IFES Election Guide | Country Profile: Liechtenstein

Principality of Liechtenstein

39,330	12
Population (as of Jan. 1, 2022)	Elections in our database
20,964	81.36%
Registered Voters (as of Feb. 25, 2024)	Average Turnout

Name	Official Name	Type
Liechtenstein Parliament	Landtag	Assembly

Description of 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: 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.

Description of electoral system:

The Prince is the hereditary head of state.
The Prime Minister is nominated by Parliament and appointed by the Prince. The parliamentary majority leader typically becomes 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.

Elections

Election For	Date	Votes	Registered Voters	Turn Out
Liechtenstein Parliament	2001-02-09	14,178	16,350	86.72
Liechtenstein Parliament	2001-02-11	14,178	16,350	86.72
Referendum	2003-03-14	14,845	16,932	87.67
Liechtenstein Parliament	2005-03-11	15,070	17,428	86.47
Liechtenstein Parliament	2009-02-08	15,650	18,493	84.63
Referendum	2011-06-17	13,998	18,865	74.2
Referendum	2012-07-01	15,807	15,812	99.97
Liechtenstein Parliament	2013-02-03	15,363	19,251	79.8
Liechtenstein Parliament	2017-02-05	15,408	19,806	77.79
Liechtenstein Parliament	2021-02-07	15,901	20,384	78.01
Referendum	2024-01-21	14,221	20,950	67.88
Referendum	2024-02-25	13,941	20,964	66.5

Voter Turnout

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