Mexico and Spain mark historic milestones in women's suffrage

Mexico commemorated the 71st anniversary of women voting for the first time in a federal election on 3 July 1955, a milestone that followed the 1953 constitutional amendment granting women citizenship and the right to vote. Since then the country has introduced gender quotas, increased the required gender‑parity percentage for party financing, and achieved a fully gender‑balanced Congress in 2021.

Spain recalled the first occasion women voted in a national election in 1933 during the Second Republic, a period that also saw the election of the first female mayors in the Canary Islands. The era introduced legal advances for women's employment and professional rights, which were later rolled back under the Franco regime.