Election Name: | 2024 Vaduz by-election |
Country: | Liechtenstein |
Election Date: | 25 August 2024 |
Next Election: | 2027 Liechtenstein local elections |
Party1: | Progressive Citizens' Party |
Before Party: | Progressive Citizens' Party |
Ongoing: | yes |
Type: | parliamentary |
Previous Election: | 2023 Liechtenstein local elections |
Previous Year: | 2023 |
Next Year: | 2027 |
Leader1: | Florian Meier |
Mayor | |
Before Election: | Florian Meier |
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]
Incumbent mayor of Vaduz, Petra Miescher of the Patriotic Union resigned on 24 May 2024 due to ongoing health issues. Her deputy, Florian Meier, assumed the position as acting mayor and a by-election was called on 25 August 2024 to elect a new mayor.[2]
Meier 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]