Polish Parliament Approves Rights for Same-Sex Couples but President Pledges Veto
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On Friday, the Polish Lower House passed a law introducing a civil union in Poland. However, it could be vetoed by the President of the Republic, the nationalist Karol Nawrocki.
While Poland has just passed the recognition of same-sex marriages entered into abroad, on Friday 29 May Parliament voted for the creation of a "closest person" status. A kind of equivalent of the French Pacs that would allow a step forward of rights for same-sex couples, whose marriage remains illegal in Poland.
The Warsaw Parliament adopted a law on Friday allowing civil partnerships to be registered, but conservative Polish President Karol Nawrocki announced that he would not enact it.
Poland's parliament wants to strengthen the rights of same-sex couples.
The Polish Sejm has approved a law that recognizes unmarried couples as the closest relatives — and thus for the first time in the history of the country officially recognizes same-sex partnerships. But President Karol Navrotsky said he would not sign it.
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