Executive power is under the constitution of 1868, as amended, exercised by the government, by the Grand Duke and the Council of Government (cabinet), which consists of a prime minister and several other ministers.
However, since 1919, sovereignty has resided with the nation. The monarchy is hereditary within the ruling dynasty of Luxembourg-Nassau. The prime minister and vice prime minister are appointed by the monarch, following popular elections to the Chamber of Deputies.
The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Legislative power is vested in the Chamber of Deputies, elected directly to five-year terms. ==Recent political history== Since the end of World War II, the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) has been the senior partner in all governing coalitions with two exceptions: 1974-79 (DP-LSAP coalition) and since 2013 (DP-LSAP-Green coalition).
Its small remaining support lies in the heavily industrialized south. The Greens has received growing support since it was officially formed in 1983.
He had been prime minister since 1995. In December 2013, openly gay Xavier Bettel was sworn in as the new prime minister to succeed Juncker.
The Democratic Party which had become the junior coalition partner in 1999 registered heavy losses.
It is sometimes described as a mildly populist right-wing party. In the June 2004 parliamentary elections, the CSV won 24 seats, the LSAP 14, the DP 10, the Greens 7, and the Alternative Democratic Reform Party 5.
In July 2004, it chose the LSAP as its coalition partner.
The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. Legislative power is vested in the Chamber of Deputies, elected directly to five-year terms. ==Recent political history== Since the end of World War II, the Christian Social People's Party (CSV) has been the senior partner in all governing coalitions with two exceptions: 1974-79 (DP-LSAP coalition) and since 2013 (DP-LSAP-Green coalition).
He had been prime minister since 1995. In December 2013, openly gay Xavier Bettel was sworn in as the new prime minister to succeed Juncker.
Bettel of Democratic Party (DP), formed a coalition of Liberals, Social Democrats and Greens who won a combined majority of 32 out of 60 seats in Luxembourg's snap election on October 20, 2013.
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