Patriotic Union (Liechtenstein)

Patriotic Union
Vaterländische Union
AbbreviationVU
PresidentThomas Zwiefelhofer
Founded5 January 1936 (1936-01-05)
Merger ofChristian-Social People's Party
Liechtenstein Homeland Service
HeadquartersFürst-Franz-Josef-Strasse 13
FL-9490 Vaduz[1]
NewspaperLiechtensteiner Vaterland[2]
Youth wingYouth Union[3]
Women's wingWomen's Union[4]
IdeologyConservatism[5]
Liberal conservatism[6]
Economic liberalism[7]
Constitutional monarchism[8]
Christian democracy[7]
Political positionCentre[9] to centre-right[10]
European affiliationALDE–PACE[11]
(in the Council of Europe)
European Democrat Union
Colours  Red
Landtag
10 / 25
Mayors
7 / 11
Municipal Councilsa
43 / 104
Website
vu-online.li
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.

The Patriotic Union (German: Vaterländische Union, lit. 'Fatherland Union', VU) is one of the two biggest political parties in Liechtenstein, along with the Progressive Citizens' Party, being the more liberal of the two.[12][13] The party was founded in 1936, making it one of the oldest still existing parties in Liechtenstein.[14]

References

  1. ↑ "Kontakt" (in German). Patriotic Union. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Vaterländische Union". e-archiv.li (in German). Liechtenstein National Archives. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
  3. ↑ "Jugendunion" (in German). Patriotic Union. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Frauenunion" (in German). Patriotic Union. Archived from the original on 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "The curious case of Liechtenstein: A country caught between a prince and democracy". EUROPP. London School of Economics. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Liechtenstein voters elect new government". The Local. Agence France-Presse. 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  7. 1 2 Stefanini, Sara (5 February 2017). "Liechtenstein's Populists Gain Ground". Politico. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Statuten der Vaterländischen Union" (PDF). Vaterländische Union. October 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 September 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Independents upset Liechtenstein's 3-party system". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ "ALDE PACE - Members". www.alde-pace.org. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Wertvorstellungen der Vaterländischen Union" (PDF) (in German). p. 15. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Day, Alan John (2002). Political parties of the world. London: John Harper. p. 302. ISBN 978-0-9536278-7-5.
  14. ↑ "Parties in Liechtenstein 1921–1943". Prince and People: Liechtenstein Civics (in German). School Office of the Principality of Liechtenstein. 2007. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2014.

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