Progressive Citizens' Party

The Progressive Citizens' Party in Liechtenstein (FBP ) is a conservative party in the Principality of Liechtenstein.

It was founded in 1918 as a response to the emergence of the liberal- conservative Christian Social People's Party of Liechtenstein to life and ran a conservative to reactionary politics. It was rooted in rural - industrial milieu and was strongly anchored in the clergy. She reigned 1928-1970, 1974-1978, 1993 (February to October) and from 2001 to 2005 with an absolute majority of seats (in 2001 it won with 49 % of votes cast 13 of the 25 seats in parliament ).

In the conflicts (2001-2003) to a constitutional amendment, which strengthened the position of Prince Hans -Adam II and the direct democratic rights of voters and the position of the selected representative parliament ( the Liechtenstein Parliament), and government as a whole weakened, fought the party apparatus and FBP - mandatories - often in contrast to previously expressed positions - on the side of the proponents of these efforts. The population supported the constitutional amendment in March 2003, a majority. In the parliamentary elections of 2005, the FBP lost its absolute majority in parliament, but remained the strongest party vote Liechtenstein. Along with the Patriotic Union ( VU), it formed a coalition government.

In the parliamentary elections on 8 February 2009, the FBP was replaced by the VU as the strongest party. Prime Minister Otmar Hasler then declared his resignation. Hasler's successor was the VU politician Minister. In the regional elections of 2013, the FBP could again be voting largest party and is therefore in the current government coalition with Adrian Hasler again the prime minister and two other senior civil servants despite losses of 3.5 percent.