Social:2012 Slovenian Family Code referendum

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{{infobox referendum |date=25 March 2012 |country=Slovenia |title=Are you in favor of the implementation of the Family Code (DZ), which was adopted by the National Assembly at its session on 16 June 2011? |yes=233268 |no=279937 |invalid=4893 |electorate=1709417 |outcome=

A referendum was held in Slovenia on 25 March 2012 on the new family code passed by the then-governing coalition led by Borut Pahor. The code was rejected with 54.55% of voters against the law.[1]

Background

The family code bill passed by the government of Borut Pahor which expanded existing same-sex registered partnerships to have all rights of married couples, except adoption (excluding step-child adoption). The law also expanded provisions protecting the rights of children, such as outlawing corporal punishment and establishing a children's ombudsman. A conservative group "Civil Initiative for the Family and the Rights of Children", led by the activist and philosopher Aleš Primc (member of the conservative-centrist Slovenian People's Party),[2] opposed to same-sex unions gathered the required signatures to force a referendum on the law.[3]

Opinion polls

A February/March poll carried out by Delo found that 35.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold the law, while 26.3% said they would vote to repeal it and 20.9% were undecided. The remaining 16.9% of the respondents said they would not attend the referendum. The poll was conducted on 29 February and 1 March among 504 respondents.[4]

A Ninamedia poll for PlanetSiol.net carried out between 13 and 15 March 2012 found that 47.2% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 40.4% said they would vote to repeal it and 12.4% were undecided. The poll was based on the responses of 700 people.[5]

Another Delo poll conducted between 14 and 20 March among 709 respondents found that 46.9% of the respondents would vote to uphold a law, while 29.2% said they would vote to repeal it and 16.4% were undecided. The remaining 7.5% of the respondents didn't want to respond. Among those who said that they would definitely or probably attend the referendum, 60% said that they would vote to uphold a law while 40% said they would vote to repeal it.[6]

Results

The law was rejected by voters. Voter turnout was 30.3%.[1]

Template:Referendum results

See also

  • 2013 Croatian constitutional referendum
  • 2015 Slovak same-sex marriage referendum
  • Bermudian Marriage Referendum, 2016

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Zakonodajni referendum o družinskem zakoniku 2012 Drzavna volilna komisija
  2. ↑ "Spletni portet: Aleš Primc, filozof, ki ve, kaj je prava družina". http://www.dnevnik.si/clanek/1042511959. 
  3. ↑ Family Law Referendum Signatures Filed , STA
  4. ↑ The Prospects of Family Law Referendum, Slovenia Times
  5. ↑ Anketa: Večina podpira družinski zakonik, Planet Siol.net
  6. ↑ "Anketa Dela: Za zakonik in Jankovića". http://delo.si/novice/slovenija/anketa-dela-za-zakonik-in-jankovica.html. 



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