What is Universal suffrage?
[[File:Suffrage universel.png|thumb|1902 French poster.]] [[File:Annie Kenney and Christabel Pankhurst.jpg|thumb|]] [[File:狙擊李飛 (1).jpg|thumb|These people in Hong Kong are protesting because they want universal suffrage. They want to vote for their Chief Executive. They did not get it.]] '''Universal suffrage''' means that every [[citizen]] above the age of 18 is allowed to [[vote]]. Most countries have universal [[suffrage]], but some do not. In some countries people had to fight to get it. In other countries, it was granted after [[demonstration]]s in the main cities. They thought it was important to have it because they wanted to choose who ruled over them. ==Related pages== *[[Civil rights]] *[[Civil and political rights]] *[[Women's suffrage]] {{politics-stub}} [[Category:Voting]] [[Category:Democratic rights]]