A by-election is set to be held on 25 August 2024 to elect the next mayor of Vaduz following the resignation of incumbent mayor Petra Miescher.[1]
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Background and campaign
editIncumbent mayor of Vaduz, Petra Miescher of the Patriotic Union resigned on 24 May 2024 due to ongoing health issues. Her deputy, Florian Marxer, assumed the position as acting mayor and a by-election was called on 25 August 2024 to elect a new mayor.[2]
Marxer was nominated as the Progressive Citizens' Party candidate on 20 June.[3] Neither party wanted a campaign period, and the Patriotic Union renounced a candidate on the 25th of the same month. Meier is expected to be elected to the position unopposed.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Mayor's office". Website of the municipality of Vaduz. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Regierung ordnet Bürgermeister-Nachwahl in Vaduz an". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 29 May 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Sele, David (20 June 2024). "FBP nominiert Florian Meier für Bürgermeister-Nachwahl". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "VU verzichtet auf Bürgermeister-Kandidatur in Vaduz". Liechtensteiner Vaterland (in German). 25 June 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.