The second Josef Hoop cabinet was the governing body of

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from 28 February 1936 to 30 March 1938. It was appointed by Franz I and chaired by

Josef Hoop Franz Josef Hoop (; 14 December 1895 – 19 October 1959) was a diplomat and politician from Liechtenstein who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1928 to 1945. He later served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 19 ...

History

The

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resulted in a win for the

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, and the

first Josef Hoop cabinet The first Josef Hoop cabinet was the governing body of Liechtenstein from 6 August 1928 to 28 February 1936. It was appointed by Johann II and continued by his successor Franz I. It was chaired by Josef Hoop. History The government of Gust ...

was succeeded, with Josef Hoop continuing as

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. During the government's term, in January 1937,

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, editor and founding member of the

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Carl Freiherr von Vogelsang, publicly denounced

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living in Liechtenstein. They sent numerous letters detailing them to officials in

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. As a result, Hoop ordered the offices of the Vaterland to be searched for any letters to be confiscated, and Vogelsang promptly left the country. Most of the

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approved of Hoop's actions, but members of the Patriotic Union called for his resignation over the issue, believing the search to be unconstitutional. It was decided that two special

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would determine the legal implications of the case. Eventually, in July 1937, both judges concluded that Hoop had not acted unconstitutionally by ordering the search against Vogelsang and was subsequently legally

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of any wrongdoing. Following the Anschluss of Austria in March 1938, Franz I named his nephew

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his regent. The

and Patriotic Union formed a

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to prevent government

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and help retain Liechtenstein's

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, under the initiative of Franz Joseph II. As a result, the cabinet was dissolved and succeeded by the

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