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1970 Liechtenstein General Election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 February 1970.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1165 The Patriotic Union won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag, the first time it had held a majority since its formation in 1936. However, it continued the coalition government with the Progressive Citizens' Party, which had been in power since 1938. Voter turnout was 94.8%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote. Inter-Parliamentary Union Results By electoral district References |
1966 Liechtenstein General Election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 6 February 1966.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1165 The Progressive Citizens' Party won eight of the 15 seats in the Landtag, but remained in coalition with the Patriotic Union.Nohlen & Stöver, p1157 Results By electoral district References Liechtenstein Liechtenstein (), officially the Principality of Liechtenstein (german: link=no, Fürstentum Liechtenstein), is a German-speaking microstate located in the Alps between Austria and Switzerland. Liechtenstein is a semi-constitutional monarchy ... 1966 in Liechtenstein Elections in Liechtenstein February 1966 events in Europe {{Liechtenstein-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Citizens' Party
The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (german: Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, FBP) is a national-conservative political party in Liechtenstein. The FBP is one of the two major political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the liberal-conservative Patriotic Union. Founded in 1918 along with the now-defunct Christian-Social People's Party, it is the oldest extant party in Liechtenstein. History The party was established in 1918 by middle class citizens and members of the agricultural community as a response to the formation of the Christian-Social People's Party (VP).Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p609 It won the majority of the elected seats in the 1918 elections, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1182 but the VP formed a government.McHale, p611 The VP won elections in 1922, January 1926 and April 1926, but the FBP won the 1928 elections, and became the party o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 In Liechtenstein
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark on a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970 Elections In Europe
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unterland (electoral District)
Unterland (german: Wahlkreis Unterland), meaning "lower land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. The district's administrative seat is the town of Schellenberg, due to its historical existence as the Lordship of Schellenberg (german: Herrschaft Schellenberg). It has 10 seats in the Landtag. Geography The district is less populous than Oberland (the other district) and takes up between a fifth and a sixth of Liechtenstein's total area. It comprises five municipalities and three villages, for a total of eight settlements. See also *Oberland (electoral district) *Landtag of Liechtenstein *NUTS statistical regions of Liechtenstein As a member of the EFTA, Liechtenstein (LI) is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). The three NUTS levels all correspond to the country itself: * NUTS-1: LI0 Liechtenstein * NUTS-2: LI00 Liechtenstein * NUTS-3: LI ... * Lists of electoral districts by nation References External links {{Authori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Frick
Dr. Alexander Frick (18 February 1910 – 31 October 1991) was a political figure from Liechtenstein. Earlier life From 1929 until 1936 he was a civil servant for the Liechtenstein fiscal administration, becoming director in 1936 and serving until 1945. In 1931 he founded the Scouts of Liechtenstein. From 1935 until 1937 he served as chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Liechtenstein. Prime Minister of Liechtenstein He was the Regierungschef (head of government) of Liechtenstein from 3 September 1945 until 16 July 1962, serving as a member of the Progressive Citizens' Party. Subsequent roles and honours In 1961 he was awarded a doctorate ''honoris causa'' from the University of Fribourg. Following his service as head of the government, he became deputy of the Diet from 1966 until 1974. He served as its President of the Landtag from January 1966 until December 1969. In 1957, Frick was awarded the Grand Decoration of Honour in Silver with Sash for Services to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Marxer
Peter Marxer (11 May 1933 – 30 May 2016) was an advocate and political figure from Liechtenstein who served as the president of the Progressive Citizens' Party from 1970 to 1982. He also oversaw the law firm Marxer & Partner Rechtsanwälte from 1962 until his death. Early life Marxer was born on 11 May 1933 to lawyer and then Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Ludwig Marxer and Maria Öhri as one of three children. He attended secondary school in Vaduz and Sarnen from 1944 to 1953. He then went on to study law in the University of Innsbruck from 1953, where he received a doctorate in 1957. Law and political career In 1959, Marxer joined his father's law firm, Marxer & Partner Rechtsanwälte. Upon his death in 1962 he along with partners Adulf Peter Goop and Walter Kieber took over the firm. They oversaw the expansion of the firm into the largest law firm Liechtenstein. From 1963 to 1990, Marxer was a member of the board of directors LGT Group. In 1993 the law firm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karlheinz Ritter
Karlheinz Ritter (1 July 1929 – 18 July 2008) was a lawyer and politician from Liechtenstein who served as the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein from 1970 to 1973 and again from 1978 to 1992 He is the longest individual to hold the position in Liechtenstein's history. Early life Ritter was born on 1 July 1929 in Vaduz to the son of lawyer Alois Ritter and his mother Isabella Gassner as one of four children. He studied law in Bern where he received a diploma in 1950. Career In 1958, he joined his father's law firm Ritter & Beck Rechtsanwälte in which he took over upon his death on 31 January 1966. From 1966 to February 1993 Ritter served in the Landtag of Liechtenstein becoming the President of the Landtag of Liechtenstein twice from January 1970 to December 1973 and again from January 1978 to December 1992. He also served as a member of the state board of education between 1962 and 1969. Later life and death Ritter died on 18 July 2008 in Vaduz Vaduz ( or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oberland (electoral District)
Oberland (german: Wahlkreis Oberland), meaning "upper land", is one of the two electoral districts of Liechtenstein. It corresponds to the historic County of Vaduz (german: Grafschaft Vaduz), and the administrative seat is the city of Vaduz, the national capital. It has 15 seats in the Landtag. Geography The district, which includes the main towns of Vaduz and Schaan, is more populous than the Unterland and spans the southern portion, with between four-fifths and five-sixths of the country's land area. It is composed of 6 municipalities and 11 villages, for a total of 17 settlements. See also *Unterland (electoral district) *Landtag of Liechtenstein *NUTS statistical regions of Liechtenstein As a member of the EFTA, Liechtenstein (LI) is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS). The three NUTS levels all correspond to the country itself: * NUTS-1: LI0 Liechtenstein * NUTS-2: LI00 Liechtenstein * NUTS-3: LI ... * Lists of electoral districts by nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Social Party (Liechtenstein)
The Christian Social Party of Liechtenstein (German: ''Christlich-Soziale Partei Liechtensteins'', CSP) was a political party in Liechtenstein. History The party was established in 1961, Press and Information Office In the 1962 elections it received 10% of the vote, but failed to win a seat in the . It appealed to the Constitutional Court, which subsequently ruled that the 18% |
Landtag Liechtenstein 1970-1986
A Landtag (State Diet) is generally the legislative assembly or parliament of a federated state or other subnational self-governing entity in German-speaking nations. It is usually a unicameral assembly exercising legislative competence in non-federal matters. The States of Germany and Austria are governed by ''landtage''. In addition, the legislature of the Italian autonomous province of South Tyrol is known in German as a ''landtag''. Historically, states of the German Confederation also established ''landtage''. The Landtag of Liechtenstein is the small nation's unicameral assembly. Name The German word Landtag is composed of the words ''Land'' (state, country or territory) and ''Tag'' (day). The German word ''Tagung'' (meeting) is derived from the German word ''Tag'', as such meetings were held at daylight and sometimes spanned several days. Historic Landtag assemblies States of the Holy Roman Empire In feudal society, the formal class system was reflected in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Liechtenstein General Election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 1 and 3 February 1974. The result was a victory for the Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 8 of the 15 seats in the Landtag. Voter turnout was 95.3%, although only male citizens were allowed to vote. Inter-Parliamentary Union This was the last election contested by the Christian Social Party. Results References Liechtenstein
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