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Prime Minister Candidates

Unlike other countries the prime minister candidates in Liechtenstein aren't part of the parliamentary election. They are just announced pro forma but none of them is up for election in parliament and as Liechtenstein is a parliamentary democracy parliament will vote on the members of government after the election. In addition they aren't, like in most other parliamentary democracies, party leader. In the case of Brigitte Haas, there was no prior affiliation to the party.

If they should be kept, there is still one little mistake; Thomas Rehak is not a prime minister candidate but only party leader. In October the Democrats for Liechtenstein announced that it is unlikely, that there will be a candidate for government. [1] 178.197.203.175 (talk) 22:00, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Going by the previous elections, the prime minister candidate is considered the 'leader' in this case. You are correct in what you are saying, but I do believe it is done this way as it avoids confusion between the two, as the prime minister candidates are the ones actually relevant to the election, after all. For those that don't have a candidate, then the party leader is the next best thing. Someone correctly pointed out that the Free List no longer has any official leadership, so that has just been made blank. TheBritinator (talk) 17:30, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]