▁and ▁Minister ▁for ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Jean - Cla ude ▁Jun cker ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁until ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁legisl ative ▁election , ▁Pol fer ▁was ▁elected , ▁once ▁again , ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁D P ▁list , ▁coming ▁second ▁overall ▁to ▁Luc ▁Fried en . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁D P ▁pol led ▁poor ly ▁overall , ▁losing ▁five ▁seats ▁nation wide , ▁and , ▁with ▁them , ▁their ▁position ▁as ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁party ▁and ▁king m akers . ▁ ▁As ▁such , ▁the ▁CSV ▁entered ▁instead ▁into ▁a ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ▁Social ist ▁Work ers ' ▁Party ▁( LS AP ), ▁e ject ing ▁Pol fer ▁from ▁the ▁government . ▁ ▁The ▁European ▁Parliament ▁election ▁held ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁also ▁saw ▁the ▁D P ▁lose ▁votes , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁fall ▁to ▁fourth , ▁behind ▁the ▁Gre ens ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁ ▁Non eth eless , ▁Pol fer ▁still ▁came ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁D P ▁list ▁( and ▁third ▁overall ), ▁and ▁took ▁her ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Parliament , ▁where ▁the ▁D P ▁sit ▁in ▁the ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁Alliance ▁of ▁Liber als ▁and ▁Democr ats ▁for ▁Europe . ▁ ▁She ▁is ▁now ▁once ▁again ▁Mayor ▁of ▁Luxemb ourg ▁City , ▁after ▁previously ▁being ▁mayor ▁there ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Pol fer