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1997 Liechtenstein General Election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 2 February 1997. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 86.8%.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ... & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp1181–1183 Results References Liechtenstein 1997 in Liechtenstein Elections in Liechtenstein February 1997 events in Europe {{Liechtenstein-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 1993 Liechtenstein General Election
Early general elections were held in Liechtenstein on 24 October 1993 following the dissolution of Parliament on 15 September after a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Markus Büchel initiated by members of his own party, the Progressive Citizens' Party. The result was a victory for the Patriotic Union, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 85.31%. European Election Database Results References |
2001 Liechtenstein General Election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein between 9 and 11 February 2001. The result was a victory for the Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 13 of the 25 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 86.72%.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', pp1181–1183 Results By electoral district References Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German language, German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constit ... 2001 in Liechtenstein Elections in Liechtenstein February 2001 events in Europe {{Liechtenstein-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landtag Of Liechtenstein
The Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein), commonly referred to as the Landtag of Liechtenstein (german: Liechtensteinischer Landtag), is the unicameral parliament of Liechtenstein. Qualifications Citizens who have attained the age of 18, have permanent residency in the country and have lived in the country for at least one month before the election can vote, and all eligible voters can run for office. A group of at least 30 voters per constituency has the right to nominate a list of candidates. However, voters can only sign support for nomination for a single list. Women in Liechtenstein were granted the right to vote in 1984, and thus could not stand for election in the Landtag before then. Election Under the Constitution of 1921, the size of the Landtag was set at 15 members. A constitutional amendment approved in a 1988 referendum increased the number to 25, starting with the 1989 elections. Each of the 25 members ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Frick (politician)
Mario K. Frick (born 8 May 1965) is a former Head of Government (''Regierungschef'') of Liechtenstein and attorney-at-law. Prime Minister of Liechtenstein He was the Deputy Prime Minister from May 1993, and after the elections of October 1993 he became Europe's youngest Head of Government at 28 years old. During his tenure as Prime Minister, Liechtenstein entered the European Economic Area after a successful referendum in 1995, and experienced economic growth. However, it also faced problems in its foreign relations, such as a dispute with the Czech Republic begun in 1992 over the confiscation of Prince Hans Adam's estates in 1945, and a 2001 dispute with Germany in the International Court of Justice over royal property confiscated in order to pay war debts. Expanding Princely powers After the end of his term as Prime Minister, Frick was notably prominent in the political controversy surrounding the constitutional referendum in 2003, whereby it was proposed that the rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markus Büchel
Markus Büchel (14 May 1959 – 9 July 2013) was a former head of government of Liechtenstein. Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Büchel was in office as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from May to December 1993. He won the elections in 1993 as a candidate for the conservative FBP ( Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei) (Progressive Citizens' Party). Later life In 2002, Büchel became Honorary Consul of Russia in Liechtenstein. He died in 2013, aged 54. Büchel was survived by his wife, Elena, and his son David. , 10 July 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013 See also * |
List Of Heads Of Government Of Liechtenstein
This is a list of heads of government of Liechtenstein. The current () is Daniel Risch, since 25 March 2021. Head of government Provincial administrator (1861–1921) The () was the title of the head of government from 1861 to 1921. Prime Minister (1921–present) The () is the current title for the head of government. Deputy head of government See also *Politics of Liechtenstein *Prince of Liechtenstein *Lists of incumbents These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities. A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders. Incumbents may al ... References External linksWorld Statesmen – Liechtenstein {{DEFAULTSORT:Heads of government of Liechtenstein 1921 establishments in Liechtenstein Politics of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein, Head of Government * Lists of Liechtenstein people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German language, German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy headed by the prince of Liechtenstein. Liechtenstein is bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and Austria to the east and north. It is List of European countries by area, Europe's fourth-smallest country, with an area of just over and a population of 38,749 (). Divided into Municipalities of Liechtenstein, 11 municipalities, its capital is Vaduz, and its largest municipality is Schaan. It is also the smallest country to border two countries. Liechtenstein is a Landlocked country#Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked country between Switzerland and Austria. Economically, Liechtenstein has one of the List of countries by GDP (PPP) per capita, highest gross domestic products per person in the world when adjusted for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
The Patriotic Union (german: Vaterländische Union, VU) is a liberal-conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The VU is one of the two major political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the national-conservative Progressive Citizens' Party. The VU is the more liberal of the two parties, advocating constitutional monarchy and greater democracy. It is led by Thomas Zwiefelhofer and has ten members in the Landtag. History The Patriotic Union was formed by the 1936 merger of the Christian-Social People's Party (VP) with the minor party Liechtenstein Homeland Service (LHD). While the VP was the larger party, following the merger it was members of the LHD who took prominent positions in the leadership of the new party. After decades of being the second party to the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), the VU became the largest party in the Landtag for the first time as a result of the 1970 elections. Although it lost the 1974 elections to the FBP, it won the 1978 election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dieter Nohlen
Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expert on electoral systems and political development, he has published several books. IDEA Bibliography Books published by Nohlen include: *''Electoral systems of the world'' (in German, 1978) *''Lexicon of politics'' (seven volumes) *''Elections and Electoral Systems'' (1996) *''Elections in Africa: A Data Handbook'' (1999 with Michael Krennerich and Bernhard Thibaut) *''Elections in Asia and the Pacific: A Data Handbook'' (2001 with and Christof Hartmann) ** ''Volume 2: South East Asia, East Asia, and the Pacific'' (2002), *''Vo ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Citizens' Party
The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (german: Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, FBP) is a national-conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The FBP is one of the two major political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the liberal-conservative Patriotic Union. Founded in 1918 along with the now-defunct Christian-Social People's Party, it is the oldest extant party in Liechtenstein. History The party was established in 1918 by middle class citizens and members of the agricultural community as a response to the formation of the Christian-Social People's Party (VP).Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p609 It won the majority of the elected seats in the 1918 elections, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1182 but the VP formed a government.McHale, p611 The VP won elections in 1922, January 1926 and April 1926, but the FBP won the 1928 elections, and became the party o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free List (Liechtenstein)
The Free List (german: Freie Liste, FL) is a green political party in Liechtenstein. As of 2017, it has three seats in the Landtag of Liechtenstein and is represented in six of the eleven local councils. It was founded in 1985 and described itself as social-democratic and green Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 Nanometre, nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by .... Electoral history Landtag elections References External links * Political parties in Liechtenstein Social democratic parties in Europe Green parties in Europe Political parties established in 1985 1985 establishments in Liechtenstein {{Liechtenstein-party-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Elections In Europe
File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of the most observed comets of the 20th century; Golden Bauhinia Square, where sovereignty of Hong Kong is handed over from the United Kingdom to the People's Republic of China; the 1997 Central European flood kills 114 people in the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany; Korean Air Flight 801 crashes during heavy rain on Guam, killing 229; Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner land on Mars; flowers left outside Kensington Palace following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, in a car crash in Paris., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Titanic (1997 film) rect 200 0 400 200 Harry Potter rect 400 0 600 200 Comet Hale-Bopp rect 0 200 300 400 Death of Diana, Princess of Wales rect 300 200 600 400 Handover of Hong Kong rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Pathfind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
