2017 Liechtenstein general election

2017 Liechtenstein general election

5 February 2017

All 25 seats in the Landtag
13 seats needed for a majority
Turnout77.82% ( 1.98pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/โ€“
FBP Adrian Hasler 35.24 9 โˆ’1
VU Thomas Zwiefelhofer 33.73 8 0
DU Harry Quaderer 18.41 5 +1
FL Ecki Hermann 12.62 3 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Results by constituency
Prime Minister before Prime Minister after
Adrian Hasler
FBP
Adrian Hasler
FBP

General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 February 2017 to elect the 25 members of the Landtag. The Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) won nine seats, with the Patriotic Union (VU) winning eight. The Independents (DU) and Free List (FL) won five and three seats respectively. Voter turnout was 77.8%.

The FBP nominated incumbent prime minister Adrian Hasler for prime minister, while the VU nominated deputy prime minister Thomas Zwiefelhofer. The Free List nominated Ecki Hermann for prime minister. Following the elections, the FBP and VU were asked to form a coalition government, ultimately under the leadership of Hasler. The new government was sworn in on 30 March 2017.