Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein

What Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein does

The Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein is the national parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein, established as a formal institution through the 1818 constitution and reconstituted as a democratic people's representation under the 1921 Constitution. It consists of 25 elected Members of Parliament (Abgeordnete) distributed across two electoral districts — Oberland with 15 seats and Unterland with 10 seats — and four political parties (VU, FBP, DPL, FL), elected via proportional representation with an 8% threshold. The Parliament exercises exclusive legislative authority including lawmaking, state budget approval, government formation oversight, treaty ratification, and control of state administration through bodies such as the Geschäftsprüfungskommission. The institution operates as an "Arbeitsparlament" (working parliament) where detailed deliberation occurs primarily in plenary sessions rather than committees.

Supporting operations are delivered by the Parlamentsdienst (Parliamentary Service), a 10-person administrative body led by the Landtagssekretär (currently Stefan Hassler, since 2025) and the President of Parliament (Manfred Kaufmann for 2025-2029, with Vice President Franziska Hoop). The Parliament is housed in a dedicated 5,300 m² building at Peter-Kaiser-Platz 3 in Vaduz, opened in February 2008 at a cost of CHF 42.2 million and designed by architect Hansjörg Göritz with 680,000 custom-made bricks; this building won the Wienerberger Brick Award first prize in 2010.

Public-facing services include the official website (landtag.li) hosted by GMG AG, a Vimeo-powered livestream platform (live.landtag.li), a video archive of parliamentary sessions dating from 2017 (audio from 2011), searchable databases of parliamentary protocols, decisions, and Kleine Anfragen (small inquiries), and guided building tours during non-session periods. The Parliament maintains international cooperation relationships with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), EFTA, and bilateral partners including the Swiss Federal Assembly, Austrian Parliament, and German Bundestag. As a public state institution, the Landtag operates without a commercial revenue model and is funded through the state budget of Liechtenstein.

Name

Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein

Legal name

Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein

Website

https://landtag.li

Company type

Private

Founded year

1818

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein is the 25-member national parliament of Liechtenstein, established in 1818, which exercises legislative authority, budget control, and government oversight on behalf of the principality's citizens, supported by a 10-person Parliamentary Service and operating from a dedicated building in Vaduz.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Legislative Body

NAICS

Legislative Bodies (921120), Legislative Bodies (92112)

akta.pro primary industry

State Legislature/Regional Assembly Administration (BPAIABAB)

Keywords

• Legislative representation
• Parliamentary proceedings
• Democratic governance
• Government oversight
• Public lawmaking

Headquarters

HQ city

Vaduz

HQ country

Liechtenstein

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

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Personnel

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Core offering

The Landtag is the unicameral national parliament of the Principality of Liechtenstein, exercising legislative authority, government oversight, budget approval, and treaty ratification. It comprises 25 elected Members of Parliament organized across two electoral districts (Oberland and Unterland), and provides public access to its proceedings through a website, live streaming, video archives, official protocols, and guided tours of its parliament building.

Product overview

Landtag des Fürstentums Liechtenstein operates a parliamentary website providing public access to legislative information and parliamentary services. The site functions as an informational portal offering live streaming of parliament sessions, a video archive of past sessions, access to parliamentary protocols, decision records, small inquiries (Kleine Anfragen), and general information about the parliament's functions, building, and history.

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Products and services

• Parliamentary Website (landtag.li) The official website of the Liechtenstein Parliament providing public access to legislative information, parliamentary agendas, protocols, decisions, and contact information for citizens and stakeholders.
• Live Streaming Service Live broadcast service for parliament sessions, allowing citizens to view legislative proceedings in real-time via a dedicated streaming platform powered by Vimeo.
• Video Archive An archive of video recordings from parliament sessions starting from October 2017, organized by year, allowing public access to past legislative proceedings; audio archives available from 2011 onwards.
• Parliamentary Protocols & Decisions Official records of parliamentary decisions, meeting protocols, and legislative documents accessible through the website for public transparency.
• Small Inquiries (Kleine Anfragen) A searchable database of written questions (Kleine Anfragen) submitted by parliament members to the government, with filtered search by keyword, date, and person.
• Member Directory Directory of current parliament members and substitute members for the legislative period 2025-2029, with individual profiles including contact information.
• Building Tours Guided tours of the parliament building offered during non-session periods, showcasing the legislative chambers and parliamentary history through the 'Heart of Legislation' program, conducted by trained guides.

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (Parlamentarische Versammlung der OSZE)minorOthersInternational parliamentary cooperation through the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe parliamentary assembly
• Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (Parlamentarische Versammlung des Europarats)minorOthersInternational parliamentary cooperation through the Council of Europe parliamentary assembly
• EFTA (European Free Trade Association)minorOthersInternational organization for free trade association with parliamentary dimensions
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)minorOthersGlobal organization of national parliaments promoting democratic governance
• Swiss Federal Assembly (Die Bundesversammlung - Das Schweizer Parlament)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral parliamentary relations with Switzerland, including delegation exchanges and cooperation
• Austrian Parliament (Parlament Österreich)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral parliamentary relations with Austria
• German BundestagminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBilateral parliamentary relations with Germany

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Alþingi Íslands (Althing of Iceland): Iceland's unicameral parliament — comparable as a small European nation's legislature with proportional representation and a long historical tradition of democratic governance similar in spirit to the Liechtenstein Landtag.
• Conseil National de Monaco: Monaco's unicameral legislature — directly comparable as a small European constitutional monarchy's legislative body with similar size, constitutional monarchy structure, and limited geographic jurisdiction.
• Chambre des Députés du Luxembourg: Luxembourg's unicameral parliament — the closest functional peer to the Liechtenstein Landtag in terms of microstate scale, structure (single chamber), proportional representation, and small multilingual jurisdiction. Both serve as the legislative authority of small European principalities/grand duchies.
• Consiglio Grande e Generale della Repubblica di San Marino: San Marino's unicameral parliament — comparable as a small European microstate legislature with proportional representation, a long historical tradition, and a similarly compact governmental footprint.
• Andorra – Consell General: Andorra's unicameral parliament — highly comparable as a small European co-principality legislature, sharing constitutional monarchy features with two co-princes and a directly elected legislative chamber.

Others

• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU): Global organization of national parliaments with which the Liechtenstein Landtag maintains formal membership — a peer relationship reflecting participation in international parliamentary cooperation rather than direct competition; comparable as an enabling/coordination institution.

Regional players

• Schweizerische Bundesversammlung (Swiss Federal Assembly): Switzerland's federal parliament, sharing language, legal tradition, and a direct bilateral cooperation relationship with Liechtenstein. Comparable as a small European legislative body operating with proportional representation and committee-based deliberation.
• Österreichisches Parlament (Austrian Parliament): Austria's bicameral federal legislature, with which the Liechtenstein Landtag maintains bilateral parliamentary relations. Comparable as a German-speaking European parliament with similar procedural traditions and oversight functions.

Broad incumbents

• Deutscher Bundestag: Germany's federal parliament, larger in scale but sharing linguistic, legal, and procedural foundations with the Liechtenstein Landtag and a direct bilateral cooperation partner. Functions as a comparable parliamentary benchmark for legislative process, committees, and transparency practices.

Emerging players

• Parlament Republiki Slovenije (National Assembly of Slovenia): Slovenia's unicameral National Assembly — a smaller European national parliament with proportional representation, useful as a peer for benchmarking legislative transparency and digital parliament services among small EU/neighboring jurisdictions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeopro.com/landtag
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landtag-des-f%C3%BCrstentums-liechtenstein

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

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