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Liechtenstein general election, 2013

Liechtenstein general election, 2013
Liechtenstein
← 2009 3 February 2013 2017 →

All 25 seats of the Landtag.
13 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
  Adrian Hasler 01.jpg Thomas Zwiefelhofer 01.jpg
Leader Adrian Hasler Thomas Zwiefelhofer
Party FBP VU
Leader since 2013 2013
Last election 11 seats, 43.5% 13 seats, 47.6%
Seats won 10 8
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 5
Popular vote 77,644 65,118
Percentage 40.0% 33.5%
Swing Decrease3.5pp Decrease14.1pp

  Third party Fourth party
 
DU
FL
Leader Harry Quaderer Derya Kesci & Pepo Frick
Party DU FL
Leader since 2013 2013
Last election New 1 seat, 8.9%
Seats won 4 3
Seat change New Increase 2
Popular vote 29,739 21,604
Percentage 15.3% 11.1%
Swing Increase15.3pp Increase2.2pp

Prime Minister before election

Klaus Tschütscher
VU

Elected Prime Minister

Adrian Hasler
FBP


Klaus Tschütscher
VU

Adrian Hasler
FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 February and 3 February 2013, using a proportional representation system. Four parties contested the elections; the centre-right Patriotic Union (VU) and Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), centre-left Free List (FL) and newly created alliance The Independents (DU).

The previous elections in 2009 were won by the Patriotic Union which managed to secure an absolute majority of the seats (13 out of 25). Despite winning a parliamentary majority, the Patriotic Union chose to form a coalition with the conservative Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 11 seats. The Free List won a single seat and became the opposition party.

Prime Minister Klaus Tschuetscher's term in office was marked by an effort to move the country away from being a tax haven. Prior to the election Tschuetscher, who is a member of the Patriotic Union (VU) party, declared he would not be seeking the premiership for a second term.

The 25 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.


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