Liechtenstein Parliament 2013

[Tender Branson]

A new parliament will be elected in Liechtenstein this Sunday.

The 2 main parties are

* Fatherland Union (Vaterländische Union, VU)
* Progressive Citizens Party (Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, FBP)

Both of them are conservative, even though the VU is the more liberal one.

In this election there will be 2 other parties:

* The Free List (Freie Liste, FL) - Social Democratic/Green
* The Independents (Die Unabhängigen, DU)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein_parliamentary_election,_2013

Usually, in the past 75 years, the VU and FBP have always formed a Grand Conservative Coalition, with the exception of 1997-2005, in which they governed alone.

The results in 2009:

47.6% - 95.219 votes - VU
43.5% - 86.951 votes - FBP
  8.9% - 17.835 votes - FL

Eligible voters: 18.493
Total turnout: 15.650 (by absentee/postal ballot: 80.4%)
Turnout in %: 84.6

http://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultate.aspx?eeid=7&ukid=14

Voting will be open on Sunday for 1.5 hours from 10:30 am to 12:00

[Tender Branson]

2009 results:

 

[GMantis]

A new parliament will be elected in Liechtenstein this Sunday.

The 2 main parties are

* Fatherland Union (Vaterländische Union, VU)
* Progressive Citizens Party (Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, FBP)

Both of them are conservative, even though the VU is the more liberal one.

In this election there will be 2 other parties:

* The Free List (Freie Liste, FL) - Social Democratic/Green
* The Independents (Die Unabhängigen, DU)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein_parliamentary_election,_2013

Usually, in the past 75 years, the VU and FBP have always formed a Grand Conservative Coalition, with the exception of 1997-2005, in which they governed alone.

The results in 2009:

47.6% - 95.219 votes - VU
43.5% - 86.951 votes - FBP
  8.9% - 17.835 votes - FL

Eligible voters: 18.493
Total turnout: 15.650 (by absentee/postal ballot: 80.4%)
Turnout in %: 84.6

http://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultate.aspx?eeid=7&ukid=14

Voting will be open on Sunday for 1.5 hours from 10:30 am to 12:00

That has to be a record.

[Tender Branson]

A new parliament will be elected in Liechtenstein this Sunday.

The 2 main parties are

* Fatherland Union (Vaterländische Union, VU)
* Progressive Citizens Party (Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, FBP)

Both of them are conservative, even though the VU is the more liberal one.

In this election there will be 2 other parties:

* The Free List (Freie Liste, FL) - Social Democratic/Green
* The Independents (Die Unabhängigen, DU)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein_parliamentary_election,_2013

Usually, in the past 75 years, the VU and FBP have always formed a Grand Conservative Coalition, with the exception of 1997-2005, in which they governed alone.

The results in 2009:

47.6% - 95.219 votes - VU
43.5% - 86.951 votes - FBP
  8.9% - 17.835 votes - FL

Eligible voters: 18.493
Total turnout: 15.650 (by absentee/postal ballot: 80.4%)
Turnout in %: 84.6

http://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultate.aspx?eeid=7&ukid=14

Voting will be open on Sunday for 1.5 hours from 10:30 am to 12:00

That has to be a record.

Considering that more than 80% vote absentee, this makes sense.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Fun fact: Liechtenstein is the last remaining state of the former Holy Roman Empire.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Did anyone else's school elections have parties? Because mine did, even though there was basically no difference whatsoever amongst them. I get the impression the elections here are the same way. The parties aren't based off any type of ideology or issues.

[Јas]

Fun fact: Liechtenstein is the last remaining state of the former Holy Roman Empire.

What of Luxembourg and Austria?

[SPQR]

"The results in 2009:

47.6% - 95.219 votes - VU
43.5% - 86.951 votes - FBP
  8.9% - 17.835 votes - FL

Eligible voters: 18.493"

...is it me or the numbers are messed up?

[JonBidinger]

There are two constituencies, with voters in one having 15 votes for 15 seats, and the other with 10 and 10.

[Snowstalker Mk. II]

Fun fact: Liechtenstein is the last remaining state of the former Holy Roman Empire.

What of Luxembourg and Austria?

Austria is a republic, not a direct successor to the HRE. Luxembourg was part of France or the Netherlands, no?

EDIT: It was part of the HRE too. That makes two.

[MASHED POTATOES. VOTE!]

Fun fact: Liechtenstein is the last remaining state of the former Holy Roman Empire.

What of Luxembourg and Austria?

Austria is a republic, not a direct successor to the HRE. Luxembourg was part of France or the Netherlands, no?

EDIT: It was part of the HRE too. That makes two.

Luxembourg was also a member of the successive German Confederation, while ruled in personal union by the the Netherlands monarchs.

[Tender Branson]

The polls have closed and the ballots are counted:

http://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultate.aspx?eeid=8&ukid=14

Turnout based on the absentee ballots returned until Friday was 76.2%, so alltogether turnout will be around 80-85%.

[ZuWo]

The first results (from Planken) indicate massive losses for the governing VU, less massive but still substantial losses for the FBP, moderate gains for the FL and a great result for the independents.

[Tender Branson]

Turnout in Planken is only down by 1%, from 92.5% to 91.5% ...

[ZuWo]

In Schellenberg, the second electoral district which has released its final numbers, the FBP actually loses more than the VU. The trends for the FL and the independents remain the same, though.

[ZuWo]

So the FBP is the strongest party again with 40% of the vote. The VU lost 14% and is at 33.5% now. The FL gained 2.2% and is at 11.1%, while the newly formed party "The Independents" received 15.3% of the vote.

The composition of the parliament is as follows:

FBP 10 seats (-1)
VU 8 seats (-5)
FL 3 seats (+2)
DU 4 seats (+4)

http://www.landtagswahlen.li/resultate.aspx?eeid=8

The FBP is probably going to try to form a coalition with the VU. According to wikipedia, the FBP is more loyal to the prince and oriented towards Austria while the VU tends to be the more democracy-friendly party with closer ties to Switzerland. I have no clue to what extent this is accurate and if this has an actual impact on the way the country will be governed in the next four years, though.

[njwes]

What is the platform of The Independents, if any?

[Famous Mortimer]

What is the platform of The Independents, if any?

"Banker and previous VU parliamentarian Harry Quaderer heads the Independents, whose website claims they are not a party.

Their platform covers a broad range of sometimes seemingly conflicting issues, including providing affordable housing, not raising taxes and balancing the state budget.

The four independents who won seats in Sunday's election include a patent attorney and a communications executive as well as the cross-dressing mechanic, who is 60."

http://www.france24.com/en/20130203-new-independent-party-rattles-liechtenstein-vote

[Famous Mortimer]

Also, I was under the impression that the VU was free market liberal while the FBP were conservative traditionalists, kinda putting the VU to the right of the FBP.

[MaxQue]

The four independents who won seats in Sunday's election include a patent attorney and a communications executive as well as the cross-dressing mechanic, who is 60."

Surprising, from such a conservative country.

[Tender Branson]

The four independents who won seats in Sunday's election include a patent attorney and a communications executive as well as the cross-dressing mechanic, who is 60."

Surprising, from such a conservative country.

Liechtenstein also voted for gay marriage in 2011 with 68%:

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Liechtenstein_Gay_Marriage_Referendum,_2011

[MaxQue]

The four independents who won seats in Sunday's election include a patent attorney and a communications executive as well as the cross-dressing mechanic, who is 60."

Surprising, from such a conservative country.

Liechtenstein also voted for gay marriage in 2011 with 68%:

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Liechtenstein_Gay_Marriage_Referendum,_2011

Oh, it's like South America, then. Pro-gay, but strongly opposed to abortion.

[Tender Branson]

The four independents who won seats in Sunday's election include a patent attorney and a communications executive as well as the cross-dressing mechanic, who is 60."

Surprising, from such a conservative country.

Liechtenstein also voted for gay marriage in 2011 with 68%:

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Liechtenstein_Gay_Marriage_Referendum,_2011

Oh, it's like South America, then. Pro-gay, but strongly opposed to abortion.

Strongly ? No. 48% voted in favor of abortion in 2011, with 52% opposed. And that was because the Prince threatened his veto. We don't know how many would have voted for abortion if the election would have been fair. But 52% is not strong.

[MaxQue]

The four independents who won seats in Sunday's election include a patent attorney and a communications executive as well as the cross-dressing mechanic, who is 60."

Surprising, from such a conservative country.

Liechtenstein also voted for gay marriage in 2011 with 68%:

http://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php/Liechtenstein_Gay_Marriage_Referendum,_2011

Oh, it's like South America, then. Pro-gay, but strongly opposed to abortion.

Strongly ? No. 48% voted in favor of abortion in 2011, with 52% opposed. And that was because the Prince threatened his veto. We don't know how many would have voted for abortion if the election would have been fair. But 52% is not strong.

Oh, I was having the result of another referendum on that question, I think. They tend to hold them pretty frequently.