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The curious case of Liechtenstein: A country caught between a prince and democracy

The Principality of Liechtenstein will hold elections on 5 February. Ahead of the elections, Wouter Veenendaal assesses the country’s political system, under which the Prince of Liechtenstein still retains a large degree of power over decision-making. He states that the system raises complex questions over whether a country can be classified as a democracy if (…) Read More

Pass notes No 3,203: Liechtenstein

Voters in the principality voted overwhelmingly in favour of the hereditary monarch’s right to ignore the results of their referendums. Why? (2nd July 2012)

Article in the Guardian