The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (german: Fortschrittliche Bürgerpartei in Liechtenstein, FBP) is a

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political party in Liechtenstein. The FBP is one of the two

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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

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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 The following elections occurred in the year 1918. Many of these were disrupted by the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, and the First World War. Europe * 1918 Danish Folketing election * 1918 Danish Landsting election * 1918 Dutch general election * 1918 ...

, 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

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, January 1926 and April 1926, but the FBP won the

1928 elections The following elections occurred in the year 1928. Africa * 1928 Southern Rhodesian general election Asia * 1928 Japanese general election * 1928 Persian legislative election * 1928 Philippine House of Representatives elections * 1928 Philippine ...

, and became the party of government until 1938, with Josef Hoop serving as Prime Minister until 1945. In 1938 the FBP allowed the Patriotic Union to join it in a coalition government. The two parties governed in coalition until the 1997 elections,Nohlen & Stöver, p1157 after which the Patriotic Union formed a government. The FBP won the

2001 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2001. Africa * 2001 Beninese presidential election * 2001 Cape Verdean parliamentary election * 2001 Cape Verdean presidential election * 2001 Chadian presidential election * 2001 Gabonese legislat ...

and its leader Otmar Hasler became Prime Minister. Following the 2005 elections the coalition was renewed, with Hasler remaining Prime Minister. The VU's Klaus Tschütscher held the post between

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and

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, after which FBP leader Adrian Hasler became Prime Minister.

Ideology & Policy

LGBT Rights

Compared to the Patriotic Union (VU), members of the FBP are more inclined to support LGBT rights: :a. Percentages do not add up to 100%. The FBP also voted en bloc with the Free List (FL) party on 6 May 2022 to narrowly defeat a proposed legislation (i.e., ''Amendment to the Article 25 of the Partnership Act'') that would have limited adoption and reproductive rights of same-sex couples.

Electoral history

Landtag elections

Footnotes

External links

Official website
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