Patriotic Union Vaterländische Union | |
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| Abbreviation | VU |
| President | Thomas Zwiefelhofer |
| Secretary | Michael Winkler |
| Prime Minister | Daniel Risch |
| Prime ministerial candidate | Brigitte Haas |
| Founded | January 1936 |
| Merger of | Christian-Social People's Party Liechtenstein Homeland Service |
| Headquarters | Fürst-Franz-Josef-Strasse 13 FL-9490 Vaduz[1] |
| Newspaper | Liechtensteiner Vaterland[2] |
| Youth wing | Youth Union[3] |
| Women's wing | Women's Union[4] |
| Ideology | Conservatism[5] Liberal conservatism[6] Economic liberalism[7] Constitutional monarchism[8] Christian democracy[7] |
| Political position | Centre[9] to centre-right[10] |
| European affiliation | ALDE-PACE[11] (in the Council of Europe) European Democrat Union |
| Colours | Red |
| Landtag | 10 / 25 |
| Mayors | 7 / 11 |
| Municipal Councilsa | 43 / 104 |
| Website | |
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a. Municipal Councils = Number listed on respective website subtracted by number of elected mayors (who serve as members on their respective local councils, but are elected separately from other council members) as of 2 April 2023. | |
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The Patriotic Union (German: Vaterländische Union, VU) is a liberal-conservative political party in Liechtenstein.[6] The VU is one of the two major political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the monarchist conservative Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP). The VU is the relatively more liberal of the two parties, advocating constitutional monarchy and greater democracy.[12][13] It is led by Thomas Zwiefelhofer and has ten members in the Landtag.
- ^ "Kontakt" (in German). Patriotic Union. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Vaterländische Union". e-archiv.li (in German). Liechtenstein National Archives. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Jugendunion" (in German). Patriotic Union. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Frauenunion" (in German). Patriotic Union. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "The curious case of Liechtenstein: A country caught between a prince and democracy". London School of Economics. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Liechtenstein voters elect new government". The Local. Agence France-Presse. 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b Stefanini, Sara (5 February 2017). "Liechtenstein's Populists Gain Ground". Politico. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Statuten der Vaterländischen Union" (PDF). Vaterländische Union. October 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Independents upset Liechtenstein's 3-party system". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. 3 February 2013.
- ^ Riches, Christopher; Stalker, Peter (6 October 2016). A Guide to Countries of the World (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-106079-3.
- ^ ALDE PACE - Members, alde-pace.org
- ^ "Wertvorstellungen der Vaterländischen Union" (PDF) (in German). p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Day, Alan John (2002). Political parties of the world. London: John Harper. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-9536278-7-5.