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The plebiscite was put a proposal to amend the Constitution to the corresponding record spoke of marriage as the union of “two persons, without distinction of sex”. To make this fact in a referendum by a simple majority.

are entitled to vote 3.2 million people in traditionally Catholic Ireland. Polling stations will be open for hours. 22 local time (hr. 23 in Poland). The results should be known on Saturday afternoon. Recent polls show that it should win legalization proponents option, although their advantage has shrunk with the approach of the plebiscite.

The adoption of a solution to “yes” would join Ireland in the group of 18 countries, including 13 in Europe, where marriage between persons of the same sex are legal. Such compounds have been legalized in 2014 in the UK, with the exception of Northern Ireland.

Colin Farrell, Bono and the Prime Minister are set to “yes”

Voting “yes” weapon of all political parties, including Fine Gael Prime Minister Enda Kenny. The decisive factor may have the support of celebrities from the world of sports, music and cinema, including actor Colin Farrell and U2 leader Bono.

Opponents of such a solution led a vigorous campaign, which argued that marriage should be reserved for the union of a woman and a man wishing to start a family.

Until 1993 homosexual acts were in Ireland prohibited by law. In 2010, the country was legalized in homosexual partnerships, but in 2013 committee. Constitutional reform recommended that the full legalization of same-sex marriage and Prime Minister Kenny has supported this recommendation.

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