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2021 Liechtenstein general election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 7 February 2021 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Patriotic Union (VU) and Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) both won ten seats, with the VU receiving just 42 votes more than the FBP. The Independents (DU), which finished third in the 2017 elections but then suffered a split in 2018 when three of its five MPs broke away to form Democrats for Liechtenstein (DpL), failed to win a seat, while DpL won two. The Free List retained its three seats, becoming the third-largest party in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 78%.
Following the elections, the VU and FBP were asked to form a coalition government, ultimately under Daniel Risch (VU). The new government was sworn in on 25 March 2021.
In the 2017 Liechtenstein general election, the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) won a plurality of nine seats, with the Patriotic Union (VU) winning eight. As a result, the two parties formed a coalition government, with Adrian Hasler continuing as prime minister. The Independents (DU) and Free List won five and three seats respectively. In August 2018, the DU suffered a split when Landtag member Erich Hasler was expelled from the party due to conflicts with party leader Harry Quaderer, leading to fellow members Thomas Rehak and Herbert Elkuch leaving the party and forming the Democrats for Liechtenstein (DpL). This left the DU with two remaining seats in the Landtag.
Hasler's second term was marked by regulation of digital business models in the financial centre. Due to public attacks between Hasler and Landtag member Johannes Kaiser in 2018, Kaiser left the FBP and left the two parties with an equal amount of seats in the Landtag until he re-joined the party the following year. In July 2019, government councillor Aurelia Frick was expelled due to an embezzlement scandal.
The 25 members of the Landtag are elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Voters vote for a party list and then may strike through candidates for whom they do not wish to cast a preferential vote, and may add names of candidates from other lists. The electoral threshold to win a seat is 8%. Landtag members sit for a four-year term. Once formed, the Landtag elects the prime minister and four government councillors who govern in a cabinet. Voting is compulsory by law and most is carried out by post. Polling stations are open only for one and a half hours on election day. Citizens over 18 years of age who have been resident in the country for one month prior to election day are eligible to vote.
In a press conference on 27 May 2020, Adrian Hasler declared his intention to not seek re-election. The FBP nominated Sabine Monauni, the Liechtenstein ambassador to the European Union, for prime minister on 18 August 2020, being the first woman nominated for the position in Liechtenstein's history. Additionally, the party nominated incumbent government councillor Katrin Eggenberger and deputy government councillor Manuel Frick as government candidates.
The VU nominated incumbent deputy prime minister Daniel Risch for prime minister on 10 September 2020. Additionally, the party nominated incumbent government councillor Dominique Hasler and lawyer Graziella Marok-Wachter as government candidates. In an interview in December, Risch stated that he would not be a part of the next government should the party lose the election.
The election was seen as a two-horse race; there were only marginal policy differences between the VU and FBP. The newspaper Liechtensteiner Vaterland described the run-up to the election as "lacklustre" and with "no controversial issues". VU party president Günther Fritz stated that a coalition with the FBP was "very likely" should the VU win the election.
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2021 Liechtenstein general election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 7 February 2021 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Patriotic Union (VU) and Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) both won ten seats, with the VU receiving just 42 votes more than the FBP. The Independents (DU), which finished third in the 2017 elections but then suffered a split in 2018 when three of its five MPs broke away to form Democrats for Liechtenstein (DpL), failed to win a seat, while DpL won two. The Free List retained its three seats, becoming the third-largest party in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 78%.
Following the elections, the VU and FBP were asked to form a coalition government, ultimately under Daniel Risch (VU). The new government was sworn in on 25 March 2021.
In the 2017 Liechtenstein general election, the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) won a plurality of nine seats, with the Patriotic Union (VU) winning eight. As a result, the two parties formed a coalition government, with Adrian Hasler continuing as prime minister. The Independents (DU) and Free List won five and three seats respectively. In August 2018, the DU suffered a split when Landtag member Erich Hasler was expelled from the party due to conflicts with party leader Harry Quaderer, leading to fellow members Thomas Rehak and Herbert Elkuch leaving the party and forming the Democrats for Liechtenstein (DpL). This left the DU with two remaining seats in the Landtag.
Hasler's second term was marked by regulation of digital business models in the financial centre. Due to public attacks between Hasler and Landtag member Johannes Kaiser in 2018, Kaiser left the FBP and left the two parties with an equal amount of seats in the Landtag until he re-joined the party the following year. In July 2019, government councillor Aurelia Frick was expelled due to an embezzlement scandal.
The 25 members of the Landtag are elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Voters vote for a party list and then may strike through candidates for whom they do not wish to cast a preferential vote, and may add names of candidates from other lists. The electoral threshold to win a seat is 8%. Landtag members sit for a four-year term. Once formed, the Landtag elects the prime minister and four government councillors who govern in a cabinet. Voting is compulsory by law and most is carried out by post. Polling stations are open only for one and a half hours on election day. Citizens over 18 years of age who have been resident in the country for one month prior to election day are eligible to vote.
In a press conference on 27 May 2020, Adrian Hasler declared his intention to not seek re-election. The FBP nominated Sabine Monauni, the Liechtenstein ambassador to the European Union, for prime minister on 18 August 2020, being the first woman nominated for the position in Liechtenstein's history. Additionally, the party nominated incumbent government councillor Katrin Eggenberger and deputy government councillor Manuel Frick as government candidates.
The VU nominated incumbent deputy prime minister Daniel Risch for prime minister on 10 September 2020. Additionally, the party nominated incumbent government councillor Dominique Hasler and lawyer Graziella Marok-Wachter as government candidates. In an interview in December, Risch stated that he would not be a part of the next government should the party lose the election.
The election was seen as a two-horse race; there were only marginal policy differences between the VU and FBP. The newspaper Liechtensteiner Vaterland described the run-up to the election as "lacklustre" and with "no controversial issues". VU party president Günther Fritz stated that a coalition with the FBP was "very likely" should the VU win the election.