The Constitution of the Principality of Liechtenstein was adopted on 5 October 1921, granted by Prince Johann II and signed by Prince Karl Aloys and government representative Josef Ospelt, replacing the 1862 constitution after the political and economic upheaval that followed the First World War. It establishes a partial parliamentary democracy mixed with constitutional monarchy, including provision for citizen referendums on legislation, and abolished three seats in the Landtag that had previously been prince-appointed while lowering the voting age from 24 to 21; full women's suffrage was not achieved until a 1984 referendum. Organized across twelve chapters covering the principality, the reigning prince, state responsibilities, citizens' rights, parliament, the courts and the municipalities, it has been amended repeatedly since, including expanding parliament from 15 to 25 members in 1988 and comprehensive institutional reforms in 2003.
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