At stake in this election:

• The 25 seats of the Parliament (Landtag)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Prince HANS ADAM II *
• Head of Government: Head of Government Klaus TSCHÜTSCHER **
• Assembly: Liechtenstein has a unicameral Parliament (Landtag) with 25 seats.

* On August 15, 2004, Prince HANS ADAM II transferred the official duties to the Prince-Regent ALOIS, but Prince HANS ADAM II retains his title of Head of State.

** The leader of the majority party is usually chosen as Head of Government.

Description of electoral system:

• The Prince is hereditary head of state.
• Head of Government is appointed by the monarch.
• In the Parliament (Landtag) 25 members are elected through an open-list proportional representation system to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Parties must meet an 8 percent quotient to gain a seat in the Diet.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Patriotic Union / Vaterländische Union (VU)
  • Leader: Jakob BÜCHEL
• Party: Progressive Citizens' Party / Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein (FBP)
  • Leader: Alexander BATLINER
• Party: Free List / Freie Liste (FL)
  • Leader: Wolfgang MARXER
• Party: The Independents / Die Unabhängigen (DU)
  • Leader: Harry QUADERER

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 36,713 (July 2012 est.)
• Registered Voters: 19,251 (February 2013 )