Bill 8587 (\"Langue d'alphabétisation\"). The Chamber debated and voted it on 3 December 2025.
\nSittings: Sitting of 3 December 2025, Sitting of 3 December 2025
\nProjet de loi 8587, which lets parents choose German or French as the language of alphabetisation at the end of cycle 1 of the enseignement fondamental (the ALPHA project), was before the Chamber with the rapporteur's oral report, a general discussion, the education minister's reply, and several motions that were either sent to committee or put to a vote.
\nBarbara Agostino (DP), summarising what the bill would change:
\n\n\nUm Enn vum Cycle 1 sollen d’Elteren op Basis vun enger pedagogescher Recommandatioun d’Méiglechkeet kréien, d’Sprooch, an där hiert Kand alphabetiséiert gëtt, ze wielen, also entweeder op Däitsch oder op Franséisch.
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At the end of cycle 1, parents will be able, on the basis of a pedagogical recommendation, to choose the language in which their child learns to read and write, so either German or French.
\nSitting of 3 December 2025, Barbara Agostino, DP
\nRicardo Marques (CSV), stating his party's support for the principle of the reform:
\n\n\nEch wëll direkt da vun Ufank u kloer soen, wou d’CSV steet: Mir stinn zum Prinzipp vum Projet ALPHA.
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I want to say clearly from the start where the CSV stands: we support the principle of the ALPHA project.
\nSitting of 3 December 2025, Ricardo Marques, CSV
\nFrancine Closener (LSAP), setting a limit on what the reform can achieve:
\n\n\nDe Projet ALPHA wäert de Problem vun de Bildungsongerechtegkeeten an eisem Schoulsystem aleng net léise kënnen.
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The ALPHA project alone will not be able to solve the problem of educational injustice in our school system.
\nSitting of 3 December 2025, Francine Closener, LSAP
\n3 December 2025 — Premier vote constitutionnel.
\n| Party | For | Against | Abstain |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSV | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| DP | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| LSAP | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| ADR | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| déi gréng | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Piraten | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| déi Lénk | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 5 | 2 |
Party splits: CSV, DP, LSAP, déi gréng, déi Lénk voted for; ADR voted against; Piraten abstained.
\n5 further votes, one row each. The party columns show how many deputies voted each way.
\n| Vote | Date | For | Against | Abstain | Parties against or abstaining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MO 1 - PL8587 | 3 December 2025 | 60 | 0 | 0 | — |
| MO 4 - PL8587 | 3 December 2025 | 54 | 0 | 5 | ADR abstained |
| MO 5 - PL8587 | 3 December 2025 | 5 | 53 | 2 | CSV, DP, LSAP, déi gréng, déi Lénk against; Piraten abstained |
| MO 6 - PL8587 | 3 December 2025 | 5 | 53 | 2 | CSV, DP, LSAP, déi gréng, déi Lénk against; Piraten abstained |
| MO 7 - PL8587 | 3 December 2025 | 2 | 58 | 0 | CSV, DP, LSAP, ADR, déi gréng, déi Lénk against |
No deputy voted against the majority of their party in any of these votes.
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