Principality of Liechtenstein: Parliament, 5 February 2017

At stake in this election:

• 25 seats in the Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein (Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein)

Description of government structure:

• Head of State: Prince HANS ADAM II (since 13 November 1989)
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Adrian HASLER (since 27 March 2013)
• Assembly: Liechtenstein has a unicameral Landtag with 25 seats.

Description of electoral system:

• In the Landtag, 25 members are elected through open-list proportional representation in two multi-seat constituencies system to serve 4-year terms. In order to qualify for representation in the Landtag, a party must obtain at least 8% of the votes cast in the whole country.

Last Election:

• The last election was held on February 1 and 3, 2013. The 2013 elections were the first in Liechtenstein’s history that four different political parties won seats in the Landtag. The Progressive Citizens’ Party / Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein (FBP) won the most seats in the Landtag with 10, after earning 40% of the votes cast, and have been the governing party since the new Landtag was formed.

Main candidates in the election:

• Progressive Citizens’ Party / Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein (FBP)
  • Leader: Adrian HASLER
  • Seats won in last election: 10
• Patriotic Union / Vaterländische Union (VU)
  • Leader: Günther FRITZ
  • Seats won in last election:
• The Independents / Die Unabhängigen (DU)
  • Leader: Harry QUADERER
  • Seats won in last election: 4
• Free List / Freie Liste (FL)
  • Leader: Derya KESCI and Pepo FRICK
  • Seats won in last election: 3

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 37,937 (July 2016 est.)
• Registered Voters: 19,251 (February 2013)

Gender Data:

• Female Population: 19,092 (July 2016 est.)
• Is Liechtenstein a signatory to CEDAW: No
• Has Liechtenstein ratified CEDAW: Yes
• Gender Quota: No
• Female candidates in this election: Yes
• Number of Female Parliamentarians: 5 (20%)
• Human Development Index Position: 13
• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A

Disability Data:

• Is Liechtenstein a signatory to CRPD: No
• Has Liechtenstein ratified CRPD: No
• Population with a disability: 5,644 (July 2016 est.)