History
- 1914: The earliest roots of the CSV date back to the 16 January 1914, with the foundation of the Party of the Right.
- 1944: The Party of the Right is officially transformed into the CSV.
- 1945: The first elections after the Second World War took place; the party won 25 out of 51 seats, missing an absolute majority by a single seat.
- 1945 - 1974: The party was in government from 1945 to 1974 and gave Luxembourg the following Prime Ministers: Pierre Dupong, Joseph Bech, Pierre Frieden, and Pierre Werner. Mostly in a coalition with the Democratic Party (DP), it gave Luxembourg a certain economic and social stability.
- 1974: The party goes into opposition for the first time, as the Democratic Party's Gaston Thorn becomes Prime Minister in coalition with the LSAP.
- 1979: The party gets back into government after its victory in the 1979 elections; Pierre Werner becomes PM.
- 1984: Jacques Santer becomes PM.
- 1995: Jean-Claude Juncker becomes PM, Jacques Santer becomes President of the European Commission
- 2009: The party is currently in a coalition with the Luxembourg Socialist Workers Party, it has 26 out of 60 seats
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