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Slovenia says No to gay marriage
[POLITICO.EU] Slovenians on Sunday voted against legalizing gay marriage, with more than 60 percent of those who cast their vote in a referendum saying No.According to Slovenian news agency STA, with 90 percent of the votes counted, 63 percent had voted against and 37 percent were in favor. They were voting on whether the country should approve legislation -- already passed in parliament -- that would have given gay couples the right to marry and adopt. Turnout was 35.6 percent, STA reported, well above the threshold of 20 percent of registered voters needed to make the referendum result valid. In March, Slovenia's parliament approved legislation defining marriage as a "union of two" instead of a "union of a man and a woman." The updated legislation will now be dropped and revert back to the old rules, which allow for civil partnerships but not the adoption of children. Posted by: Fred 2015-12-21 |
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