The curious story of the 2018 Romanian traditional family referendum: buck-passing and the failure to mobilise voters
In 2018, a referendum to revise the Constitution took place in Romania. Just one article was in contention for revision. The goal was to make gay marriage unconstitutional. In the end, the referendum failed due to a low turnout of just 21.1%, below the 30% threshold required for validation. This pa...
Main Author: | Iulian Stănescu |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Expert Projects
2020-11-01
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Series: | Sociologie Românească |
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Online Access: | http://revistasociologieromaneasca.ro/sr/article/view/1689 |
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