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Liechtenstein moves to change rules of succession so women can inherit principality's throne
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Key Points:
- Liechtenstein's royal family announced a change in succession laws to allow women to inherit the throne, shifting from male primogeniture to absolute primogeniture where the first-born child inherits regardless of sex.
- The change was approved by a two-thirds majority of family members eligible to vote on succession matters, granting equal participation rights to all female descendants of the Princely House.
- This adjustment will not immediately affect the line of succession, as Hereditary Prince Alois remains the heir apparent, with his eldest child being Prince Joseph Wenzel.
- Liechtenstein is known for its powerful monarchy, with the ruling prince holding significant political powers, and the country has a conservative history, having granted women the right to vote only in 1984.
- In recent developments, Brigitte Haas became Liechtenstein's first female prime minister last year, marking progress in gender representation in the principality.
