1) The Reigning Prince shall have the right, subject to the exception laid down in the following paragraph, to convene Parliament, to prorogue it, and, on significant grounds to be communicated each time to the assembly, to adjourn it for three months or to dissolve it. Adjournment, prorogation or dissolution may only be proclaimed before the assembled Parliament.1
2) Pursuant to a substantiated written request by at least 1,000 Liechtenstein citizens eligible to vote or pursuant to a resolution adopted by the municipal assemblies of at least three municipalities, Parliament shall be convened.2
3) Subject to the same conditions as in the preceding paragraph, 1,500 Liechtenstein citizens eligible to vote or four municipalities, by means of resolutions of their municipal assemblies, may demand a popular vote on the dissolution of Parliament.3
1
«Article 48 para. 1 of the Constitution shall be interpreted in such a manner that in the event of the dissolution of Parliament by the Reigning Prince a four-year term of the newly elected Parliament shall commence.» (LGBl. 1929 No. 5.)
2
Article 48 para. 2 amended by LGBl. 1947 No. 55 and LGBl. 1984 No. 27.
3
Article 48 para. 3 amended by LGBl. 1947 No. 55 and LGBl. 1984 No. 27.
