Liechtenstein election
Woman at the head of government for the first time
The parliamentary elections in Liechtenstein produced a historic result on Sunday. For the first time in the history of the Principality, Brigitte Haas became head of government.
Her party, the Patriotic Union (VU), won the most votes in parliament with 38.3 percent. This means that the strongest party is now traditionally allowed to appoint the leader and two other members of the state government.
The politically little-known lawyer from the VU was already ahead in the fiercely contested election campaign. This was mainly because her challenger from the Progressive Citizens' Party (FBP), the former Liechtenstein Foreign Minister Ernst Walch, was accused of controversial dealings in the fiduciary sector.
Change will be finally sealed on March 20
Haas' final election will be sealed by the newly elected parliament at its first session on March 20. Haas succeeds Daniel Risch from the VU, who had served as deputy before his four-year term as head of government.
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