2009 Liechtenstein general election

2009 Liechtenstein general election
Liechtenstein
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All 25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout84.64%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
VU Klaus Tschütscher 47.61 13 +3
FBP Otmar Hasler 43.47 11 −1
FL Wolfgang Marxer 8.92 1 −2
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 8 February 2009 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Patriotic Union (VU) won a majority of thirteen seats, with the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) winning eleven. The Free List (FL) won one seat. Voter turnout was 86.6%.[1]

Incumbent Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Otmar Hasler sought a third term, and was re-nominated by the FBP on 4 October 2008.[2] Incumbent deputy prime minister Klaus Tschütscher was re-nominated as the party's candidate for prime minister.[3] Following the election, Hasler resigned and the two parties entered into a renewed coalition government under Tschütscher.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Landtagswahlen 2009" (in German). 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-02-08.
  2. ^ "FBP stellt Regierungsteam vor". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 4 October 2008. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  3. ^ "VU löst FBP als stärkste Partei ab". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 9 February 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Regierungschef Otmar Hasler tritt zurück". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 8 February 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Zusammenarbeit besiegelt". Liechtensteiner Volksblatt (in German). 25 March 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 5 November 2024.

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