parliament...  (LSAP)	9	Jeanne Becker, Daniel Codello, Henri Hinterscheid, Lydia Mutsch Lydia Mutsch Lydia Mutsch is a Luxembourgian politician.Lydia Mutsch studied in Göttingen. She is a member of the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies, in which she has sat since being first elected in 1989. Since 2000, she has been the Mayor of Esch-sur-Alzette, having previously been a member of... , John Snel, Vera Spautz, Jean Tonnar, Paul Weidig, Everard Wohlfahrt
	Christian Social People's Party Christian Social People's Party The Christian Social People's Party , abbreviated to CSV or PCS, is the largest political party in Luxembourg. The party follows a Christian Democratic and conservative ideology and, like most parties in Luxembourg, it is strongly pro-European...  (CSV)	5	Mady Hannen, Annette Hildgen, Francis Maroldt, Roger Roller, André Zwally
	The Greens The Greens (Luxembourg) The Greens is a Luxembourgian green political party.-1983-1993:The Greens were originally founded in 23 June 1983. In the 1984 election, the party got two seats in the Chamber of Deputies. In 1985, however the party split between two parties one called 'GLEI' and the other called 'GAP'...	2	Félix Braz, Jean Huss
	Democratic Party Democratic Party (Luxembourg) The Democratic Party , abbreviated to DP, is the major liberal political party in Luxembourg. One of the three major parties, the DP sits on the centre-right, holding moderate market liberal views combined with a strong emphasis on civil liberties, human rights, and internationalism.Founded in...  (DP)	1	Pierre-Marc Knaff
	The Left The Left (Luxembourg) The Left is a left-wing and socialist political organisation in Luxembourg. The Left was formed on 30 January 1999 by a group of like minded activists, many of them affiliated with existing political parties, notably the Communist Party of Luxembourg , the New Left, the Revolutionary Socialist...	1	André Hoffmann André Hoffmann (politician) André Hoffmann is a Luxembourgian politician from the leftist The Left grouping, of which he is the leader. He was formerly leader of the Communist Party , but has remained as leader of the Left after the KPL left the alliance...
	Independent	1	Aly Jaerling Aly Jaerling Alphonse 'Aly' Jaerling is a Luxembourgian politician. He sat in the Chamber of Deputies from 1999, when he was first elected for the Alternative Democratic Reform Party until 2009...
Source: Ville de Esch-sur-Alzette

External links

Esch-sur-Alzette official website page on the council