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Croatia gay marriage referendum
The proposed amendment to the constitution would define marriage as being a union between a man and a woman, which would create a constitutional prohibition against same-sex marriage. [1][2] 38% of eligible voters voted.
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A protester's sign reads "Homosexuality is not a choice, hate is a choice". Croatian voters have backed proposals to ban same-sex marriages in a referendum.
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Understanding Same-Sex Unions in Croatia Croatia’s Constitution, following a referendum, defines marriage exclusively as a union between a man and a woman, effectively prohibiting same-sex marriage. Despite this, the Croatian Parliament passed the Life Partnership Act (Zakon o životnom partnerstvu osoba istog spola) in
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Croats voted overwhelmingly in favour of defining marriage in the constitution as a "union of man and woman" yesterday 1 December , a move initiated by Roman Catholic groups but criticised by opponents as discrimination against homosexuals. The Commission declined to comment, saying that the issue of marriage is of national competence.
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Gay marriage had never been legal. Nor had the country’s top politicians, who publicly support the LGBT minority, spearhead any credible efforts to make it so. So why the referendum? Some see.
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Results show more than 65 percent voted in support of an amendment to Croatia's constitution that would define marriage as a "union between a man and a woman". The referendum is the result of a campaign led by the Roman Catholic Church, but did not have support of the center-left government led by Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic.
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(Jan. 13, ) On December 1, , a national referendum was held in Croatia on the inclusion in the country’s Constitution of the definition of marriage as a union between a woman and a man. About 65% of the voters supported the amendment and the proposed definition.
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Croatian voters back proposals to ban same-sex marriages in a referendum, with two-thirds approving changes to the constitution.
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Croatian voters have backed proposals to ban same-sex marriages in a referendum. Two-thirds of those who voted approved proposals to change Croatia's constitution to define marriage as 'a union between a man and a woman'.
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