Estonia Votes to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage, Becomes First Baltic Country to Do So

Kaja Kallas, the prime minister, declared in April that same-sex marriage will be legalised 'as soon as possible'. According to Kallas, the new law will go into force the following year.

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Same-sex marriages have been approved by the Estonian parliament. The decision was made nine years after a national vote to legalise same-sex civil partnerships and only two months after the country's new liberal coalition administration assumed office. Kaja Kallas, the prime minister, declared in April that same-sex marriage will be legalised 'as soon as possible'. According to Kallas, the new law will go into force the following year. Same-Sex Marriages: Supreme Court Says No Data From Government To Indicate It Is ‘Urban-Elitist Concept’.  

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