2018 Family Referendum UPDATE

Newsroom, 07.10.2018, 21:57

FAMILY REFERENDUM -20,41% of Romanians this weekend cast their votes on a
proposed redefinition of the concept of family in the Constitution. The
initiators aimed to define family as an institution based on the marriage of
a man and a woman, rather than the marriage of spouses, as it is at present.
According to data released by the Central Electoral Bureau on Sunday, voter
turnout was higher in urban areas. The vote continues until 7 AM on Monday
morning, Romania time. National Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban said the low
turnout is due to the fact that the referendum was organized by Social-Democrat
leader, Liviu Dragnea. Conversely, Social-Democrat Deputy General Secretary,
Codrin Stefanescu, said the referendum was a purely civic initiative. We recall
Parliament passed a bill rephrasing the Constitutional definition of marriage,
based on a citizen initiative signed by 3 million people. To pass, the
referendum needs to meet the 30% voter turnout threshold while 25% of votes
cast have to be valid.