State election in Liechtenstein in 2021

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 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

35.9
(+2.2)

35.9
(+0.7)

12.9
(+0.3)

11.1
( n.k. )

4.2
(−14.2)

VU

FBP

FL

DPL

YOU

2017



2021



Distribution of seats in 2021

3

10

10

2

3 10 10 2 

A total of 25 seats

• FL : 3
• VU : 10
• FBP : 10
• DPL : 2

Parliamentary elections to elect the 25 members of the state parliament were held in Liechtenstein on February 7, 2021 .

Election result

The following table shows the distribution of votes among the parties. The voters in the Oberland had 15 votes to give, the voters in the Unterland 10 votes.

Result of the state election in Liechtenstein in 2021

Political party		be right			Seats
		number	%	+/-	number	+/-
	Patriotic Union (VU)	72,409	35.9	+2.1	10	+2
	Progressive Citizens Party (FBP)	72,382	35.9	+0.6	10	+1
	Free List (FL)	25,956	12.9	+0.2	3	0
	Democrats Pro Liechtenstein (DPL)	22,476	11.1	+11.1	2	+2
	The independents (YOU)	8'543	4.24	-14.6	0	-5
total		194,895	100.0		25th

Electoral system

The 25 members of the state parliament are elected in open list voting with proportional representation from two constituencies, the Oberland with 15 seats and the Unterland with 10 seats. The threshold is 8% nationwide.

Starting position

Distribution of seats in 2020

3

8th

9

3

2

3 8th 9 3 2 

A total of 25 seats

• FL : 3
• VU : 8
• FBP : 9
• DPL : 3
• YOU : 2

In the 2017 election, the Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (FBP) won a relative majority. Together with the Fatherland Union (VU), it formed a government. Adrian Hasler became head of government . He announced that he would no longer be available for office in 2021. During the legislative period , one member ( Johannes Kaiser ) resigned from the FBP parliamentary group, which meant that it lost its majority within the coalition.

In 2018, the Democrats for Liechtenstein (DPL) were founded from three resigned MPs from the Independent (you ). These formed the new parliamentary group (NF), while the remaining two deputies of the independents became non-attached, as three deputies were required for a parliamentary group.

Parties and candidates

The five parties previously represented in the state parliament are running for election with a record number of 75 candidates (23 women and 52 men) for the 25 seats. For the first time, the two governing parties nominated fewer candidates than seats were available in both constituencies. The VU has 22 candidates, the FBP 20, the DPL 16, the FL 12 and the DU 5.

The incumbent head of government Adrian Hasler (FBP) and government councilor Mauro Pedrazzini (FBP) decided not to run again after eight years. With Sabine Monauni, the FBP nominated a woman for the first time as head of government candidate . She nominated Katrin Eggenberger (previously) and Manuel Frick as further candidates for the government . Deputy Prime Minister Daniel Risch is the head of government candidate for VU , Dominique Hasler (so far) and Graziella Moroccan-Wachter complete the government candidate team . In contrast to 2017, the Free List waived the nomination of a government candidate. Traditionally, the government candidates themselves are not eligible for election to the state parliament, but are usually taken into account when forming a government.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ LLV. Retrieved September 6, 2020 . 
2. ↑ State elections 2021 - results. Retrieved February 7, 2021 . 
3. ↑ Landtag - Landtag elections. Retrieved September 6, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Patrick Schädler: Largest selection of all time. Liechtenstein Fatherland , December 9, 2020, accessed on December 11, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Sabine Monauni nominated as FBP top candidate. Liechtensteiner Volksblatt , August 18, 2020, accessed on December 11, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Hasler, Risch, Moroccan Guard: The VU government team. Liechtenstein Fatherland , September 18, 2020, accessed on December 11, 2020 .