The Government cooperates with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees and other humanitarian organizations in assisting refugees and does not expel those having a valid claim to refugee status. It has also allowed more than 1,800 persons from the former Yugoslavia who do not qualify for refugee status to remain in a temporary protected status. The Right of Citizens to Change Their Government Luxembourg is a multiparty democracy. Suffrage is universal for citizens aged 18 and above, and balloting is secret. National parliamentary elections are held every 5 years.
Women are active in political life.
Ten of 60 Members of Parliament and 3 members of the Cabinet are women. The mayors of several major municipalities, including the capital, are women. Section 4 Governmental Attitude Regarding International and Nongovernmental Investigation of Alleged Violations of Human Rights Human rights groups operate without government restriction. Government officials are cooperative and responsive to their views. The law prohibits racial, sexual, or social discrimination, and the Government enforces these provisions.