Polish president blocks bill allowing same-sex marriages

Polish president blocks bill allowing same-sex marriages Karol Nawrocki stressed that he could not approve decisions that would lead to the loss of the special status of marriage, as described in Article 18 of the Poland's constitution as a union of a man and a womanMOSCOW, July 17. /TASS/. Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed a bill on the "status of the closest person," which would have legalized same-sex partnerships in the country. "I will now turn to the laws that have not received my approval and for which I must use my presidential veto power. There are two of them: the act on the status of the closest person in a union and the cohabitation agreement, as well as the act containing introductory provisions," Nawrocki said in a video published on his chancellery's X account. "These bills create a new formalized institution in family law with a wide range of rights similar to those of spouses. They open a legal path to marriage under a different name and without the full list of the obligations that marriage entails," Nawrocki stressed. "As the guarantor of the constitution, I cannot approve decisions that would lead to the loss of the special status of marriage, as described in Article 18 of the constitution as a union of a man and a woman, placed under the protection and care of the Republic of Poland," he added. 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