Bucharest - Romania made a national referendum from 6th to 7th October, and changed the definition of constitutional marriage to a union between men and women.
While most EU countries recognize gay marriage or civic partnerships, Romania does not allow overseas marriages, either. The constitution currently defines families as including spouses without specifying gender clearly.
The team called "family alliance" gathered 3 million signatures in favor of the change. A vote cast in favor of the House of Representatives election last year, the Senator voted in early this month and made the referendum the final stage necessary for change.
There are 20 million conservative Eastern European countries, the Orthodox Church has great influence.
Any referendum is valid and one-third of over 18 million Romanians with voting rights must vote
Human rights organizations say they should not vote for human rights and encourage people to boycott the polls. They state that limiting family definition to marriage between men and women may harm one's parents, unmarried couples, other non-traditional nurseries, and same-sex couples.
According to the laws of Romania, the Constitution may change after the president, the government, a quarter of members or at least 500,000 citizens. Congress has to approve any modifications, then you must go through a national referendum.
Romania argued that citizens are trying to limit the constitutional definition to couple between heterosexues before the referendum was held from 6th to 7th October. The constitution now states that marriage is a combination of spouses. Romania does not allow gay marriage or legal protection of same sex couples. Mayor Riace Mimmo Lucano welcomed refugees and managed the city in a unique way, it became a worldwide symbol of solidarity. Today he was arrested by a public prosecutor. His crime is as follows. Protect immigrants and drive innovative integrated models of the city
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