Christian Social People's Party (Liechtenstein)

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Christian Social People's Party
founding 1918
resolution 1936
newspaper Oberrheinische Nachrichten / Liechtensteiner Nachrichten
Alignment Christian - social
Colours) red

The Christian Social People's Party (VP) was a party in the Principality of Liechtenstein . The party was founded shortly before the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP).

history

In response to a new trade regulation, which was to be introduced in 1913, the lawyer Wilhelm Beck was asked by letter of March 23, 1913 for support from the critics of this change. Beck advised to exert political influence and to found a party.

The VP was founded in 1918. Co-founder of the VP and member of the state parliament (1918–1928) was attorney Wilhelm Beck, who had also co-founded the newspaper " Oberrheinische Nachrichten " in 1914 and was an editor for many years. The VP wanted to be the engine for fundamental political and social reforms in Liechtenstein in the early 20th century. This orientation as well as the demand for equal rights in the exercise of power by the people (next to the prince) led to the fact that the members of the VP were referred to as the "Reds".

The VP's first party program was published on January 18, 1919 in the Oberrheinische Nachrichten.

In 1935 a rapprochement between the VP and the Liechtenstein Homeland Service Party began . The VP, which had a larger number of members and was oriented towards Christian society, merged on January 5, 1936 with the German national and authoritarian Liechtenstein Homeland Service to form the Fatherland Union . Important members of the Liechtenstein Homeland Service (e.g. Otto Schaedler or Alois Vogt ) achieved influential positions in the new party.

Party goals

The VP saw itself as a workers' party and important goals were:

  • more democratic people's rights,
  • social Security,
  • Solidarity in society
  • strong economy with orientation towards Switzerland (instead of previously towards Austria ).

Electoral successes

In the state elections of March 11 and 18, 1918, candidates for political parties ran for the first time in Liechtenstein, who were directly elected by the people (previously by electors ). The VP ran for state elections in 1918 , 1922 , January 1926 , April 1926 and 1928 . Until the 1928 election, the VP was the party with the most votes. After the fraud affair with the savings and lending bank for the Principality of Liechtenstein (Sparkassa scandal) became known, the state parliament was dissolved and new elections were held. For the first time, the FBP reached more MPs than the VP. In the opinion of the VP Landtag elections would have taken place according to the previous cycle in 1930. The government and the state parliament, however, were of the opinion that a new legislative period began with the 1928 elections and that the next regular elections should therefore take place in 1932. The four MPs of the VP, however, saw their term of office as ended and left the state parliament in 1930. In the by-elections that took place on March 16, 1930, the FBP received all mandates because the VP did not put up any candidates for the election in protest. The FBP ruled from 1928 to 1970 and the VP, or from 1936 the VU , was in the opposition role .

newspaper

The newspapers Oberrheinische Nachrichten (1914–1924) and the Liechtensteiner Nachrichten (1924–1935) were close to the VP . On the occasion of the merger of the VP with the Liechtenstein Homeland Service , the Liechtensteiner Nachrichten was also merged with the party organ “Liechtenstein Homeland Service” and the Liechtenstein Fatherland was created .

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See also

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Arthur Brunhart in Liechtensteiner Vaterland , supplement: "Hundertjahrenews", p. 7.
  2. ↑ A major achievement of Wilhelm Beck is the personal and company law largely written by him .
  3. ↑ Arthur Brunhart in Liechtensteiner Vaterland , supplement: "Hundertjahrenews", p. 7.
  4. ↑ The management of the Liechtenstein fatherland took over z. B. Otto Schädler, the editors Alois Vogt.
  5. ↑ Among other things, the majority procedure in state elections should be replaced by proportional representation .
  6. ^ Prince and People: Parties in Liechtenstein 1921 to 1943
  7. ↑ Law of January 12, 1923 relating to the savings and loan fund for the Principality of Liechtenstein, LGBl No. 5 of February 8, 1923.
    See also: Anton Schäfer : "Institutions under public law in Liechtenstein".
  8. ↑ Today: Liechtensteinische Landesbank .