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“In the ruling coalition, we have agreed that the issue of association will have to be resolved in the Seimas and we will seek support not only within our ranks, but also within the opposition, because such human rights issues are best resolved not by one vote. unique, but with broader support, “said the president of Seimas on Wednesday.
The head of parliament said the bill is being prepared by a bill previously presented by liberal politicians in 2017, which proposed the legalization of a gender-neutral association institute. “I think it affects a lot of people, both heterosexual couples and homosexual couples,” said the speaker of parliament.
I think it affects a lot of people, both straight couples and gay couples.
The project has not yet been registered and V.Čmilytė-Nielsen did not speak further about its content during the interview.
“We are preparing a project, based on the project that was presented in 2017, I presented it myself to the Seimas of the previous legislature. Basically the draft has been drawn up, now there is a coordination process with factions, individual members of the Seimas. It will be registered for presentation to the spring session as soon as the wording is finally agreed, ”said the president of Seimas.
Four representatives of the conservative faction Paulius Saudargas, Laurynas Kasčiūnas, Vilija Aleknaitė-Abramikienė and Audronius Ažubalis addressed the president of Seimas proposing to return to the agenda another project registered in 2017, which proposed not to legalize the association institute but rather the coexistence agreement.
According to the members of the Seimas, the mandate of the new Seimas is characterized by active political debates and legal initiatives regarding the legalization of the genderless association, while the project registered four years ago is a compromise.
According to the members of the Seimas, “it would allow to solve effectively the inconveniences and problems that arise for the people who live together, but at the same time it would not provoke such controversial valuations and consequences in the Lithuanian society as the legalization of the association”.
The appeal establishes that the provisions of this bill “will help people to better exercise their right to privacy, taking into account the specific nature and purpose of the contractual relationship between them, in particular, to marry in a common home. without automatically establishing a family. ” legal relationship “.
In Lithuania, marriage is not legalized for men and women or same-sex couples. Several previous attempts by liberal politicians to legalize civil union in the country have not reached the stage of adoption in the Seimas.
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