SwitzerlandCanton de Vaud 26 · Canton of Vaud
What happened in the canton of Vaud on 1 February 1959?
In the exam (French)
Qu'est-ce qui s'est passé dans le canton de Vaud le 1er février 1959 ?
- aFrench became the only official languageLe français est devenu la seule langue officielle
- bForeigners got the right to vote in their municipalityLes étrangers ont obtenu le droit de vote communal
- cThe Grand Council was reduced to 150 membersLe Grand Conseil a été réduit à 150 députés
- dWomen got the right to vote at cantonal levelLes femmes ont obtenu le droit de vote cantonalCorrect answer
Why?
On 1 February 1959, Vaud was the first Swiss canton to give women the right to vote. At federal level, women had to wait until 1971.
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