Update on Croatia: Petition to protect marriage wins huge support

By J.C. von Krempach, J.D. | May 28, 2013

n update on our previous post on a citizens initiative in Croatia proposing a constitutional amendment to protect marriage and the family against spurious and arbitrary re-definitions:

The initiative, which asked citizens whether they were in favour of such an amendment, gathered over 500.000 signatures in just 15 days! This is clearly above the threshold of 10% of the electorate (in Croatia there are about 3,750,000 voters).

The Croatian Parliament is now expected to announce a referendum with the question: “Are in favour of including a definition of marriage in the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, according which marriage would be a union of man and woman?” The referendum might take place in autumn.

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