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In This Country, Women Can Now Inherit the Throne
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Key Points:
- Liechtenstein's royal family announced a change in succession laws to absolute primogeniture, allowing the first-born child to inherit the throne regardless of gender.
- The change was approved by a two-thirds majority of eligible family members and was announced by Hereditary Prince Alois on the country's national day.
- This adjustment will not immediately affect the current line of succession, with Prince Hans-Adam II as head of state and his eldest son Alois, who holds most governing powers.
- Liechtenstein is known for its powerful monarchy, with the prince holding significant political authority, including veto power and government appointments.
- The country has a conservative history, being the last European nation to grant women voting rights in 1984, and recently appointed its first female prime minister, Brigitte Haas.
