13 minutes agoIrish referendum on divorce law, it takes you four years to break up
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The people of the Republic of Ireland have voted by a convincing majority of votes liberalising the laws on divorce through the referendum that was held Friday. Under the current constitution, ex-husbands must remain divided for four years in order to have the right to divorce. However, this rule will be lifted from now on, [...]
However, this rule will be lifted from now on, with what cases the Irish parliament will decide on the new period of time for the adoption of divorce. Divorce has been legalized in Ireland for the first time in 1995. Only 50.3 percent of people had voted at that time to allow legal divorce.
In Friday's referendum, according to results published by the Irish broadcaster, RTE, 82.1 percent of voters have supported changing the laws on divorce, while only 17.9 percent have opposed it.
Any amendment to Ireland's constitution must rely on the majority of votes through the referendum. Before holding this referendum, the government indicated that the two-year period for approval of the divorce is long enough.
Ireland has previously held referenda on various social issues, including changing the abortion law and legalising marriage among persons of the same gender.
Changing the laws on divorce have backed all of Ireland's main parties, while opposed by various Catholic groups, writes “BBC”
