Talk:February 1953 Liechtenstein general election
Add topicFebruary 1953 Liechtenstein general election is currently a Social sciences and society good article nominee. Nominated by TheBritinator (talk) at 19:32 4 August 2026 (UTC) This article is ready to be reviewed in accordance with the good article criteria. Any editor who has not nominated or contributed significantly to this article may review the article and decide if it should be listed as a good article. To start the review process, click start review and then save the page. See the instructions. |
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- ... that in 1953, newly elected parliament members in Liechtenstein walked out on their first session, triggering another election?
- ALT1: ... that in 1953, newly elected Landtag members in Liechtenstein walked out on their first session, triggering another election?
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TheBritinator (talk) 19:23, 4 August 2026 (UTC).
- I'll review this tomorrow. ミラP@Miraclepine 03:07, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
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On nom day, the February 1953 page was expanded from 675 B to 4057 B and the June 1953 one promoted to GA. Overlapping content amounts to 1252 B (which I ran on the sandbox), and minusing down to 2825 B, we need to add at least 550 B or, considering it's a GA nom, wait for a GA reviewer (can't review it myself per WP:DYKRR). For the record, this is the overlapped content:
- The coalition government under the leadership of Alexander Frick remained.
- Frick's second term oversaw continued steps towards reforming Liechtenstein into a modern welfare state. Notably, in 1952 the old age and survivors' insurance (AHV) office in Liechtenstein, a mandatory life insurance scheme, was established after a successful referendum despite opposition from peasant workers.
- Political parties must have the support of 30 voters from a constituency to be eligible to nominate a candidate list in it.
- The 15 members of the Landtag were elected by open list proportional representation from two constituencies, Oberland with 9 seats and Unterland with 6 seats. Voters vote for a party list and then may strike through candidates for whom they do not wish to cast a preferential vote, and may add names of candidates from other lists. The electoral threshold to win a seat is 18%. Once formed, the Landtag elects the prime minister and two government councillors who govern in a cabinet. Only men aged 21 and above were eligible to vote.
- Both the FBP and VU campaigned on their respective party newspapers, the Liechtensteiner Volksblatt and Liechtensteiner Vaterland (maybe since they have different sources, but I'll apply this in case)
- Following the elections, the coalition government under Alexander Frick remained.
@TheBritinator: I made minor fixes during the review; hope you don't mind. Not much else to note. Address the issues and you're good to; though I may grant leeway given February 1953 is a GA nom. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:40, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- @Miraclepine: What's the issue with the overlapping content exactly? TheBritinator (talk) 19:42, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- @TheBritinator: WP:DYKLEN states
You'll need to add more original content towards the article if you want this nom approved without waiting for a GA review. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:47, 8 August 2026 (UTC)Text that is not original does not count, including text copied from the public domain and from other Wikipedia articles. New text may not count towards the length requirement of more than one article.
- @Miraclepine: I see. I can wait for a GA review (maybe a few days if I go to GARC), but I should note that these are two elections held months apart, obviously there is going to be overlap in stuff like electoral systems. TheBritinator (talk) 19:54, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- I can understand that, but rules are rules. Sorry. ミラP@Miraclepine 19:59, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- @Miraclepine: I see. I can wait for a GA review (maybe a few days if I go to GARC), but I should note that these are two elections held months apart, obviously there is going to be overlap in stuff like electoral systems. TheBritinator (talk) 19:54, 8 August 2026 (UTC)
- @TheBritinator: WP:DYKLEN states
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