Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein)
The Christian-Social People's Party (german: Christlich-Soziale Volkspartei), often shortened to People's Party (german: Volkspartei, VP), was a social liberal political party in Liechtenstein. Founded in 1918, the Christian-Social People's Party and the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP) were the first political parties in Liechtenstein. History The party was established in 1918 as an offshoot of the trade union movement.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p609 It first formed the country's government following the 1922 elections, and remained in power until losing the 1928 elections. In 1936, it merged with Liechtenstein Homeland Service Liechtenstein Homeland Service (german: Liechtensteiner Heimatdienst, LHD) was a political party in Liechtenstein that advocated corporate statism and the abolition of Political party, party politics. Established in the autumn of 1933, the party ... (LHD) to form the Patriotic Union (VU). Electoral ...
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Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)
The Patriotic Union (german: Vaterländische Union, VU) is a liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative List of political parties in Liechtenstein, political party in Liechtenstein. The VU is one of the two major party, major List of political parties in Liechtenstein, political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the national conservatism, national-conservative Progressive Citizens' Party. The VU is the more liberalism, liberal of the two parties, advocating constitutional monarchy and greater democracy. It is led by Thomas Zwiefelhofer and has ten members in the Landtag of Liechtenstein, Landtag. History The Patriotic Union was formed by the 1936 merger of the Christian-Social People's Party (Liechtenstein), Christian-Social People's Party (VP) with the minor party Liechtenstein Homeland Service (LHD). While the VP was the larger party, following the merger it was members of the LHD who took prominent positions in the leadership of the new party. After decades of being the seco ...
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Gustav Schädler
Gustav Schädler (18 November 1883, in Triesenberg – 19 June 1961, in Vaduz) was a politician from Liechtenstein and Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 1922 to 1928. Prime Minister of Liechtenstein Schädler served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein between 1922 and 1928. He was a member of the Christian-Social People's Party (VP), and is the only member of the VP to have served as a Prime Minister. His government was responsible for creating a monetary union with Switzerland in 1924. See also * Politics of Liechtenstein Liechtenstein is a principality governed under a constitutional monarchy. It has a form of mixed constitution in which political power is shared by the monarch and a democratically elected parliament. There is a two-party system (though there are t ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Schadler, Gustav 1883 births 1961 deaths Heads of government of Liechtenstein Christian-Social People's Party politicians ...
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Political Parties Disestablished In 1936
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Political Parties Established In 1918
Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies politics and government is referred to as political science. It may be used positively in the context of a "political solution" which is compromising and nonviolent, or descriptively as "the art or science of government", but also often carries a negative connotation.. The concept has been defined in various ways, and different approaches have fundamentally differing views on whether it should be used extensively or limitedly, empirically or normatively, and on whether conflict or co-operation is more essential to it. A variety of methods are deployed in politics, which include promoting one's own political views among people, negotiation with other political subjects, making laws, and exercising internal and external force, including ...
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Defunct Political Parties In Liechtenstein
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Catholic Political Parties
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Defunct Christian Political Parties
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1932 Liechtenstein General Election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein in March 1932.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1164 A new electoral system was introduced in which the Landtag was elected in two rounds. In the first round then members were elected, with every municipality with more than 300 inhabitants electing one member.Vogt, Paul (1987). ''125 Jahre Landtag.'' Vaduz: Landtag of the Principality of Liechtenstein. The second round involved the election of the remaining five Landtag members through a national vote with the whole of Liechtenstein serving as one electoral district. The first round of the election was held on 6 March with every municipality except Planken electing one Landtag member. The second round was held on 13 March. The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive Citizens' Party, which won 13 of the 15 seats in the Landtag.Nohlen & Stöver, p1182 This was the last election contested by the Christian-Social People's Party before ...
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1930 Liechtenstein General Election
By-elections were held in Liechtenstein on 16 March 1930.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1164 By-elections were called following the resignation of the four Christian-Social People's Party members of the Landtag. The VP believed that general elections should be held in 1930 because the Landtag elected in 1928 is only continuing the term that started after the April 1926 general elections. The result was a victory for the ruling Progressive Citizens' Party, which won all four vacant seats in the Landtag. The VP did not participate in the by-elections. The result led to a debate over the introduction of proportional representation, which took place in 1939.Nohlen & Stöver, p1159 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 Swi ...
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April 1926 Liechtenstein General Election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 5 April 1926. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1164 The result was a victory for the ruling Christian-Social People's Party, which won 9 of the 15 seats in the Landtag.Nohlen & Stöver, p1182 Results By electoral district References Liechtenstein General 1926 04 Liechtenstein 1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of Viet ...

January 1926 Liechtenstein General Election
General elections were held in Liechtenstein on 10 January 1926, with a second round on 24 January.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1164 The result was a victory for the ruling Christian-Social People's Party, which won 9 of the 15 seats in the Landtag.Nohlen & Stöver, p1182 Results By electoral district First round Second round References Liechtenstein General 1926 01 Liechtenstein 1926 Events January * January 3 – Theodoros Pangalos declares himself dictator in Greece. * January 8 **Abdul-Aziz ibn Saud is crowned King of Hejaz. ** Crown Prince Nguyễn Phúc Vĩnh Thuy ascends the throne, the last monarch of V ...