Juncker Era Nears End as Luxembourg Coalition Set Accord
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Luxembourg is getting a new prime minister for the first time in almost two decades after coalition partners agreed on a five-year government program, marking the end of Jean-Claude Juncker’s tenure as premier.
Xavier Bettel, head of the Liberals, or DP, has led the coalition talks for the past month and will become the next prime minister, according to local media. Bettel, 40, who has been mayor of Luxembourg city since November 2011, will put forward Pierre Gramegna, director general of the Chamber of Commerce, for the finance minister post, RTL reported yesterday.