worse in European elections than on national elections, which were held on the same day. This was the case only until 2014, when the party achieved a slightly better score than it had in the early 2013 national elections, managing to beat the LSAP in the majority of communes. The Shoura (the assembly of the Muslim community of the Grand Duchy) stated in a 2013 review that "of all political parties in Luxembourg, ADR is the party that appears most hostile to Muslims, true to its clichés that Islam is not soluble in democracy. ADR furthermore feels obliged to mention a possible prohibition of the burqa, and that polygamy or courts based on Sharia law as not compatible with European law and values." Furthermore, in its declaration of principles it has outlined, among others, the following priorities: Human rights and individual freedoms Parliamentarian democracy in form of a constitutional monarchy Implementation of direct democratic plebiscite of the citizens on important issues (referendums) Freedom of the press Judicial independence Equal treatment between men and women Social justice Preservation and promotion of the Luxembourgish language (and giving it the status of an official language of the European Union) Against discrimination and for equal use of Luxembourgish and German in contrast to French in state institutions and society, and thus preservation of multilingualism in Luxembourg Seeing Luxembourg as having heritage in Greco-Roman civilization with Judeo-Christian traditions Seeing Luxembourg as a refuge for politically and religiously persecuted people Integration of refugees and immigrants into Luxembourgish society by respecting Luxembourgish, European and democratic values For the creation a Common European Defense policy A commitment to a green an environmentally friendly policy and the ethical treatment of animals Political support The ADR's primary political base are the CSV's 'traditional, rural and rightist' voters. Although the ADR is seen to take votes from the right wing of the CSV, more ADR voters declare themselves to be left-wing than either the CSV or DP. Much of the party's support is in the north of the country, where the ADR received its strongest support in the 1999 (16.7%), 2004 (14.7%) and 2009 Chamber elections (10.3%). In 2013 however it received its highest share of the vote in the Est constituency. Due to the party's original purpose of pension equality, the party's electoral base is pensioners. However, disproportionately many people under the age of 24 also see the ADR in