Elections were held in Vaduz on 15 March 2015 to elect the mayor of Vaduz and the Vaduz municipal council. Incumbent mayor Ewald Ospelt of the Progressive Citizens' Party sought re-election for a third term and defeated challenger Clemens Laternser of the Patriotic Union. The FBP gained the majority of the seats in the municipal council, winning seven, whereas the VU won five.
Background Incumbent mayor Ewald Ospelt was nominated for a third term as mayor, and the FBP presented its candidates for the municipal council on 23 October 2014. The VU nominated Clemens Laternser for mayor and presented its candidates for the municipal council on 22 November.
During a mayoral debate on 19 February 2015, Laternser accused Ospelt of nepotism, which he denied.
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.Gemeindegesetz vom 20. März 1996
Results
Mayoral election
Municipal council election
SeatsElectoratePartyCandidatesVotes%Seats122,611Progressive Citizens' Party11,04549.77Patriotic Union8,19936.95The IndependentsMichael Gassner1,4976.70Free List1,4716.60Source: Gemeindewahlen
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