After more than eight years at the helm of the country Bettel (DP) appears willing to keep the ball rolling and would agree if the party decided to put him on top of its list. Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne

After more than eight years at the helm of the country Bettel (DP) appears willing to keep the ball rolling and would agree if the party decided to put him on top of its list. Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne

Prime minister Xavier Bettel could top the DP’s list at the 2023 elections if the party wants him to.

After more than eight years at the helm of the country, Bettel (DP) appears willing to keep the ball rolling. The incumbent prime minister would agree if the party decided to put him on top of its list, reported l’Essentiel.

DP party president Corinne Cahen recently announced she will not be a candidate for her position as family and integration minister in the upcoming elections but shared with Delano’s sister publication Paperjam that .

Pierre Gramegna (DP) stepped down from his position as finance minister and is This makes the list of established DP politicians shorter and the running of Bettel for a third term more likely.

Dan Kersch and  Schneider, formerly agriculture minister, has ruled out a return to politics, while former labour minister Kersch could run for a seat in parliament in the 2023 elections.

There have also been changes at the top at déi Gréng with Carole Dieschbourg resigning from her position as environment minister while transport minister François Bausch announced in 2023.

This potentially opens the door for a strong DP campaign should voters want to elect a familiar face. In November 2021, , however, put health minister Paulette Lenert (LSAP) on top of its chart of most popular politicians in the grand duchy, followed by foreign affairs minister Jean Asselborn (LSAP) and Bettel.

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