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- ↑ Principality of Liechtenstein A documentary account Archived 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine Press and Information Office
- ↑ Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p608 ISBN 0-313-23804-9
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