Switzerland was the last republic in Europe to give women the right to vote but in this referendum the Swiss became the first in Europe to hold a referendum on increased rights for same-sex couples.
瑞士是最後一個向女性賦予投票權的歐洲共和國，不過這次公投卻使瑞士成為第一個舉行公投，以促進同性伴侶權益的歐洲國家。