Fokus (Luxembourg) Explained

Focus
Native Name:Fokus
Native Name Lang:ru
Leader:Frank Engel
President:Marc Ruppert
Split:Christian Social People's Party
Democratic Party
The Greens
Headquarters:Rue de l’Église, 69, Niederkorn, Luxembourg, 4552
Ideology:Centrism
Pro-Europeanism[1]
Position:Centre
Seats1 Title:Chamber of Deputies
Website:fokus.lu
Country:Luxembourg

The Fokus is a Luxembourgish political party founded on 21 February 2022. Founding members are the former CSV president Frank Engel, the former Democratic Party general secretary Marc Ruppert, the former president of the trade confederation and DP member Gary Kneip and the lawyer and Green municipal councilor from Esch-Uelzecht, Luc Majerus.[2]

According to its own statements, Fokus is a "pragmatic party without a fixed ideology, located in the center of the political spectrum".[3] Engel is the party's leading candidate in the 2023 general election.[4]

Election results

European Parliament

Notes and References

  1. https://europeelects.eu/luxembourg/ Luxembourg - Europe Elects
  2. Web site: Presentatioun vun der neier Partei "Fokus": Aart a Weis fir Politik ze maachen nei definéieren . 2022-10-14 . www.rtl.lu . lb.
  3. Web site: Fokus, the new party without a fixed programme or ideology . 2022-10-14 . delano.lu . en.
  4. Web site: New party: Fokus proposes direct election of government, tax reforms . 2022-10-14 . today.rtl.lu . en.