Swiss look set to just accept same-sex marriage in referendum By Reuters

By Silke Koltrowitz

ZURICH (Reuters) -Swiss voters on Sunday regarded set to again a proposal to open civil marriage and the fitting to undertake youngsters to same-sex {couples}, in response to early indications revealed by Swiss broadcaster SRG.

Projections confirmed 64% of voters had voted in favour of same-sex marriage in a nationwide referendum carried out beneath Switzerland’s system of direct democracy. A remaining result’s anticipated later within the day.

“We’re very joyful and relieved,” stated Antonia Hauswirth of the nationwide committee “Marriage for All”, including supporters would rejoice in Switzerland’s capital Bern on Sunday.

Amnesty Worldwide stated in a press release that opening civil marriage to same-sex {couples} was a “milestone for equality”.

Nonetheless, Monika Rueegger of Switzerland’s right-wing Swiss Individuals’s Occasion (SVP) and member of the referendum committee “No to Marriage for All” stated she was dissatisfied.

“This was not about love and emotions, it was about youngsters’s welfare. Youngsters and fathers are the losers right here,” she instructed Reuters.

The amended regulation will make it doable for same-sex {couples} to get married, and to undertake youngsters unrelated to them. Married lesbian {couples} would even be allowed to have youngsters by means of sperm donation, at the moment authorized just for married heterosexual {couples}.

It should additionally make it simpler for international spouses of a Swiss particular person to get citizenship.

In a separate referendum, 66% of Swiss voters regarded set to reject a proposal to introduce a capital good points tax.