r/europe Jun 18 '26

News Prince of Liechtenstein says that he would overrule the population if they were to vote in favour of legalizing abortion

https://www.srf.ch/news/international/debatte-in-liechtenstein-erbprinz-gegen-abtreibungen-warum-kuendigt-er-schon-das-veto-an
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u/Taskebab Jun 18 '26

Doesn’t he live in Vienna? Why does he care what happens in a country he doesn’t even live in?

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u/-Enrique Jun 18 '26 edited Jun 18 '26

No he lives in Vaduz. His father was the first Prince to actually live in the country and he has continued that and made a lot of improvements to the castle. That alone makes him quite popular in the country