At Stake in this Election: 

• All 25 seats in the Parliament of Liechtenstein 

Government Structure:  

• Chief of State: Prince HANS-ADAM II (since 13 November 1989) 

• Head of Government: Prime Minister Daniel RISCH (since 25 March 2021) 

• Assembly: unicameral Parliament (Landtag) with 25 seats 

Electoral System:  

• The Prince is a hereditary monarch. 

• The Prime Minister is nominated by Parliament and appointed by the Prince. The parliamentary majority leader is typically selected as Prime Minister.  

• In Parliament, all 25 members are directly elected by open-list proportional representation vote within multi-seat constituencies. All members serve 4-year terms without term limits. 

Last Election: 

In the 2021 Parliamentary election, the Patriotic Union (VU) and Progressive Citizens’ Party (FBP) led the field, winning 10 seats each. Voter turnout was 78%. 

Information for Voters: 

How to vote? / Wie wählen? (in German) 

Key Deadlines: 

• Voter registration deadline: N/A; Voter registration is passive and residence based. 

• Candidate registration deadline: 6 December 2024 

Main Parties in this Election: 

• Progressive Citizens’ Party / Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein (FBP) 

• • Seats won in last election: 10 of 25 

• Patriotic Union / Vaterländische Union (VU) 

• • Seats won in last election: 10 of 25 

• Free List / Freie Liste (FL) 

• • Seats won in last election: 3 of 25 

• Democrats for Liechtenstein / Demokraten pro Liechtenstein (DPL) 

• • Seats won in last election: 2 of 25 

Population and Registered Voters: 

• Population: 39,850 (2023) 

• Registered Voters: 21,135 (Dec 2024) 

Gender Data: 

• Female Population: 20,060 (2023) 

• CEDAW Status: Ratified (by accession) 22 December 1995  

• Number of Female Legislators (pre-election): 7 out of 25 (28%) in the Parliament  

• Human Development Index (HDI) Position: 0.942, Very High, Rank 12 (2022) 

• Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: Unavailable 

Disability Data: 

• CRPD Status: Signed 8 September 2020, not yet ratified 

• Projected population with a disability: 6,293 (2022) 

IFES Resources: 

• Election Access: Yes 

• Election Judgements: Yes, 1 judgment and 7 resources