My Orchids. Phalaenopsis. Eighteen Blooming Faces. Photo ET
My American friends impatiently pressed me for information about the new Luxembourg government, sworn in today. Let me make it easy to begin with. The picture above is a sort of metaphor for the new government: there are 18 flowers for 18 members of the government. You don't see 18 orchids? It's just political elbowing, I know. When it comes to group pictures, the shortest are always pushed back into the second row.
What has Gambia to do with the Luxembourg government? Of course I know that you know that Luxembourg is not in Africa, and that Gambia is not in Europe. Now remember three colors: red, blue, and green. Remember those well, because there will be a quiz in a moment. Those three colors are the colors of the flag of the Republic of the Gambia. And there lies the key to explain why some people refer to the new Luxembourg government as the Gambia government.
Here is why. The new Luxembourg government is a coalition of three parties, which each have an official color, which put together are the colors of The Gambia's flag. A wise guy concluded that such a coalition should be called the Gambia government. Silly isn't it? Now, the Luxembourg three party coalition is formed by the Socialist Party, color red, the Democratic Party, color blue, and the Green Party. And here is the quiz: what is the color of the Green Party?
I'm glad to have contributed to the deepening of your understanding of Luxembourg and The Gambia.
Here are the details, names and pictures for that new government. But before, what again is the color of the Socialist Party??? Good!
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