Incumbent Deputy Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, Thomas Büchel, was the FBP's nomination for prime minister.[2] The party received 39.2% of the vote, the lowest in its history.[3] The party subsequently ended the coalition with the VU that had existed since 1938 and moved into the opposition.[3][4]
Electoral system
The 25 members of the Landtag were elected by open listproportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats. Only parties and lists with more than 8% of the votes cast in each constituency were eligible to win seats in the Landtag.[5]
