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changes in the political landscape, as nine different political parties were henceforth represented in the
Chamber. The right lost its absolute majority, and held on to 22 out of 47. But it refused to enter into coalition with any party that had voted against the railway treaty. Pierre Prüm, leader of the Independent National Party, was asked to form a new government, and relied on an eclectic alliance of liberals, socialists, some Deputies on the right.
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Socialist Party was not directly represented in the government, it constituted the Prüm government's main support, alongside the Independent National Party. Under the impetus of the socialists, the government took a number of social measures. One of its first acts was to re-establish the
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were also signed. Although they came about without
Luxembourgish participation, they marked an important date in the evolution of the Grand Duchy's defence policy. The fact that France and Germany guaranteed the inviolability of national borders, and agreed not to use war, consolidated Luxembourg's
240:, Pierre Prüm sought a rapprochement with France. When he had only just taken office, the prime minister was received in Paris. On 9 October 1925, an agreement was reached with the Direction Générale des Chemins de fer d’Alsace et de Lorraine. This agreement gave France the provisional right to the
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Chamber of Deputies' rejection of the railway treaty with Belgium brought about the Reuter government's resignation. As it was not possible for a new government majority to be formed, the Chamber was dissolved and new general elections were called for 1 March 1925. The election saw various
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When the government turned its attention back to domestic affairs, it did not fare so well. The
Socialist Party had supported Prüm throughout 1925, despite not being rewarded with a cabinet position. As a mark of its debt to the Socialists, in May 1926, the government sought to introduce a
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workers' delegations, in factories with over 20 workers. However, the bill on workers' holidays, which was debated in the
Chamber from May 1926, divided the liberals and socialists. As it no longer had a parliamentary majority, the Prüm government resigned on 15 July 1926.
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in the
Chamber of Deputies, winning only 22 of the 47 seats. Unwilling to form a coalition with any parties that had blocked its railway reforms, Prüm was invited to form a government, provided that he could form a majority coalition. Taking in an eclectic collection of
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international situation. Pierre Prüm made use of
Locarno Treaties' possibilities for international arbitration, to start talks with the Belgian and French governments. These would only conclude under the next government.
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were signed between seven
European states (not including Luxembourg); the treaties confirmed the inviolability of the French and Belgian borders with Germany as drawn by the
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While his brother became a priest, Pierre trained as a lawyer. Like his father, he sought political office, and entered politics himself, representing the
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in 1921. On 9 October, Prüm negotiated a working arrangement on the co-ordination of iron production in France and
Luxembourg. At the same time, the
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and a prominent conservative politician, and this greatly affected his political outlook. He and his brother Emmanuel were sent to university at
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242:Guillaume-Luxembourg
133:Independent National
688:Baron de Blochausen
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360:(GEDELIT).
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163:Early life
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