Switzerland on Sunday, September 26, will vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage. According to the latest poll, 53% are in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, while 27% are against.
After years of debate and debate, the Swiss parliament approved a bill last December allowing same-sex couples to marry, but it was challenged under the Swiss system of direct democracy, with opponents collecting the 50,000 signatures needed to put the issue to a referendum.
Same-sex couples can already register a civil partnership, setting up around 700 such partnerships each year. However, this status does not guarantee the same rights as marriage, including the acquisition of citizenship and the joint adoption of children.
The government and parliament have urged voters to support “marriage for all” and to end the current “unequal treatment” between heterosexual and gay couples. Meanwhile, members of some Christian congregations and supporters of the right-wing populist Swiss People’s Party (SVP), Switzerland’s largest political party, are likely to oppose the legalization of same-sex marriage.
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