When was the right to vote given to women in Switzerland?

When was the right to vote given to women in Switzerland?

  • (A) 1935  
  • (B) 1950  
  • (C) 1965  
  • (D) 1971
The women of Switzerland gained the right to vote and stand for election at the federal level on February 7, 1971, after a national referendum in which 65.7% of the male population voted for it. Even in a long-established democracy, Switzerland was one of the last Western states to introduce women’s suffrage, and this was due to its direct democracy structure, which necessitated the approval of the voting rights of the current male electorate. The federal success was achieved in 1971, but full local suffrage was only obtained on November 27, 1990, when the Swiss Federal Court forced the conservative canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden to allow women to vote on local issues.
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