Luxembourg holds snap election after spying scandal
Voters in Luxembourg are to go to the polls in a snap election sparked by a secret service and corruption scandal. Jean-Claude Juncker's coalition cabinet collapsed in July amid claims he had failed to stop illegal security agency activities, including phone-tapping. He has headed Luxembourg's government as PM since 1995, longer than any other elected leader in Europe. But the centre-left, the Liberals and the Greens are now hoping to win enough seats to form a coalition government. With Mr Juncker's image badly dented, there is the possibility that this time they will win a majority between them, putting together a cabinet that excludes the centre-right, the BBC's Europe correspondent Christian Fraser reports. Damning report Polling stations in the Grand Duchy will open at 08:00 (06:00 GMT) and close at 14:00 (12:00 GMT). Early results are expected shortly afterwards. He was also head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers from 2005-13. But the coaliti...