ken ▁and ▁Victoria ▁Kent , ▁two ▁female ▁MP s ▁( both ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Rad ical - So cial ist ▁Party ), ▁who ▁argued ▁that ▁women ▁in ▁Spain ▁at ▁that ▁moment ▁lack ed ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁education ▁enough ▁to ▁vote ▁respons ibly ▁because ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁und uly ▁influenced ▁by ▁Catholic ▁pri ests . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Franco ▁regime ▁in ▁the ▁" organ ic ▁dem ocracy " ▁type ▁of ▁elections ▁called ▁" refer end ums " ▁( Fran co ' s ▁regime ▁was ▁dict atorial ) ▁women ▁over ▁ 2 1 ▁were ▁allowed ▁to ▁vote ▁without ▁distinction . ▁From ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁Spanish ▁transition ▁to ▁dem ocracy ▁women ▁fully ▁exerc ised ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁and ▁be ▁elected ▁to ▁office . ▁ ▁Sweden ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁Liber ty ▁( 1 7 1 8 – 1 7 7 2 ), ▁Sweden ▁had ▁conditional ▁women ' s ▁suff rage . ▁Until ▁the ▁reform ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁the ▁local ▁elections ▁consisted ▁of ▁mayor al ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁cities , ▁and ▁elections ▁of ▁parish ▁vic ars ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide ▁par ishes . ▁The ▁So cken st äm ma ▁was ▁the ▁local ▁parish ▁council ▁who ▁handled ▁local ▁affairs , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁parish ▁vic ar ▁pres ided ▁and ▁the ▁local ▁pe asant ry ▁assemble d ▁and ▁voted , ▁an ▁inform ally ▁reg ulated ▁process ▁in ▁which ▁women ▁are ▁reported ▁to ▁have ▁participated ▁already ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁The ▁national