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Divorce referendum: Ireland votes to liberalise laws
Source: BBC
Divorce referendum: Ireland votes to liberalise laws
26 May 2019
People in the Republic of Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of liberalising divorce laws, in a referendum held on Friday.
The proposal passed with 82.1% of voters backing a change to the law.
The constitution currently states that spouses must be separated for four of the previous five years to divorce.
But that clause will now be removed, allowing the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) to decide a new separation period before divorce is allowed.
Divorce was legalised in Ireland in 1995, after a referendum that approved the measure by 50.28% to 49.72%.
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26 May 2019
People in the Republic of Ireland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of liberalising divorce laws, in a referendum held on Friday.
The proposal passed with 82.1% of voters backing a change to the law.
The constitution currently states that spouses must be separated for four of the previous five years to divorce.
But that clause will now be removed, allowing the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) to decide a new separation period before divorce is allowed.
Divorce was legalised in Ireland in 1995, after a referendum that approved the measure by 50.28% to 49.72%.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48410903
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