2023 Vaduz elections
Elections were held in Vaduz on 5 March 2023 to elect the mayor of Vaduz and the Vaduz municipal council. Incumbent mayor Manfred Bischof of the Progressive Citizens' Party lost re-election to challenger Petra Miescher of the Patriotic Union, whereas the FBP won six seats in the municipal council, with the VU winning four. The Free List and Democrats for Liechtenstein both won one seat.
Background
Incumbent mayor Manfred Bischof announced that he was seeking re-election as mayor on 8 April 2022. The VU nominated Petra Miescher for mayor on 26 September, being the first woman nominated for the position. The FBP and VU presented their candidates for the municipal council on 23 November and 31 October respectively.Electoral system
The 12-person municipal council is elected by open list proportional representation. Voters vote for a party list and then may strike through candidates they do not wish to cast a preferential vote for and may add names of candidates from other lists.The mayor is elected by a majority vote. If none of the candidates achieve a majority in the first round, a second round would be held four weeks later, where the candidate with a plurality would be elected as a mayor.