Croatians vote to prevent gay marriage
The initiative of the group "On behalf of the family" to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman has won the most votes in a referendum in Croatia.
Monday, 02.12.2013.
11:21
ZAGREB The initiative of the group "On behalf of the family" to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman has won the most votes in a referendum in Croatia. Thus, the citizens of Croatia decided by majority vote to bring to their constitution the definition of marriage as only the union between a man and a woman. Croatians vote to prevent gay marriage Based on more than 99 percent of the counted votes, in favor were 65.75 percent of voters, while 33.63 percent were against, said the Central Election Commission. The turnout was 38 percent - "the lowest so far", according to the Croatian media. Croatians who live abroad supported the proposed definition with the highest percentage - 73.26 percent voted "yes", while 26.21 percent were against. Croatian President Ivo Josipovic said that the results of the referendum should be respected, "but should not lead to new divisions, especially not to forming a policy of discrimination against those who are different." "I expect that the results will not be an obstacle to jointly support legislation that will guarantee the safety to same-sex unions," said Josipovic. The referendum was called on the basis of 750,000 signatures collected by the conservative civic initiative "On behalf of the family," which had the support of the Catholic Church in Croatia and right-wing political parties. They wanted to in advance exclude the possibility of giving equal rights for homosexual and heterosexual communities when it comes to marriage. Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic announced after the vote that the government will in a week or two propose "a law on partnership" that will give certain rights to gay communities, as his Social Democratic Party promised during the election campaign. Both Milanovic and Josipovic were against the constitutional definition of marriage as the union between a man and a woman. Representatives of the LGBT community and civil society in Croatia, gathered in the campaign "Vote Against," warned that the referendum was "a continuation of discrimination against a social group already deprived of its rights," and said they expected that the government would soon pass a law on partnership. (Beta/AP) B92 Beta index.hr
Croatians vote to prevent gay marriage
Based on more than 99 percent of the counted votes, in favor were 65.75 percent of voters, while 33.63 percent were against, said the Central Election Commission.The turnout was 38 percent - "the lowest so far", according to the Croatian media.
Croatians who live abroad supported the proposed definition with the highest percentage - 73.26 percent voted "yes", while 26.21 percent were against.
Croatian President Ivo Josipović said that the results of the referendum should be respected, "but should not lead to new divisions, especially not to forming a policy of discrimination against those who are different."
"I expect that the results will not be an obstacle to jointly support legislation that will guarantee the safety to same-sex unions," said Josipović.
The referendum was called on the basis of 750,000 signatures collected by the conservative civic initiative "On behalf of the family," which had the support of the Catholic Church in Croatia and right-wing political parties.
They wanted to in advance exclude the possibility of giving equal rights for homosexual and heterosexual communities when it comes to marriage.
Prime Minister Zoran Milanović announced after the vote that the government will in a week or two propose "a law on partnership" that will give certain rights to gay communities, as his Social Democratic Party promised during the election campaign.
Both Milanović and Josipović were against the constitutional definition of marriage as the union between a man and a woman.
Representatives of the LGBT community and civil society in Croatia, gathered in the campaign "Vote Against," warned that the referendum was "a continuation of discrimination against a social group already deprived of its rights," and said they expected that the government would soon pass a law on partnership.
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