The Fokus (lit. 'Focus') 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]
Focus Fokus | |
|---|---|
.png) | |
| Leader | Frank Engel |
| President | Marc Ruppert |
| Founded | 21 February 2022 |
| Split from | Christian Social People's Party Democratic Party The Greens |
| Headquarters | Rue de l’Église, 69, Niederkorn, Luxembourg, 4552 |
| Ideology | Centrism Pro-Europeanism[1] |
| Political position | Centre |
| Chamber of Deputies | 0 / 60 |
| Website | |
| fokus.lu | |
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
Chamber of Deputies
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 93,839 | 2.49 (#8) | 0 / 60 | New | Extra-parliamentary |