Fred Keup (born 15 May 1980 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish politician ( ADR ) and a member of parliament at the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) (from October 14, 2020).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Fred Keup | |
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| President of the Alternative Democratic Reform Party | |
| In office 3 March 2022 – 17 March 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Schoos |
| Succeeded by | Alexandra Schoos |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 May 1980 Luxembourg City, Luxembourg |
| Political party |  LuxembourgishAlternative Democratic Reform Party |
Life
editKeup grew up in Kehlen and currently lives in Mamer. He is married and the father of two children.[7] After his secondary school education at the Lycée Michel Rodange, he studied geography at the University of Strasbourg in France. From 2003 onwards he had taught geography and civil education in high school.[8]
Referendum 2015
editIn the 2015 Luxembourg constitutional referendum, Fred Keup and a friend of his, Steve Kodesch, started a Facebook page publicly opposing the government and much of the establishment's wish to give foreigners the right to vote in the national elections. As the page become very popular, they established a political pressure group called "Nee2015". During the campaign, Fred Keup was seen as the spokesman of the "no camp" (fr: Porte-parole du camp du "non")[9] and "the leading head of the no campaign".[10] A highlight of the intense campaign was a public debate moderated by Radio RTL Luxembourg between Fred Keup and Laura Zuccoli.[11] After the referendum (which ended with 79% against the right for foreigners to vote in national elections), the group renamed itself “Wee2050” with a focus on supporting the Luxembourgish language, which they believe are endangered, and the rapid economic growth in Luxembourg.[12][13] Keup has also expressed his support for the Monarchy of Luxembourg.[14] Fred Keup locates himself as a representative of the political center (“Vertieder vun der politescher Mëtt”), a claim which he bases on the results of the 2015 referendum.[15] The magazine Forum claims that the fusion between Keup's Wee 2050 and the ADR resulted in the latter becoming a populist right-wing party.[16]
Politics
editIn the 2018 Luxembourg general election, Fred Keup ran on the ADR's list in the Southern voting district and received the third most votes on that list. After the first elected Gaston Gibéryen declared his wish to retire early, Keup replaced him at the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg) on October 14, 2020.[1][2][3][4][5][6] In the 2023 Luxembourg general election, Keup got elected first on the ADR's Southern list.[17] The ADR campaign and Keup's style was described as right-wing populism by Luxembourgish media, as it focussed on the alleged disappearance of the Luxembourgish language, culture war and fear of foreigners. Keup's dealing with members who used right-wing extremist symbolism was also criticized, as he failed to act and refused to acknowledge the documented symbols.[18][19][20]
Keup was president of the ADR from March 3, 2022, until March 17, 2024. In his speech at the national congress of his party, he said he felt one should not fill two offices. Keup has been a member the Chamber of Deputies for all of his career as party president. His successor is Alexandra Schoos, also a member of the Chamber. Keup's rheotric at this congress has been called extreme and compared to that of Donald Trump and members of the German AfD who were at the 2023 Potsdam far-right meeting. He warned of "a rosy dream, a woke world without the nation of Luxembourg" and socialism which in his eyes would enable "mass-migration" into Europe.[21][22]
Other interests
editFred Keup is the president of the football club FC Kehlen[10] and was a board member of the Actioun Lëtzebuergesch .
References
edit- ^ a b "Gibéryen resigns from Chamber of Deputies - Delano - Luxembourg in English". Delano. 2020-07-07. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b "Gast Gibéryen prépare la place pour Fred Keup". Wort.lu (in French). 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b "ADR: Gast Gibéryen zitt sech aus der Chamber zeréck". www.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b "Gast Gibéryen zieht Schlusstrich". Wort.lu (in German). 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b "ADR / Gast Gibéryen kündigt seinen Rücktritt zum 13. Oktober an". Tageblatt.lu (in German). 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b "Chamber of Deputies: ADR's Fred Keup sworn in as MP". today.rtl.lu. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Fred Keup im Porträt: Vom Lehrer zum Polit-Aktivist". Wort.lu (in German). 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ ""Ne pas lier le droit de vote au facteur économique"". paperjam.lu. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ Alexandra Parachini. "Fred Keup, porte-parole du camp du " non " | Le Quotidien" (in French). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ a b Angel |, Von David (22 December 2016). "Fred Keup : Der Biedermann". woxx (in German). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "Referendum: Face-à-face Laura Zuccoli - Fred Keup". www.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "Wee 2050, eis Ziler - Wee2050-Nee2015". wee2050.lu. Archived from the original on 2017-06-21. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "Katar auf Europäisch". Tages-Anzeiger (in German). ISSN 1422-9994. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ "De Kloertext am Replay: Quo Vadis Monarchie". www.rtl.lu (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
- ^ Kies, Raphaël (2019). "" Etendre le droit de vote des étrangers aux élections législatives : Pourquoi les luxembourgeois n'en veulent pas ? "".
- ^ Kalmes, Albert; Nicolay, Jean-Paul; Thill, Viviane; Koehl, Thomas; Kmec, Sonja; Weber, Raymond; Lorang, Pierre; Pauly, Michel; Stoldt, Jürgen. "Plädoyer für ein cordon sanitaire gegenüber der ADR – Forum.lu". Forum.lu (in German). Forum für Politik, Gesellschaft, Kultur. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "Sud". elections.public.lu (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Schinker, Jeff. "Eine Welt der Silhouetten: Le Pen, Keup und Capitani – das neue Gesicht des Rechtsextremismus?". Tageblatt. Editpress. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Scholtes, Pit (6 October 2023). "Kommentar zur ADR: Die nächste Stufe der Radikalisierung". Reporter.lu (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ Adami, Joël; Spigarelli, Isabel (12 October 2023). "Rechtsruck in Luxemburg: Gefangen in der Gegenwirklichkeit". woxx (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2024.
- ^ "ADR-Nationalkongress: Schaarfen Toun a Warnunge virun illegaler Migratioun a Sozialismus". www.100komma7.lu (in Luxembourgish). 2024-03-17. Archived from the original on 2024-03-17. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Laboulle, Luc (2024-03-22). ""D'Kaz am Sak"". Lëtzebuerger Land (in German). Retrieved 2024-05-06.