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A petition in favour of the change organised by a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] group 'In the Name of the Family' had collected over 700,000 signatures in May 2013. The referendum was approved following a vote in the [[Parliament of Croatia|Sabor]] on 8 November in which 104 of the 151 MPs voted in favour of holding a referendum.<ref name=BBC/> |
A petition in favour of the change organised by a [[Catholicism|Catholic]] group 'In the Name of the Family' had collected over 700,000 signatures in May 2013. The referendum was approved following a vote in the [[Parliament of Croatia|Sabor]] on 8 November in which 104 of the 151 MPs voted in favour of holding a referendum.<ref name=BBC/> |
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Voters will be asked the question "Are you in favor of the constitution of the Republic of Croatia be amended with a provision stating that marriage is a matrimony between a man and a woman?"<ref name=BBC/> |
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A constitutional referendum will be held in Croatia on 1 December 2013. The proposed amendment to the constitution would define marriage as being between a man and a woman, resulting in same-sex marriage being banned.[1]
Background
A petition in favour of the change organised by a Catholic group 'In the Name of the Family' had collected over 700,000 signatures in May 2013. The referendum was approved following a vote in the Sabor on 8 November in which 104 of the 151 MPs voted in favour of holding a referendum.[1]
Voters will be asked the question "Are you in favor of the constitution of the Republic of Croatia be amended with a provision stating that marriage is a matrimony between a man and a woman?"[1]
Campaign
Prime Minister Zoran Milanović told HRT that he would probably vote against the proposals, whilst Tomislav Karamarko, leader of the Croatian Democratic Union said he would vote in favour.[1]
One of the two largest newspapers in Croatia, Jutarnji list, announced it will openly endorse campaign against the amendment.[2] A similar statement was later made by Novi list.[3]
Croatian Bishops' Conference has invited Croatian Catholics to vote in favor of constitutional amendment.[4]
Opinion polls
A poll conducted in June 2013 revealed that 55.3% of Croats support the changes, while 31.1% said they were opposed.[5]
Another poll from November revealed that 54.3% of respondents will vote for the proposal and 33.6% against. 12.1% of respondents said they were not sure. The same poll revealed that 85.7% of HDZ voters and 39.5% of SDP voters support the proposed amendment.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Croatia to hold referendum on same-sex marriage ban BBC News, 8 November 2013
- ^ ODLUKA UREDNIŠTVA Jutarnji donira oglasni prostor građanima ugroženima referendumom Jutarnji list, 9 November 2013
- ^ Mi smo PROTIV Novi list, 16 November 2013
- ^ Podupiremo referendum za brak jer time želimo zaštiti najslabije u našem društvu
{{citation}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ 55,3 posto Hrvata za brak žene i muškarca u Ustavu Vecernji, 6 June 2013
- ^ Većina za proglašenje Vukovara mjestom posebnog pijeteta HRT, 2 November 2013
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