The 2007 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 28 January to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven
municipalities
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of
Liechtenstein
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.
Electoral system
The municipal councils (
German
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: ''Gemeinderat'') are composed of an even number of councillors plus the mayor (German: ''Gemeindevorsteher''). The number of councillors is determined by population count: 6 or 8 councillors for population 1,500, 8 or 10 councillors for population between 1,500 and 3,000, and 10 or 12 councillors for population over 3,000.
Councillors were elected in single multi-member districts, consisting of the municipality's territory, using an open list proportional representation system. Voting was on the basis of
universal suffrage
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in a secret ballot.
The mayors were elected in a two-round system. If none of the candidates achieved a majority in the first round, a second round would have been held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor.
Gemeindegesetz vom 20. März 1996
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Mayoral elections results
Summary
By municipality
Municipal council elections results
Summary
By municipality
References
External links
Election results
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2007
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Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
Liechtenstien
Local election
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Liechtenstein election