Leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu stated late on Thursday that Romanian society is not prepared to defend the rights of same-sex couples in accordance with a European Court of Human Rights (ECHR ) ruling.
Romanian same-sex people ‘ rights were not upheld by the ECHR’s ruling in May, which was eventually compel policymakers to increase protections for the LGBT community.
Ciolacu told television place Europa FM that” the Italian society is not available for a decision at the moment” when asked if Romania would maintain the ruling. It’s not one of my top interests, and I do n’t believe Romania is prepared.
I do n’t mind that I have friends who are in relationships with men, and I’m speaking from the perspective of a prime minister right now.
In 2024, Romania will hold regional, national, provincial, and national votes. Romania’s failure to uphold ECHR rulings would n’t be the first or last time, according to Ciolacu.
Years after another European Union nations decriminalized homosexuality in 2001, socially conservative Romania also forbids marriage and civil partnerships for same-sex couples.
Four related draft regulations had been rejected by 2020, while three legislative proposals to transform civil unions to include same-sex people filed between 2016 and 2019 have not yet been approved by political boards.
In 2018, a referendum to alter Romania’s law to forbid same-sex people from obtaining the right to marry was unsuccessful in garnering enough support.
Only 43 % of Romanians supported legalizing civil marriage for same-sex couples, according to a survey conducted by the LGBT rights organization ACCEPT in 2021, while 71 % believed it would not have any positive effects on their lives.
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