# Liechtenstein’s Patriotic Union wins vote as Brigitte Haas is set to lead government

*Event date: 2025-02-09*

Liechtenstein’s Patriotic Union emerged with the most support in the 2025-02-09 parliamentary election, putting Brigitte Haas on course to become the principality’s first female head of government.

SRF reported that the VU received 38.3 percent of the vote, ahead of the other major party in a contest that centered less on parliamentary arithmetic than on who would eventually lead the government. Although citizens elected only the 25-member Landtag for a four-year term, the campaign was effectively a contest between the two leading parties’ government-chief candidates.

That makes the result politically important beyond the numbers alone. Liechtenstein’s parliamentary elections have a direct effect on the country’s next government, and the new balance of power now points toward Haas, a jurist whose campaign had already given her the edge.

The report also shows how close the competition remained despite the historic outcome. The VU gained 2.4 percentage points, while the FBP fell 8.4 points to 27.5 percent. The smaller parties, DPL and the Free List, also retained meaningful representation, with 23.3 and 10.9 percent respectively.

Haas’s expected rise is not yet the final legal formality. SRF said the newly elected Landtag will confirm her at its first sitting on 2025-03-20. Still, the electoral result has clearly settled the direction of travel. In a country where coalition politics has long been standard, the vote put a woman on the verge of the top office for the first time.

The broader political context is important too. Liechtenstein has long been governed by a coalition between the Patriotic Union and the FBP, with only brief interruptions. That history makes the present result less like a sudden rupture than a shift within a stable system. Even so, the symbolic significance is substantial: the principality appears ready to install its first female government chief.

The campaign itself also carried unusual personal edge. SRF said Haas, a relatively little-known lawyer, had the lead during a bitter campaign in part because her FBP challenger faced allegations of controversial dealings in the trust sector. That made the election about both leadership and trust.

For Liechtenstein, the result suggests continuity in the center of politics but a milestone in representation. If the Landtag confirms Haas on 2025-03-20 as expected, the country will break a long-standing barrier without upending the broader coalition order that has shaped its government for decades.

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  • The VU won 38.3 percent of the vote and Haas is expected to become head of government: SRF (3409)
  • SRF said the Landtag will confirm Haas at its first sitting on 2025-03-20: SRF (3409)
  • Liechtenstein’s government has long been formed through a coalition between the VU and FBP: SRF (3409)
  • The election was for the 25-member Landtag, not a direct executive vote: SRF (3409)