There was also a surprise at the Déi Gréng congress at Neimënster when co-president Françoise Fromer announced she would step down with immediate effect.

Turmes received 121 out of 124 votes in favour, just short of the required backing of 138 delegates. The remaining delegates are expected to speak in the coming days.

Folmer, meanwhile, said her decision to step down from the leadership role came as a result of a reflection over Gira’s death. She said she wanted to spend more time with her family.

An architect by profession, Folmer has been active in politics for seven years and co-chair of the party since 2015.

She was quoted on the Déi Gréng Facebook page as saying:

“I have been engaged in many fronts the last 7 years, as party leader, in the Greens in the city and in the north, in my clubs and in my commune where I was on the communal council since October, and in my architecture firm for less time. My spare time is, of course, too short too. What happened to Camille has made me deeply reflect on things, and I know that at that moment when you risk overextending the bow, you have to let go because otherwise you risk losing everything.”

Elections for a new co-president, to join Christian Kmiotek, will be held in the autumn.

The party will also have to find a new female leader in the north of Luxembourg, where Françoise Folmer was to lead the fight with Camille Gira.

Meanwhile, on Wednesday night, the party will celebrate its 35th anniversary in Belval.